Chicago, IL – July 15, 2019 – CBRE announced today that Abe Gamboa has been appointed to the position of Midwest Division Leader for Project Management (PJM). In his new role, Mr. Gamboa is responsible for providing line of business support and leadership for the Midwest Division which includes 14 offices and approximately 150 employees, including the Chicago-based CBRE |Heery team.
He replaces Jim Carter, who is moving into a key business development role focused on the pursuit of new clients in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Mr. Gamboa previously served as Managing Director of PJM for Chicago and Milwaukee, with responsibility for all facets of the PJM business. He was recognized as Project Manager of the Year by the Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards in 2016 and 2018.
“Abe has proven to be a true leader at CBRE who has taken our project management business to new heights in Chicago and Milwaukee. With this promotion and expanded responsibilities, we look forward to working with him as part of our leadership team to deliver even better outcomes for our clients throughout entire Midwest region.”
Meanwhile, Mr. Carter will move into a senior business development role focused on building CBRE’s PJM Advisory businesses in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Boston, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia. With 30 years of experience in the industry, including 15 years with CBRE, Jim has deep knowledge of these markets and a strong record of growing CBRE’s PJM business—in the last two years, the PJM buiness in the Midwest grew by 35 percent under his leadership.
He replaces Jim Carter, who is moving into a key business development role focused on the pursuit of new clients in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Mr. Gamboa previously served as Managing Director of PJM for Chicago and Milwaukee, with responsibility for all facets of the PJM business. He was recognized as Project Manager of the Year by the Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards in 2016 and 2018.
“Abe has proven to be a true leader at CBRE who has taken our project management business to new heights in Chicago and Milwaukee. With this promotion and expanded responsibilities, we look forward to working with him as part of our leadership team to deliver even better outcomes for our clients throughout entire Midwest region.”
Meanwhile, Mr. Carter will move into a senior business development role focused on building CBRE’s PJM Advisory businesses in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Boston, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia. With 30 years of experience in the industry, including 15 years with CBRE, Jim has deep knowledge of these markets and a strong record of growing CBRE’s PJM business—in the last two years, the PJM buiness in the Midwest grew by 35 percent under his leadership.
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CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2019 revenue). The company has more than 100,000 employees (excluding affiliates) and serves real estate investors and occupiers through more than 530 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.
