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CBRE’s Connelly to Lead Americas Advisory Services

Chicago-based Chris Connelly has been named CEO, advisory services, Americas at CBRE, effective immediately. Emma Buckland will be promoted to global president, property management, a position previously held by Connelly.

A 15-year veteran of CBRE, Connelly will lead a business encompassing more than 18,000 employees across the capital markets, advisory and transaction services, advisory project management, property management and valuations business lines in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. He has held numerous leadership roles at CBRE.

“Chris has successfully managed the full spectrum of our advisory services offering, and our business has thrived under his leadership,” said Mike Lafitte, Global CEO, advisory services. “He will help us take our Americas Advisory Services business to the next level of success.”

Buckland will directly lead the Americas property management business, and oversee a global business that manages a portfolio of more than 2.7 billion square feet.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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