Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Industry veteran Martin McDermott joins Avison Young in Los Angeles



LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Neil Resnick (lower left photo), Avison Young Principal and Managing Director of the company's West Los Angeles office, announced today that commercial real estate broker Martin McDermott (top right photo) has joined Avison Young'sbrokerage operations in Los Angeles.

Effective immediately, McDermott joins Avison Young as a Principal. Based in the company's West Los Angeles office, he will continue to focus on office and retail property transactions while also helping to further Avison Young's expansion in Los Angeles and Southern California.

"The addition of Martin McDermott to the West Los Angeles office of Avison Young adds a great new dimension and depth to our broker ranks. His background in identifying creative opportunities for his users is uncanny and has allowed him to gain a reputation of being an innovative problem-solver," comments Resnick.

McDermott brings diverse professional experience to his new role. Prior to joining Avison Young, he served as Vice-President of Transaction Services at Grubb & Ellis Company for nine years. In 2009 and 2011, he was ranked number one in sales in Grubb & Ellis' West Los Angeles office, and also gained a top-10 standing in 2007 and 2008.

Contact: Sherry Quan, National Director of Communications & Media Relations, Avison Young: (604) 647-5098; cell: (604) 726-0959


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