CoreNet Global Names Young Leader of the Year in Corporate Real Estate; Announces Set of New Initiatives Geared to Young Professionals
ATLANTA (JANUARY 31, 2018) — real estate executives, today announced the winner of its H. Gordon Wyllie, MCR, Young Leader of the Year Award. The award was presented during the association’s North American Global Summit being held this week in Seattle, Wash.
The award, named for one of the founders of a CoreNet Global predecessor organization, was presented to Rosario Carbonell, MCR, Executive Director, KMC Savills, Inc. Carbonell mentors and trains the tenant representation services team within KMC Savills. She also helped develop the business model for KMC’s sister company, KMC Solutions, which gave KMC MAG Group a competitive edge in the service market.
As a pioneer in the company, Carbonell has helped it grow, advanced many of its strategies and assisted in generating its client base, contributing significantly to the company’s 45 percent revenue growth from 2014. Under her management, closed sales totaled 149,838 square meters (1.6 million square feet) since 2014. Her strong leadership skills have cultivated a staff of more than 100 with a low attrition rate and high employee engagement.
Carbonell was nominated for the award by the CoreNet Global Philippines Chapter.
Also at its Global Awards and Recognition Dinner, CoreNet Global honored two finalists for the award: Melissa Pesci, Associate Vice President, HGA Architects and Engineers, CoreNet Global Northern California Chapter; and Sara Wang, Marketing and Communication China Manager, CBRE, CoreNet Global China Chapter.
CoreNet Global announced all of the finalists for the award as well:
Finalist | Title | Company | Chapter |
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Helen Savvides | Australia | ||
Manager Business | Royal HaskoningDHV | Benelux | |
Martine Verhoeven | Development & corporate real estate consultant | ||
Carole Maret | Account Executive | Office Environments | Carolinas |
Florian Kappes | Associate Director | The Instant Group | Central Europe |
Nicholas Bassing | Senior Project Manager | Project Management Advisors, Inc. | Chicago |
Serena Rossi, MCR | EMEA Real Estate &Facilities Project Manager | Oracle | France |
Lorena Compean Casimiro | Governance and Standards, Regional Business Support Manager for Corporate Real Estate Asia Pacific | HSBC | Hong Kong |
Jitendra Makwana | Associate, Client Services | M Moser Associates | India |
Joris Berkhout | Associate Manager | Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. | Japan |
Ben Miranda | Portfolio Manager, Commercial Deals & Projects, Asia Oceania | Shell | Malaysia |
Varun Agarwal | Regional Portfolio Manager – Africa & Middle East | Standard Chartered Bank | Middle East |
Michael Brucato, MCR | Director, Northeast Division | Advisory & Transaction Services | CBRE | New England |
Cole Henson | Project Leader, Architect | GFF Architects & Interiors | North Texas |
Genevieve Wong | Senior Executive | Ascendas-Singbridge Ptd Ltd | Singapore |
Anya Ostry, MCR | Director | Cushman & Wakefield | Southern California |
Anna Robaidek | Associate Project Manager | CBRE | Washington State |
Recognizing the value and contributions of young professionals to corporate real estate, and to CoreNet Global, the association announced today a series of new initiatives geared to advancing their success:
A new CoreNet Global professional designation is in development to address the unique needs of Young Leaders. The designation provides a learning bridge to other CoreNet Global programs while Young Leaders build experience in corporate real estate.
CoreNet Global is preparing a new mentoring program to help Young Leaders connect with a seasoned professional in the field of corporate real estate.
CoreNet Global is establishing a volunteering program, allowing Young Leaders to connect, learn and build professional relationships.
Within each Summit, CoreNet Global focuses on creating experiences to volunteer, to learn, engage, and network:
A new series of podcasts is being developed which will provide opportunities for on-demand learning about trends and issues impacting the profession. These will feature CoreNet Global members and experts from other disciplines.
About CoreNet Global
CoreNet Global is the world’s leading professional association for corporate real estate (CRE) and workplace executives, service providers and economic developers. CoreNet Global’s 10,000 members, who include 70% of the top 100 U.S. companies and nearly half of the Global 2000, meet locally, globally and virtually to develop networks, share knowledge, learn and thrive professionally. For more information, please visit www.corenetglobal.org.