On Monday, commercial real estate services firm Colliers (TSX: CIGI) announced that it was naming Andrew Kirkham as Managing Director of Brokerage Operations in Vancouver.
Kirkham will lead the advisors and brokerage operations across all industry sectors in Vancouver and report to Kirk Kuester, the Executive Managing Director of Colliers Vancouver who is also responsible for the development and execution of the firm’s business plan and strategy in the region. Kuester first joined Colliers Vancouver in 1988.
“Andrew is a well-respected name across Western Canada in our industry,” said Kuester in a press release. “His vast and trusted network relies on his expertise as a thought leader with years of experience supporting his reputation. He will be a valuable addition to our Vancouver brokerage team and an incredible asset in serving our clients.”
A graudate of the University of Victoria, Kirkham joins Colliers from private equity real estate investment firm KingSett Capital, where he served as Vice President of Western Canada and was responsible for leasing, operations, and optimization of KingSett’s real estate portfolio in Western Canada.
Prior to joining KingSett Capital in 2015, Kirkham was Vice President of Asset Management for Eminata Group, a for-profit provider of post-secondary education whose portfolio of educational institutions include CDI College, the Vancouver College of Art and Design, and Vancouver Career College (not to be confused with Vancouver Community College).
Before Eminata Group, Kirkham was with private real estate developer Cressey Development Group as General Manager of Commercial for over seven years.
Aside from his professional roles, Kirkham acts as the National Task Force Liaison with NAIOP Vancouver as a member of its Board of Directors.
The announcement comes a few weeks after Colliers released a statement that it had entered into an agreement to acquire commercial real estate services firm Triovest from Calgary-based Coril Holdings. The combined company will employ over 3,000 professionals, manage over 95 million square feet of commercial real estate, and oversee more than $15 billion in projects under development in Canada, according to Colliers.
The acquisition was one of several Colliers has made in recent months. In addition to the appointment of Kirkham, Colliers also announced this morning that its engineering division, Colliers Engineering & Design, had acquired Chicago-based Terra Consulting Group, a specialty telecommunications infrastructure engineering firm.