– USA, CA – CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE) today announced the appointment of Blake Hutcheson to its Board of Directors, effective September 1, 2022, bringing the Board to 11 members.
“Blake is an astute businessman and investor. Our Board will benefit enormously from his varied experience as a real estate investor and operator. We look forward to the strategic thinking and keen insights he will bring to our efforts to drive CBRE’s continued success.” said Board Chair, Brandon Boze.
About E.M. Blake Hutcheson
Blake Hutcheson is President and CEO of Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, one of Canada’s most extensive defined-benefit pension plans with $120 billion AUM as of year-end 2021.
Mr. Hutcheson brings a strong investment and real estate background to CBRE’s Board. Before being named CEO in 2020, he served as OMERS’s President and Chief Pension Officer, with responsibility for the pension business, strategy, communications and public affairs, legal, technology and operations, and asset liability management. Before that, he served as President, CEO, and CIO of Oxford Properties Group, OMERS’s real estate investment subsidiary with property investments around the world.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Hutcheson was Head of Global Real Estate at Mount Kellett Capital Management, a private equity firm, and Chair and President of CBRE’s operations in Canada and Latin America.
Mr. Hutcheson commented: “I am thrilled to be re-joining CBRE, a company I know intimately as a client and longtime employee. CBRE is well positioned strategically and operationally to thrive across market cycles, and I look forward to working with my fellow Directors to extend the company’s outstanding track record of growth and excellence in client service.”
He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario, a master’s degree in Real Estate Development from Columbia University, and a graduate diploma in International and Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics. He serves on the Board of Algoma Central, an owner/operator of transport vessels, a publicly traded company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
About CBRE Group, Inc.
CBRE Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. The company has more than 105,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of 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.
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