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CBRE Promotes Ohio Restaurant, Retail Veteran Ken Stern
CBRE promoted Ken Stern to Senior Vice President in the firm’s Cleveland office. Stern is a 36-year commercial real estate veteran and joined CBRE in 2018.
He is a member of CBRE’s National Retail Leasing Services group and specializes in leasing and occupier representation for national and regional real estate clients throughout the greater Northeast Ohio region. He is also the leader of the firm’s Restaurant Practice Group and represents both corporate and franchise-oriented firms throughout Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Western Pennsylvania.
Over his career, Stern has completed more than 200 million square feet of retail transactions totaling nearly $1 billion. Prior to CBRE, Stern served as SVP of Peripheral Development at DDR Corp., where he managed over 700 retail properties, resulting in more than 500 transactions totaling $750 million. Stern holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from The Pennsylvania State University.
