Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CW) appointed Chris Hipps as Texas managing principal.
Hipps will start on Jan. 2 and will be based in Dallas. He will be responsible for leading Cushman & Wakefield’s advisory professionals across Texas as the firm further expands in the state.
Hipps joins Cushman & Wakefield from CBRE, where he was senior managing director of advisory and transaction services, investor services, in the Dallas/Fort Worth region, where he focused on integrating brokerage, capital markets and asset services for institutional and middle-market clients. He began his career and spent nearly 25 years with Cadillac Fairview and its successors Prentiss Properties Trust and Brandywine Realty Trust, where his responsibilities included all regional business activities such as acquisitions,
“Chris’s leadership and experience position Cushman & Wakefield to flourish in Texas, and we’re excited he’s joining our team,” said Victoria Malkin, Cushman & Wakefield regional president for the central region. “His addition is a further example of our commitment to Texas and its importance as a global commercial real estate and economic powerhouse. What’s more, Chris is dedicated to strategic growth both organically and through attracting elite talent. Cushman & Wakefield has a long and storied history in Texas, and Chris is the ideal person to lead us into the next chapter.”
