About
Professional Summary
Alexandra joined the Chicago Rosemont office as Client Services Coordinator with the Industrial and Logistics department after working 8 years in Colliers, Greece with most recent position Senior Associate Greece & Serbia.
With more than 8 years of real estate experience, she performs executive business support, assists senior management and department in proposals/presentations, coordinating events and monitoring outcomes. With an insightful ability to stimulate effective communication and motivate colleagues, she excels at coordinating projects and providing memorable service while partnering with all levels of management to support corporate objectives.
With a commitment and passion for what she does, Alexandra strives to create memorable experiences for clients and colleagues, ultimately exceeding expectations.
Accomplishments
Took initiative and proactively coordinated the portfolio valuation project of over 650 properties throughout Greece with minimal supervision. She was the key contact person in aligning all parties involved - Colliers' team, subcontractors and client - by setting deadlines for each stage of the project and proposed weekly conference calls between all parties in order to ensure that project
proceeded in an organized way. Result was for the team to submit deliverables much ahead of deadlines with the client providing a 10 NPS score.
Negotiated and secured competitive fees for conference participation and sponsorships, award participations, memberships and vendors supply orders reaching up to 50% discount rates.
Resourceful in improving a variety of operations: staff recruitment and onboarding, NPS procedure, colleagues’ professional development.
Proactively created: new Handbook Guide and Induction Plan for new employees, Mentorship Program, #SECF Excellence Program, Employee Performance Assessment.
In 2012 received CPMC (Commercial Property Marketing Certificate) accreditation from completing 30 hours of courses from Colliers University.
Education
BA in Business Administration from the Technological Education Institution of Athens, Greece with a direction in Project Management. 2005 - 2009
Memberships & Involvements
Co-founder and member of Sympratto-a philanthropic organisation for people with special needs
Clients
Elbit Cohin Island, Millennium Bank, Attica Bank, H＆M, Dolphin Capital Partners, Orange Business Services, Mattel, Xerox, National Bank of Greece, Scientific Games, Electrolux., Canadian Embassy.
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My Team
My Team
Many of Colliers International’s largest clients, including Best Buy, ULTA, Bridgestone and KeHE Distributors, rely on my corporate real estate expertise. My team consists of professionals focusing on supply chain real estate. Areas of expertise include site selection, labor analytics, real estate capital markets, structuring and negotiation of lease and sale transactions, government incentives procurement, and construction procurement.
I am among the top annual producers across all of Colliers' service lines. In 2020 and 2019, I was Colliers International’s number one top professional in North America across all business lines.
I am a principal at Colliers International | Chicago and a leader in the firm’s national Logistics and Transportation group. In addition, I am a member of Colliers' Chicago-based Executive Committee, where I provide strategic direction for the continued growth and development of the Chicago office.
I am a principal of Colliers International specializing in site acquisition, leasing, sales and build-to-suits for industrial users and developers. As the national director of the Colliers Logistics and Transportation Solutions Group Steering Committee (L&T), we deliver focused solutions to the increased challenges of today’s global shipping and transportation community.
In the last five years, I have completed transactions totaling in excess of $300 million for clients like Best Buy, Bridgestone, Lawson Products, and Arvato Digital Services.
Other accomplishments include:
- Top 10% producer for all brokers in the Colliers Americas region
- Named Chicago Industrial Broker of the Year, 1999
Ned Frank is a Senior Vice President within the Industrial Advisory Group of Colliers International | Chicago. His expertise in site selection, lease negotiation, lease renegotiation, sales, incentive procurement, and capital market interaction helps companies to develop and execute real estate strategies that support their business goals.
Prior to his current position, Ned worked as a carrier sales associate for Real Time Freight Services, LLC in Chicago. In this role he increased prospect conversion and revenues by a notable percentage. His extensive sales experience and ability to meet his clients’ needs proves to be a valuable asset in obtaining new business.
Ned graduated with distinction and received his Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in economics and political science from Indiana University in Bloomington.
I am a Senior Associate with Colliers | Chicago’s industrial advisory group. I specialize in representing local and institutional clients in leasing, development, acquisition and disposition of industrial, flex and land properties in Southeastern Wisconsin, Lake County and Northern Cook County.
With eight years of experience and expertise throughout the Southeastern Wisconsin and Illinois, I have proven to be an effective market communicator and my clients know me to be responsive to their needs and a trustworthy source of information.
I started my career with Colliers as a Brokerage Intern in the Milwaukee, WI office while attending Marquette University. After graduating, I joined the industrial team in Milwaukee, WI as an Associate Broker where I represented institutional and private landlords on speculative developments, value-add leasing assignments, building sales and land dispositions. I also represented national and local tenants/users on lease and sale transactions. I recently transferred to the Colliers | Chicago office and was promoted to a Senior Associate. I am working with Vice President, Ned Frank.
I team with Colliers International industrial brokers to provide supply chain consulting services ranging from strategic capability assessments and development to operational guidance on inventory management, transportation, procurement, and omni-channel distribution network optimization.
Prior to joining Colliers, I was the senior vice president of supply chain transformation at Newell Brands, where I focused on distribution and transportation optimization as well as optimal network design across a $15 billion portfolio of more than 130 brands.
Before Newell Brands, I spent 15 years at Walgreens Boots Alliance, most recently as the group vice president of Supply Chain Strategy and Retail Transformation. Previous roles included group vice president of global inventory and transportation, head of corporate supply chain functions, and leader of the logistics and distribution engineering and technology group. I worked with the team at Walgreens to build a world-class distribution network to support a six-fold growth in store count over a 10-year period.
I also worked in the Management Consulting Practice at Cap Gemini and Ernst & Young for eight years prior to joining Walgreens Boots Alliance, where I deployed process and technology optimization solutions for leading global retail and consumer packaged goods companies.
With nearly 25 years of large-scale supply chain expertise, I bring to bear a relevant and impactful blend of roles and experience to help companies leverage supply chain as a strategic differentiator and a competitive advantage.