CB Richard Ellis' Global Corporate Services Group.

James (Jamie) M. de Jong, a veteran real estate professional with over 20 years of experience in Latin American and domestic real estate markets, has joined CB Richard Ellis' Global Corporate Services Group (GCS) to augment the firm's existing Latin American practice. Reporting directly to GCS President Steven Swerdlow in New York City and Senior Vice President David Ellis in Toronto, de Jong, who iss based in Manhattan and whose title is senior managing director, will also spearhead and support new business development.

de Jong, who is fluent in Spanish and was raised in Puerto Rico, has represented a wide cross-section of corporations, non-profit organizations and foreign governments in their development and execution of real estate strategies.

Prior to joining CBRE, de Joug managed the Latin American platform for Cushman & Wakefield, and earlier was employed by The Galbreath Company where he established and presided over the company's joint venture in Mexico, Galbreath Robina.

He received a B.S. degree in foreign dervice in 1981 from Georgetown University and is a graduate of The Choate School in Wallingford, Conn. He is a member of REBNY and he also is an adjunct professor of New York University School of Continuing Education.