About
Professional Summary
Tom Pearson is an executive vice president in the industrial division and a member of the Supply Chain Real Estate Advisors Team with Chris Teesdale, SIOR in the Dallas-Fort Worth office of Colliers International. Tom’s industrial specialization includes land and building sales, leasing and investment sales.
His extensive experience in almost every area of industrial real estate has enabled him to bring significant value to numerous Fortune 500 companies, as well as developers and institutional owners. Tom has played a key role in handling the national relocation of the distribution center for a Fortune 100 company in addition to selling major properties for some of the largest corporations in the United States.
Prior to joining Colliers in 2006, Tom worked at Cushman & Wakefield as a senior director. While at Cushman & Wakefield, he was a member of the Capital Markets Group and the Industrial Group, where his experience in all facets of industrial real estate included the sale of over 7,600 acres from 2002-2006. During Tom's 35-year real estate career, he was also the executive vice president at The Fults Companies and vice president at Joe Foster Company.
Accomplishments
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Won "Best Land Sale" by D CEO Magazine, 2012
- Colliers Dallas Top Producer recognition, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
- Named in the "Best Broker/Power Broker List" by DCEO Magazine, 2008-2017
- Recipient of the Dallas Business Journal Heavy Hitter award numerous times, including, most recently 2011
- One of 23 DCEO Magazine's Power Brokers and Best Broker, 2007
- Dallas Business Journal’s Land Deal of the Year Award and the Deal of the Year Award by the Dallas office of Cushman & Wakefield for the sale 2,656-acre land site, 2002
- NTCAR Stemmons Service Award, the highest honor bestowed in Dallas to a commercial broker by the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors, 1993
- Member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) since 1986; serving as president for 2000 and 2001
INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT
- North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors, former Director and Chairman of the Board of Governors
- SIOR’s North Texas Chapter, former president
- National Association of Realtors (NAR)
- Texas Association of Realtors (TAR)
Education
Tom received his Bachelor of Science in Business from Louisiana Tech University and his Master of Business Administration from Louisiana State University.
Memberships & Involvements
National Association of Realtors (NAR), Texas Association of Realtors (TAR), North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (NTCAR), Society of Industrial ＆ Office Realtors (SIOR)
Testimonials
"Dallas' Colliers Supply Chain Real Estate Advisors Group understand our distribution needs and the significant role each of our distribution centers plays in our supply chain. We rely on the strength of their market knowledge and in-depth experience to help us achieve solutions that minimize our total occupancy costs." - Shaw Industries
"The Colliers SCREA Team exhibited the strongest grasp of our South Dallas land we had to market. They were able to quickly facilitate the closing on a third of our land in fairly short order. Through the Team's network of professional and governmental contacts, ABOT has been able to position our land for the best exposure in the market. We are very pleased and would strongly recommend their services." - Jerry Griffin, American Bank of Texas
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My Team
My Team
Chris G. Teesdale, SIOR, is an executive vice president and is on the steering committee for Colliers Logistics and Transportation. He is a member of the Supply Chain Real Estate Advisors Team with Tom Pearson, SIOR in the Dallas-Fort Worth office of Colliers International. He is one of North Texas’s most accomplished industrial real estate specialists with more than 30 years’ experience in every area of industrial real estate.
Chris specializes in the representation of users for industrial properties, including lease and sale negotiations, strategic planning, finance, development, logistics and multi-modal services. His extensive experience enables him to forecast and anticipate industry trends for his clients.
Chris moved his practice to Colliers in July 2005. He began his industrial real estate career in 1978 by joining Swearingen Realty Group, L.L.C., where he represented major corporations in the acquisition and disposition of their industrial real estate. Prior to working in commercial real estate, Chris had a successful sales career with 3M Company in Dallas.
He has authored numerous articles and frequently speaks to professional organizations about the industrial real estate market.
INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT
- Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
- North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors and Real Estate (NTCAR)
- National Association of Realtors (NAR)
- Texas Association of Realtors (TAR)
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, past Presidents Leadership Council
- Real Estate Advisory Board, Episcopal Diocese of Dallas
- Hope Cottage, past Board of Directors