Executive Officers

Professional Experience

Bob Sulentic has been President & Chief Executive Officer of CBRE Group, Inc. since December 2012. CBRE is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with 2017 revenues of $14.2 billion and more than 80,000 employees (excluding affiliate offices) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE is ranked #207 in the Fortune 500, and has been named a Fortune Most Admired Company in the real estate sector for six consecutive years.

Prior to becoming CEO, Mr. Sulentic served as President of CBRE, with responsibility for all business segments. In addition, he served as the company's Chief Financial Officer in 2009, during the depth of the global financial crisis. Earlier, Mr. Sulentic served as Group President for CBRE’s EMEA, Asia Pacific, and Development Services businesses.

Mr. Sulentic began his real estate career with Trammell Crow Company in 1984 as an Industrial Leasing Agent in Houston, Texas. Throughout the next 23 years he served in various leadership positions, including Project Partner, Divisional Partner, Managing Director and CFO. Mr. Sulentic was elected President and CEO of Trammell Crow Company in October 2000, and he became Chairman of the Board in April 2002. He served in those roles when Trammell Crow Company merged with CBRE in late 2006.

Mr. Sulentic is a member of the CBRE Group, Inc. Board of Directors and its Global Operating Committee. He also served as the independent Chairman of the Board of Staples, Inc. until its acquisition by Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, in September 2017.

Mr. Sulentic received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Computer Science from Iowa State University. Mr. Sulentic founded and chairs a private foundation that supports various charitable endeavors by providing direct grants to third-party organizations as well as executing its own initiatives.

Professional Experience

Dara Bazzano was appointed CBRE’s Chief Accounting Officer in May 2018. In this role, she leads CBRE’s finance operations globally and has responsibility for all internal and external financial reporting.

Prior to joining CBRE, Ms. Bazzano had previously served as Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at The Gap, Inc., where she led all aspects of the company’s accounting, global shared services and control functions. She also had oversight for The Gap’s Sarbanes Oxley and supply chain compliance efforts.

Earlier Ms. Bazzano was an Assurance Partner at PwC and KPMG, where she held numerous roles over 13 years, including serving as a technical leader in the national office of KPMG. She also served as the West Coast Chairperson of KPMG’s Network of Women.

She is accredited by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Education

Bachelor of Science- Accounting, California State University, Sacramento.

Professional Experience

As CBRE’s Global Group President, Clients and Business Partners, Bill Concannon drives the firm’s engagement strategy for CBRE’s largest occupier and investor clients, as well as key strategic partners. In this role, he works with CBRE professionals across the business to ensure they deliver exceptional outcomes to their clients. He also serves as a member of CBRE’s Executive Committee and Global Operating Committee.

Prior to this appointment, he served as CEO of CBRE’s Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) business, a global, integrated, full-service real estate outsourcing business serving the world’s largest real estate occupiers. As CEO of GWS, Mr. Concannon oversaw the delivery of all services to GWS clients, including enterprise facilities management, advisory and transaction services, project management, and management consulting.

In February 2011, Mr. Concannon was inducted into IAOP’s Outsourcing Hall of Fame. This unique honor recognizes individuals for their outsourcing achievements as well as their contributions to community-based economic development and socially-directed investments, career development, education and training through outsourcing.

Prior to his roles at CBRE, Mr. Concannon served as the Vice Chairman of Trammell Crow Company. In 1991, Mr. Concannon was named President and CEO of Trammell Crow Corporate Services and assumed the challenge of building TCC’s real estate outsourcing business with corporate clients. Mr. Concannon served on the Board of Directors of Trammell Crow Company from 1991 until 2006. He also served on the Board of Directors for Savills, PLC from 2000 to 2006. Mr. Concannon began his career with United Technologies before joining Trammell Crow Company.

Professional Affiliations / Accreditations

Professional Accreditations

• Board of Directors, CRA International
• Board of Directors, CoreNet Global (former)
• Board of Trustees, Providence College

Education

• Providence College, 1977, Bachelor of Science; Accounting
• Certified Outsourcing Professional, 2010 International Association of Outsourcing Professionals

Professional Experience

As Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Ms. Dhandapani is CBRE’s most-senior global technology leader, with responsibility for all aspects of the company’s technology and digital enablement, including those serving clients and CBRE professionals.

