– USA, IL – Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) announced the appointments of Susan Daimler and Tim Wennes to its Board as Independent Directors, Effective as of August 1, 2025. Steve Plavin will also join the Board as Non-Executive Chairman effective as of October 1, 2025, to succeed Brett White, who will retire from its Board of Directors.
About Steve Plavin
Steve Plavin has had a distinguished 40-year career in commercial real estate. Before his current role, he served as CEO of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BXMT), a publicly traded commercial mortgage REIT managed by Blackstone. Before his tenure at Blackstone, Plavin held the position of CEO at Capital Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CT) and CT Investment Management Co., LLC, a commercial real estate debt investment manager. Additionally, Plavin served as Global Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate Finance and Banking at Chase Bank (formerly Chemical Bank) and Chase Securities Inc. He has extensive experience on public company boards, including BXMT, CT, Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI), and as Non-Executive Chairman of WCI Communities, Inc. (NYSE: WCIC), a developer of residential communities that was sold to Lennar Corp.
Steve Plavin earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University and an MBA from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
About Susan Daimler
Susan Daimler brings over 20 years of digital and real estate expertise. She joined Zillow (Nasdaq: Z) in 2012 and became President in 2021. As President, Daimler was responsible for $1.5 billion in annual revenue and oversaw the strategy, operations, and sales of the Premier Agent, Zillow Home Loans, New Construction, and StreetEasy businesses. Before becoming President, Daimler was SVP over the Premier Agent business and the general manager of StreetEasy. Before joining Zillow, Daimler co-founded Buyfolio, a co-shopping platform for real estate agents and homebuyers, which was acquired by Zillow in 2012, and prior to that, she co-founded the travel website SeatGuru, which was acquired by Expedia in 2007. Daimler holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Johns Hopkins University, where she is a member of the Board of Trustees. She also serves on the Board of Directors for PubMatic, Inc. (Nasdaq: PUBM), a global digital advertising company.
About Timothy Wennes
Bringing over 35 years of banking expertise, Tim Wennes most recently held the roles of Country Head of Santander US and President and CEO of Santander Holdings USA, Inc. and Santander Bank, N.A. During his leadership, Wennes oversaw Santander’s comprehensive U.S. portfolio, encompassing auto lending, commercial real estate and banking, investment banking and capital markets, retail and digital banking, and wealth management. His tenure was marked by significant milestones, including the privatization of Santander Consumer USA (NYSE: SCUSA), implementation of the Openbank digital banking platform, and the establishment of a joint venture with the FDIC to manage a $9 billion portfolio of New York multifamily real estate assets left in the wake of Signature Bank’s closure. Before Santander, he held executive positions at MUFG Union Bank, N.A., Countrywide Bank, and Wells Fargo. Wennes also previously served on the board of directors of Santander Holdings USA, Inc., and Santander Bank, N.A.
Tim Wennes holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern California and an MBA from California State University, Fullerton.
About Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield is a leading global commercial real estate services firm for property owners and occupiers with approximately 52,000 employees in nearly 400 offices and 60 countries. In 2024, the firm reported revenue of $9.4 billion across its core service lines of Services, Leasing, Capital markets, Valuation, and other. Built around the belief that Better never settles, the firm receives numerous industry and business accolades for its award-winning culture.
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