CB Richard Ellis recruits trio from Ernst & Young.Thomas Bogle bo·gle n. A hobgoblin; a bogey. [Scots bogill, perhaps ultimately from Welsh bwg, ghost, hobgoblin. , a corporate real estate consultant with more than 19 years in the real estate industry, is rejoining CB Richard Ellis CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. NYSE: CBG is a multinational real estate corporation currently based in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.. On December 20, 2006, the corporation, also known as CBRE, completed acquisition of Trammell Crow Co. in a transaction valued at $2. as executive managing director of strategic accounts within global corporate services. Joining him from Ernst & Young, where he previously served as partner and managing director of the company's real estate advisory practice, are consulting colleagues Brandon Forde and Phil Rowland, both joining as managing directors. The announcement was made by Steven Swerdlow, president of global corporate services. Mr. Bogle, who will work closely with Mr. Swerdlow in spearheading new business initiatives, is an industry expert in real estate outsourcing, strategic portfolio analysis, corporate real estate organizational design and cost reduction initiatives for large portfolios. At E&Y he led the occupancy cost reduction solutions team and directed E&Y's Real Estate Outsourcing Institute, which provides research and market information on the outsourcing of real estate services worldwide. Mr. Bogle has served clients including the Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , Societe de Immoblier de Quebec, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Bristol Myers Squibb and others. He is based in CBRE's Atlanta, Ga. office. The appointment is a homecoming for Mr. Bogle, who worked for CBRE CBRE CB Richard Ellis (real-estate firm) CBRE Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive CBRE Component-Based Reliability Estimation CBRE Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis (Boston, MA) between 1995 and 1998. "The trend is for large corporate users to seek increasingly sophisticated real estate solutions for complex problems that often impact multiple properties in many countries," said Mr. Swerdlow. "[Mr. Bogle's] experience serving clients of E&Y has given him a unique perspective from the executive suite in major corporations and an insight into their evolving real estate and facilities needs." Mr. Bogle holds a B.A. from the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. and attended graduate school at Harvard University' School of Design. Brandon Forde, who is also based in CBRE's Atlanta office, was with E&Y in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Atlanta for more than seven years. He most recently served as senior manager, focusing on financial analysis, portfolio strategy, cost reduction and location analysis assignments for Fortune 1000 clients. Recent clients he has served include Verizon, BellSouth, Qwest and AT&T. Mr. Forde graduated from the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). in Santa Barbara and earned an M.S. in urban planning from Columbia University. Phil Rowland was also a senior manager with E&Y in London and New York, where he specialized in real estate strategic planning, real estate and facilities outsourcing and operational performance improvement studies for multinational corporate clients. Before E&Y he managed a real estate portfolio for the New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. government. He has represented clients such as Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. Mr. Rowland received a degree in commerce from Lincoln University in New Zealand. He is based in Toronto. |
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