Sydney, 10 February 2015 – CBRE has appointed Ross Siciliano to a newly created role as Head of Retail Shopping Centre Leasing Australia.
Mr Siciliano was previously a senior project leasing executive for QIC, and was primarily responsible the redevelopments of Woodgrove Shopping Centre and Eastland Shopping Centre. This followed prior senior roles with Mirvac as Regional Leasing Manager VIC/ACT/WA and also with JLL as a National Portfolio Manager on the ISPT Retail Portfolio.
Alistair Palmer, National Director of CBRE’s Retail Services Group, said; “We are extremely pleased to welcome Ross on board, given his depth of industry experience and extensive retail leasing knowledge. In his new role, he will be responsible for shopping centre leasing in both new projects and existing centres nationally, with a key priority being the delivery of St Collins Lane in Melbourne consisting of over 60 shops.”
“Ross will also seek to forge a strong relationship with our retail investments and retail asset management teams to ensure we foster relationships with shopping centre owners and grow our retail asset management portfolio,” Mr Palmer added.
The appointment coincides with announcement of a new leadership platform for CBRE’s Australian Retail Services group, with sector specific leaders for Retail Brokerage Leasing, Large Format Retail, Retail Shopping Centre Leasing and Retail Tenant Representation.
Retail Brokerage Leasing is headed by Leif Olson, Retail Tenant Representation is led by Tim Starling and Large Format Retail is under the leadership of Chris Parry.
“With a focus on growth and new forms of business revenue, our new leaders will be tasked with growing Retail Tenant Representation and Shopping Centre project leasing whilst enhancing delivery within our existing service lines of Retail Brokerage Leasing and Large Format Retail,” Mr Palmer said.
CBRE Retail Services Group will be holding its inaugural Retail Outlook on Wednesday 18th February, with over 100 clients and 40 CBRE professionals from across the country attending the event in the CBRE Sydney boardroom.
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