SEATTLE and TORONTO, July 16,
2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Colliers International along with its
parent Company, FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select –
FSRV; TSX – FSV), today announced that Dylan Taylor, formerly CEO I Americas, has been
named as Chief Operating Officer | Global. Taylor will continue to
report directly to Douglas P. Frye,
President and CEO | Global.
Taylor joined Colliers International in June of 2009 as CEO |
USA and under his leadership
revenues and profits increased significantly. In 2012, Dylan was
named CEO I Americas where he integrated operations, leveraged best
practices and increased collaboration while achieving efficiencies
and scalability across the region. Throughout his tenure, Dylan
diligently grew operations internally and through acquisition,
strengthening Colliers' Global Corporate Services and Capital
Markets businesses and expanded its Asset and Property Management,
Valuation and Real Estate Advisory Practices across the entire
global platform.
"Dylan will not only be able to support the Americas in his new
role, he will also facilitate growth and innovation throughout our
global operations including the EMEA, Asia Pacific and Australia/New
Zealand. There is no doubt that his leadership, vision and
dedication to operational excellence has brought enormous value to
our company," said Frye. "With leaders like Dylan, Colliers
International is well positioned to continue to accelerate the
success of our clients, partners and employees in the years to
come."
Recently, Taylor was selected by the Aspen Institute as a member
of its 2014 Class of Henry Crown
Fellows, mobilizing leaders, all under the age of 45, to
tackle the world's most intractable problems. Taylor was also
selected as a Delphi Fellow for "Big Think," a digital knowledge
forum that brings together top thinkers from around the world to
contribute important ideas from their respective fields. He is the
only real estate industry professional to receive both
designations. In recognition of his professional accomplishments,
commitment to society and his potential to impact the world through
inspiring leadership, the World Economic Forum named him to its top
45 list of Young Global Leaders.
Taylor holds an MBA in Finance and Strategy from the
University of Chicago, and was an
honors graduate in engineering at the University of Arizona.
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ABOUT COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
Colliers International is
a global leader in commercial real estate services, with over
15,800 professionals operating out of more than 485 offices in 63
countries. A subsidiary of FirstService Corporation, Colliers
International delivers a full range of services to real estate
users, owners and investors worldwide, including global corporate
solutions, brokerage, property and asset management, hotel
investment sales and consulting, valuation, consulting and
appraisal services, mortgage banking and insightful research. The
latest annual survey by the Lipsey Company ranked Colliers
International as the second-most recognized commercial real estate
firm in the world.
ABOUT FIRSTSERVICE CORPORATION
FirstService
Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select – FSRV; TSX – FSV) is a global
leader in the rapidly growing real estate services sector, one of
the largest markets in the world. FirstService manages more than
2.5 billion square feet of residential and commercial properties
through its three industry-leading service platforms: Colliers
International - one of the largest global players in commercial
real estate services; FirstService Residential - North America's largest manager of residential
communities; and FirstService Brands - one of North America's largest providers of essential
property services delivered through individually branded franchise
systems and company-owned operations.
FirstService generates more than US$2.4
billion in annual revenues and has more than 24,000
employees worldwide. More information about FirstService is
available at www.firstservice.com
SOURCE Colliers International