Minneapolis, Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS—(November 11, 2008)—The Minneapolis/St. Paul office of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (Colliers), a world-wide leader of commercial real estate services, today announced that corporate solutions veteran Frank Sherwood has joined the firm as Vice President in its Corporate Solutions Division. Sherwood, along with Brian Woolsey, Duane Poppe, CCIM, David Stokes, SIOR, and Jeff Patterson, CRE, MCR, are working on new business development as part of Colliers’ Corporate Solutions initiatives in Minneapolis/St. Paul and across the globe.

Sherwood's primary role is to provide clients with leadership in the areas of strategic real estate, facilities planning, international project management, and transaction management. He has successfully completed major projects in China, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, Denmark, England, Germany, and the Netherlands. Past and present clients include: Donaldson Company, Hormel, Patterson Companies, Medtronic, Emerson, The Schwan Food Company, Syngenta Seeds, and Walgreens. 

Sherwood’s background includes twelve years experience as a corporate service provider most recently at Jones Lang LaSalle/Staubach Company. Prior to that, he was Real Estate Manager for Fisher-Rosemount (now Emerson based in St. Louis, MO). In that capacity he was responsible for a portfolio of over 500 sites in 75 countries. During his fifteen years at Emerson he held positions in engineering, operations, construction, and real estate management.

“Frank is one of the most knowledgeable corporate real estate people in the market.  He has walked in the shoes of the corporate real estate person, and because of his integrity and experience he operates as a trusted advisor to clients,” said Jeffrey LaFavre, CCIM, MCR, SIOR, managing principal of Colliers’ Minneapolis/St. Paul office. “His expertise in economic incentives, site selection, project management, corporate real estate outsourcing and portfolio management will provide positive momentum to our Corporate Solutions platform.  We are thrilled to have Frank as a member of our team.”

Sherwood holds an MBA in finance from the University of St. Thomas, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Iowa State.  He is an active member of CoreNet Global, NAIOP- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, and MNCAR- Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors.  In 2007, he received the MNCAR award for Transaction of the Year for the 335,000 SF Walgreens Distribution Center in Rogers, MN.  Sherwood also sits on the board of several organizations including NAIOP, Business Facilities Magazine, Rotary International, and Habitat for Global Learning.

About Colliers Turley Martin Tucker

Colliers Turley Martin Tucker recently completed the consolidation of its ownership structure with Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers, Colliers Pinkard, and Colliers ABR, forming a holding company that is one of the nation’s largest commercial real estate service firms.  The consolidated entity operates in all 50 states, completes more than $13 billion in worldwide transactions annually, and manages more than $30 billion in real estate.  The holding company’s portfolio totals 300 million square feet under property management, 210 million square feet of space for lease, and $5 billion in capital markets transactions annually.  The Corporate Solutions division sustains more than 20,000 locations for Fortune 1,000 companies and delivers a new location “Every 80 Minutes.”  Colliers is the top-ranked real estate firm on the Global Outsourcing 100 companies list, IAOP Top 100.  For more information about Colliers International, a worldwide affiliation of independently owned and operated companies, visit www.colliers.com.

Contact Information

Jennifer Umberger
jumberger@ctmt.com

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