Ms. Dhandapani has a proven record of developing and executing enterprise-level digital strategies that support business objectives, improve client outcomes and drive growth. Prior to joining CBRE, she was a senior technology executive at Capital One Financial for 17 years. Most recently, she served as Digital Transformation Leader and Chief Information Officer of the bank’s Financial Services division, comprised of Capital One’s Auto Finance, Mortgage, Home Equity and Home Loans Servicing businesses. In this capacity, she implemented industry-leading technology solutions that provided desktop, online and mobile capabilities to customers and internal staff.

Ms. Dhandapani serves as a member of CBRE’s Global Operating Committee and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Education

• B.S., Mathematics, IRMA India
• MBA, Marketing and Finance, IRMA India
• MBA, Information Systems, University of Texas at Arlington

Experience

Jack Durburg is Global Chief Executive Officer of CBRE’s Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) business, a global, integrated, full-service real estate outsourcing business serving the world’s largest real estate occupiers. GWS employs more than 50,000 people globally, serves clients in more than 100 countries, and produced more than $12 billion of revenue in 2018.

As Global CEO of GWS, Mr. Durburg oversees the delivery of all services to GWS clients, including facilities management, advisory and transaction services, project management, and management consulting. Mr. Durburg serves as a member of the company’s Executive Committee, Global Operating Committee and Foundation Board, and Co-Chairs the Executive Inclusion Council. 

Prior to assuming this role in January 2020, Mr. Durburg was CBRE’s Global Chief Operating Officer and had broad responsibility and authority across the entire company for service line excellence, operating efficiencies and its Global Client Care program. He provided leadership for Advisory & Transaction Services, Capital Markets, Property Management, Valuation Services and Project Management. He also had executive oversight for global Research and Marketing, global budgeting and KPIs, and worldwide M&A activity in partnership with CBRE’s Corporate Development team.

Previously, Mr. Durburg served as Group President and Chief Executive Officer of the Americas.  In this executive leadership role, he had responsibility for all the firm’s geographies and service lines within the region.  

Mr. Durburg has held several leadership roles at CBRE. Prior to his Americas leadership role, he was Global President, Advisory & Transaction Services, which encompasses leasing and sales across all product types (office, industrial and retail) for occupiers and investors.  In this role, he focused on driving strong growth and differentiation and cementing CBRE’s market-leading position throughout all Advisory & Transaction Services product lines around the globe.

Earlier, he served as President, Central Division for CBRE. In this role, Mr. Durburg directed a geographical division encompassing more than 25 offices across nine states, with responsibility for all service lines. Before that, he served as Executive Managing Director and overall market leader for CBRE’s Chicago region.

Prior to joining CBRE in 2001, Mr. Durburg served a six-year tenure at Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc., Chicago, where he served as Vice President and Regional Leasing Director.

Professional Affiliations / Accreditations

• CBRE Foundation, Board member
• CU Boulder LEED School of Business Real Estate Center International Advisory Board -Member
• National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) – Member, President (2006)
• ULI - Member
• The Economic Club of Chicago - Member
• Crain’s Chicago Business – “Who’s Who”, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011
• Crain’s Chicago Business – “40 Under 40”, 2004
• Delta Mu Delta Academic Fraternity - Member since 1994

Education

• DePaul University - Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business; Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Real Estate Finance and Investment
• Indiana University Bloomington - Kelley School of Business; Bachelor's Degree, Marketing and Management

Professional Experience

Jim Groch serves as Global Group President & Chief Investment Officer, responsible for investment of the company’s capital, including directly leading mergers and acquisitions and allocating principal investments in real estate.

Mr. Groch began his career with Trammell Crow Company (“TCC”) in 1985 as an office leasing agent and led the Central/ Eastern Region in signed leases in his first full year. In 1988, at the age of 26, he became the company’s youngest Partner. From 1991 through 1997, Mr. Groch held operating leadership roles including Managing Director, Trammell Crow Northeast, Inc. and President of Development and Investment for the Eastern U.S. In 1998, he became Chief Investment Officer of TCC, and later assumed the additional roles of President of Funds and Investment Management and Director of Corporate Finance.

