Mitch Rudin is named new president at CBRE.

CB Richard Ellis announced that Mitchell E. Rudin has been appointed President of the firm's New York Tri-State Region.

Mr. Rudin will assume day-to-day responsibility for the company's operations in New York City, northern and central New Jersey, Long Island, Westchester and Fairfield counties, reporting directly to the region's Chief Executive Officer, Mary Ann Tighe.

Mr. Rudin has served as President of the company's U.S. brokerage operations for the past 18 months. He held the same position at Insignia/ESG prior to CB Richard Ellis' acquisition of that firm in 2003.

"Mitch has done a superb job of introducing Insignia's Managed Brokerage process to our U.S. offices, and putting the systems and support resources in place to ensure its successful adoption nationwide," said Brett White, CB Richard Ellis' President. "With that initiative well on its way, he is the perfect complement to our Tri-State leadership team. Mitch is highly regarded in New York--inside and outside the company--and his experience, enthusiasm and management skills will greatly benefit our business in a market that remains one of our most important strategic priorities."

Mr. Rudin will directly oversee all the business and operating functions within the New York Tri-State Region. His direct reports include Dean Shapiro, Executive Managing Director of New York Brokerage; Cherrie Nanninga, Chief Operating Offleer; Patrick Murphy, Executive Managing Director of Suburban Operations; and Bruce Surry, Executive Managing Director and acting head of the Downtown Manhattan office.

Mr. Rudin's appointment will enable the other members of the Tri-State leadership team--Ms. Tighe, Robert Alexander, co-Chairman, and John Powers, co-Chairman--to shed some of the daily decision-making demands, and focus more attention on strategic direction, client service and business development.

"Mitch is the gold standard of our profession," Ms. Tighe said. "He will be a tremendous help in sharing the day-to-day management burdens and allowing John, Bob and me to focus our energies and leverage our time and expertise more effectively. Mitch is the consummate professional, and has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to attract proven talent to our firm."

As President of Insignia/ESG's U.S. Transaction Services, Mr. Rudin spearheaded the firm's national expansion efforts. He recruited such premier brokerage professionals as Sam Holmes and John Shlesinger in Atlanta; Steve Bay, Todd Doney and Clay Hammerstein in Los Angeles; and Todd Lippman in Chicago--all of whom remain top producers for CB Richard Ellis today.

In the early 1990s, he started and headed Gordon Property Group for the Edward S. Gordon Company (predecessor to Insignia/ESG). This division focused on marketing New York City office towers at a time when the real estate recession made so-called "accidental owners" out of financial institutions.

Putting into place a structure to market and lease these properties--as well as office buildings owned by traditional property owners--Mr. Rudin oversaw the growth of the Gordon Property Group portfolio to more than 23 million sq. ft.

Mr. Rudin is also an experienced dealmaker. Even while focused on CB Richard Ellis' national business, Mr. Rudin helped to develop relationships that led to recent bellwether New York City transactions, including a 120,000 sq .ft. renewal and expansion for Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman at 1633 Broadway, and McGraw-Hill's disposition of its ownership interest in 1221 Avenue of the Americas.

In 2001, Mr. Rudin earned the inaugural Edward S. Gordon Excellence Award, Insignia/ESG's highest honor named in memory of the firm's legendary late founder.

He is a trustee of the Urban Land Institute, a member of the executive committee of New York University's Real Estate Institute and former chairman of the Young Mens/Womens Real Estate Association. He has been honored by the American Friends of Jerusalem College, and was a member of the U.S. Masters Men's Basketball team at the Maccabiah Games in Israel in 1993, 1997 and 2001.

Prior to entering the real estate brokerage field, Mr. Rudin was a partner at Tishman-Speyer Properties and, before that, a real estate attorney at Davis & Gilbert.

Mr. Rudin resides in Scarsdale, N.Y., with his wife, Bonnie, and their children, Scott and Ben.