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| Yvonne Baker |
ORLANDO, FL —
Cushman & Wakefield is pleased to announce that
Yvonne Baker has
joined the firm's Orlando office as Senior Director of Office Leasing Services.
Ms. Baker will lead the firm’s local agency leasing efforts while continuing to
grow the practice in Central Florida.
Ms. Baker has more than 25 years of commercial real estate
experience and brings an incredible breadth and depth of knowledge to Cushman
& Wakefield.
She is an industry leader in the areas of leasing,
development, sales, property management, construction management, brokerage
operations, lending, credit analysis, training and management. Ms. Baker has
generated lease value in excess of $350 million through 4.5 million square feet
of executed leases.
“We are excited that Yvonne has joined our Orlando team as
the leader of our office agency leasing practice,” said Florida Market Leader Larry
Richey. “With her on board, we expect to quickly grow our market share and
client base in this important service line.”
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| Larry Richey |
Ms. Baker comes to Cushman & Wakefield from Jones Lang
Lasalle. There, she was responsible for identifying, cultivating, and engaging
prospective landlord clients while listing and marketing space for office
owners.
She helped grow the firm's Central and North Florida office portfolio
from one million square feet to 4.6 million square feet.
"The opportunity to be part of leading and growing the
office leasing agency practice for Cushman & Wakefield here in Orlando is a
great challenge with immense potential," said Baker.
"I am so pleased
to be joining a firm with a rich legacy in commercial real estate services and
I look forward to being a part of moving us into a prominent market
position."
Ms. Baker previously spent 14 years with Highwoods
Properties as Senior Leasing Representative where she was responsible for a
1.1-million square-foot Class A portfolio of downtown high-rise and suburban
mid-rise buildings.
She was the recipient of the Orlando Business Journal’s 2014
Women Who Mean Business Award, which recognized ten leading executive business
women in the Central Florida community.
Ms. Baker is active in NAIOP serving as a Board Member and
Treasurer, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) (former President), and the
University of Central Florida Real Estate Council.
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