In December of 2006, Mr. Groch negotiated the $2 billion cash sale of Trammell Crow Company to CBRE, and later became a member of CBRE’s Global Executive Board.

In February 2009 (until March 2014), Mr. Groch was named Global Chief Investment Officer and EVP of Corporate Finance and Strategy taking direct responsibility for CBRE’s capital structure and balance sheet. Among other responsibilities, including continuing as TCC’s CIO, he led all equity offerings, bond issuances and lender negotiations for CBRE during and following the financial crisis.

In February 2014 (through May 2019) he became the company’s Chief Financial Officer while continuing to serve as CBRE’s Chief Investment Officer and Head of Corporate Development. As Chief Financial Officer, he had firm-wide responsibility for accounting and finance, treasury, financial planning & analysis, business intelligence and investor relations. During this period, adjusted EPS increased two and a half times and CBRE moved from a High Yield to an Investment Grade (Baa1) company while completing transformational acquisitions.

Mr. Groch’s accomplishments include leading: new aligned capital, incentive and risk mitigation structures for TCC’s development business; three opportunistic share repurchases including a Dutch auction in 2004 at $15.75 per share (TCC) before negotiating the sale of the company two years later for $50 per share; the development of two SaaS software platforms, extensive balance sheet activities with first time innovations during and following the global financial crisis of 2009; and the acquisition of over 120 companies.

Expertise

Professional Affiliations / Accreditations

• CBRE, Global Operating Committee
• CBRE Clarion Securities, Board Member
• Friends Central School Board of Trustees, Board Member

Education

• University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, Master of Business Administration
• Dickinson College, Bachelor of Arts; Economics

Experience

Chris Kirk serves as CBRE’s Global Chief Operating Officer with executive responsibility for senior executive talent management initiatives and key Functional Areas, including People, Sourcing & Procurement, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Research, and the coordination of M&A activity between CBRE’s business units and Corporate Development team. He previously served as Chief Executive Talent and Administrative Officer, and earlier as Global Director of Human Resources. He is a member of the company’s Executive Committee and Global Operating Committee.

Mr. Kirk joined Trammell Crow Company, CBRE’s real estate development services subsidiary, in 2001, where he held several senior management positions, including Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. During his time with Trammell Crow Company he oversaw several management and administrative functions including investment management, legal/risk, human resources and corporate communications and marketing.

Prior to joining Trammell Crow Company, Mr. Kirk was a partner in the Dallas office of Vinson & Elkins, where he was a corporate finance, securities and M&A lawyer.

Education

• University of Texas, Master of Business Administration
• University of Texas School of Law, Juris Doctor
• University of Texas, Bachelor of Business Administration

Experience

Mike Lafitte is Global Chief Executive Officer for CBRE’s Real Estate Investments (REI) business segment, which includes CBRE Global Investors, the company’s global real asset investment management business, Trammell Crow Company (TCC), its real estate development business, and Hana, the firm’s flexible/agile space business. This business segment produced more than $250 million of adjusted EBITDA in 2018. Mr. Lafitte serves on the company’s Executive Committee and Global Operating Committee, and Co-Chairs the Executive Inclusion Council.

Mr. Lafitte previously served as Global Chief Executive Officer of CBRE’s Advisory Services business, which includes Advisory & Transaction Services (Occupier and Investor), Property Management, Capital Markets, Local Project Management and Valuations. Earlier he served in a number of executive leadership roles, including Global Group President, Chief Operating Officer, President, Americas and President, Institutional & Corporate Services.

Mr. Lafitte joined CBRE with the acquisition of Trammell Crow Company in 2006. At Trammell Crow Company, he served as President of Global Services and was a member of the firm's Executive Committee and Operating Committee. Mr. Lafitte joined Trammell Crow Company in 1997 and served in various roles including Chief Operating Officer of Global Services, Regional Director of the Central region of the U.S. and Dallas Market Leader.

Mr. Lafitte has been in the commercial real estate industry since 1984 when he joined Lincoln Property Company in Dallas and also served in production, leadership and development roles with Bear Stearns and PREMISYS

Professional Affiliations / Accreditations

• SMU Cox School of Business, Executive Board
• The Real Estate Roundtable
• University of Texas Real Estate and Finance Investment Center
• Salesmanship Club of Dallas
• Licensed Real Estate Broker, State of Texas

Education

• Southern Methodist University, Master of Business Administration
• University of Texas, Bachelor of Business Administration

Professional Experience

Laurence H. Midler is Executive Vice President and General Counsel for CBRE. Until 2014, Larry also served as the company’s Chief Compliance Officer, overseeing the Ethics and Compliance Program, which he designed and initiated upon joining the Company in 2004, and he is the executive in charge of Global Risk Management, Internal Audit and Corporate Responsibility efforts for the firm.

Prior to joining CBRE, Mr. Midler served as General Counsel to Micro Warehouse, Inc. prior to the acquisition of its North American operations in 2003 by CDW Corporation. Following the sale, Mr. Midler served as sole director, President and CEO and led the process of selling the company's European operations and winding up the company's affairs. Earlier, Mr. Midler was General Counsel of Serviscope Corporation, a medical equipment servicing company, until its acquisition by General Electric Medical Systems in 1998. Mr. Midler began his legal career as an associate at Latham & Watkins, a global law firm.

Mr. Midler is active in giving back to his community, both through work and in his personal time. At CBRE, Mr. Midler established a pro bono program, under which the CBRE Legal Department offers free legal services to Goodwill Industries of Southern California. Mr. Midler serves on the Board of Directors of Goodwill and is also a member of the Board of Advisors of the Jewish Grad Student Initiative.

Mr. Midler holds a Juris Doctor degree from the New York University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, from the University of Virginia.

Expertise

Education

• New York University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1990
• University of Virginia, Bachelor of Arts, with Distinction, 1987

Experience

Danny Queenan serves as Global Chief Executive Officer of CBRE’s Advisory Services business, which includes Advisory & Transaction Services (Occupier and Investor), Property Management, Capital Markets, Local Project Management and Valuations. Advisory Services has more than 45,000 employees globally and produced more than $8 billion in revenue in 2018. Mr. Queenan serves on the firm’s Executive Committee and Global Operating Committee.

Mr. Queenan previously served as Global Chief Executive Officer for CBRE’s Real Estate Investments (REI) business segment, which includes CBRE Global Investors, the company’s global real asset investment management business, Trammell Crow Company (TCC), its real estate development business, and Hana, the firm’s flexible/agile space business. He served as Chairman of the CBRE Global Investors Global Executive Committee, and was a member of the Board of Directors for TCC, CBRE Clarion and CBRE Caledon.

Earlier in his career at CBRE, Mr. Queenan served in such roles as President of the Real Estate Investments businesses, President and COO of CBRE Global Investors, Chief Executive Officer of TCC, and Chief Executive Officer and COO of CBRE’s Asia Pacific business.

Mr. Queenan earned his undergraduate degree from Marquette University and Juris Doctor degree from William Mitchell College of Law.

Education

• William Mitchell College of Law, JD
• Marquette University, BA

Experience

Leah Stearns is CBRE’s Chief Financial Officer with firm-wide responsibility for CBRE’s global finance and accounting organization, including tax, treasury, balance sheet management, financial planning & analytics and investor relations. In addition, she has executive oversight for CBRE’s Strategic Programs Office, Investment Accounting & Reporting Solutions and Internal Audit.

Ms. Stearns joined CBRE in May 2019 from American Tower Corporation, where she most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of its U.S. division. Earlier she held various corporate finance roles, including Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance and Treasurer, with responsibilities for financial planning and analysis, investor relations, insurance, capital markets, and treasury operations. She also served as Chief Executive Officer of EMEA, overseeing the region’s operational performance and strategy.

Ms. Stearns joined American Tower, a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate, in 2001.

Professional Affiliations / Accreditations

• CBRE, Global Operating Committee
• The Brookline Center, Board of Directors

Education

• Boston College – Carroll School, Master of Business Administration
• Boston University – Questrom School of Business, Bachelor of Science