Leadership

Chris McLernon is the Chief Executive Officer, Real Estate Services | Global. Chris takes responsibility for client relationships, operational excellence, and overall growth within Colliers’ rapidly growing real estate services across 62 countries. He oversees Colliers’ Capital Markets, Leasing and Outsourcing & Advisory businesses globally, with emphasis on accelerating growth, enhancing global collaboration, and strengthening our unique culture and way of doing business.

Bringing a depth of experience in building and growing businesses in mature and emerging markets, Chris has played an integral role in growing Colliers into its current position. Previously the Chief Executive Officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Chris provided strategic direction for the region, ensuring a seamless service experience for clients across our complete range of services, and grew its revenues 20-fold. He oversaw more than 30 acquisitions including Colliers UK, Colliers Germany, Colliers Italy, Antirion, IREA, Sadline & Albaek, Ovenia and The AOS Group from France. Earlier, he built and led Colliers’ Latin America business and was one of the top producers in Canada when he joined Colliers in 1987 as an office leasing advisor in Toronto.

Throughout his career, Chris has delivered exceptional service, fulfilling the real estate needs of major corporations such as Nortel, FedEx, Oracle, Cisco Systems, Compaq, Dun & Bradstreet, Ford Motor Land, and Microsoft.

Gil Borok serves as President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | USA. In this role, Gil is responsible for managing the operations and finances of Colliers’ rapidly growing U.S. business.

Prior to joining Colliers as Chief Operating Office for the U.S. business in November 2017, starting in 2002, Gil served in a variety of Finance-related roles at CBRE Group, Inc. Since 2014 until his departure, Gil served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer. Between 2010 and 2014, Gil was Chief Financial Officer of CBRE Group. During his tenure at CBRE, Gil was responsible for global Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Risk Management and Investor Relations. He was also the management liaison to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

Additional professional experience includes Big 4 public accounting experience from 1992 to 1997 and a role as Chief Accounting Officer when he was with Dole Food Company from 1997 to 2002.

Gil serves on the boards of Crystal Stairs, Inc. and VBS Day School as well as on the Development Committee of the Anderson School at the University of California – Los Angeles. Gil is a certified public accountant in the State of California and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants and Financial Executives International. Gil has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Business with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters of Business Administration from the Anderson School.

As Chief Executive Officer for the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Davoud is responsible for establishing and leading the strategic direction and delivering business expansion through the fulfilment of our Enterprise ’25 growth strategy. Davoud joined Colliers in an Executive Board role in 2012 holding the position of Head of EMEA Finance and Corporate Development. In 2017 he became Chief Financial Officer for the region, before becoming the CEO for EMEA in 2022.

Davoud supports organic growth through business line expansion, particularly in Capital Markets, Property Management, and Occupier Services, as well as strategic acquisitions that enable the EMEA region to build at scale. Notable examples include the acquisition of Colliers Italy, the expansion of Colliers’ Iberian Peninsula offering with the opening of a Portuguese office in Lisbon, and the strategic partnership agreement with Paragon.

Before Colliers, Davoud began his career at KPMG and then moved to FTSE 100 listed Group Reed Elsevier plc. Davoud also spent time working in the UK business of DTZ.

As the Chief Executive Officer for Colliers in Asia Pacific, John leads our enterprising culture to ensure we embrace a growth mindset and always do what’s right for our clients, our people and our community across the region. By promoting our values, he ensures our experts maximise potential through collaboration and investing in relationships to ensure they are well positioned to lead our industry into the future. The loyalty demonstrated by our team and our clients have enabled Colliers’ record growth in both the Australia and New Zealand and Asia Pacific regions over the last decade and John is enthusiastic about our future growth potential.

Since joining Colliers International in 1991, John has held various transactional, operational and innovation roles before taking the helm as CEO in 2006. In February 2020, he was appointed CEO, Asia Pacific. John is also part of the Global Executive team of Colliers International, working with a select group of highly motivated experts who have driven our enterprising spirit globally.

Brian Rosen is the President and Chief Executive Officer I Canada at Colliers, Canada’s leading commercial real estate services and investment management firm. In addition, Brian also has leadership responsibility for the U.S. Northeast Region Brokerage business. He joined Colliers in April, 2019 and assumed the role of CEO on March 31, 2020. In his role as CEO, Brian is responsible for driving growth and establishing the strategic direction of the business in Canada.

Prior to being appointed President and CEO in March 2020, Brian served as Chief Operating Officer I Canada at Colliers. An experienced General Manager, Corporate Strategist, Sales Leader, and Marketer, Brian worked at Iron Mountain for over a decade before joining Colliers, serving most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Canada. Brian has had extensive experience in both the US & Canada and prior to Iron Mountain was a Corporate Strategist at Avon Products and Management Consultant at Marakon Associates.

Brian holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology from Princeton University.

Luke Dawson is the Head of Global and EMEA Capital Markets for Colliers. He has over 17 years of experience with Colliers and over 20 years of working in the real estate industry, where he has be based in various locations across Europe, North America and the Middle East. In addition to his extensive track record in real estate transactions, Luke has deep experience in corporate transactions, mergers & acquisitions, asset management and business leadership.

As Head of Global Capital Markets, Luke is responsible for setting the global strategic agenda for Capital Markets, which includes advising clients, growing our global Capital Markets Platform, and connecting capital with opportunities across all asset classes around the world.

As Head of EMEA Capital Markets, Luke is responsible for executing regional strategy and driving the growth of the Capital Markets service line. He is focused on building and leveraging cross-border relationships at the decision-making level and working with our local teams to identify trends and opportunities.

Before leading the Global and EMEA Capital Markets team, Luke held regional leadership and Capital Markets positions across Europe. He led several significant cross-border transactions, extensively grew several businesses and is a well-known figure in the industry.

Andrew Hallissey serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the Colliers’ Global Occupier Services business. He is responsible for executing the strategic vision, client experience, driving growth, and leading the global platform of regional and functional experts who provide exceptional service delivery for occupier clients across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. In addition to his global role, Andrew also directly leads Colliers’ Occupier Services business in the EMEA region.

Andrew has a wealth of knowledge and a deep understanding of the strategic real estate and workplace priorities for major corporations, having advised dozens of Fortune 500 companies around the world over the last 20+ years on developing real estate value creation and transformation solutions.

Prior to joining Colliers, Andrew worked for CBRE where he held a range of senior leadership roles within their Global Workplace Solutions business in Chicago, Hong Kong, New York and London.

David Juran is President and Chief Executive Officer of Colliers Mortgage. Under his leadership, Colliers Mortgage has grown to one of the largest privately owned multifamily mortgage lenders in the United States. Prior to joining Colliers Mortgage, David served as Senior Vice President of a regional investment banking firm for over 13 years. He has developed particular expertise in programs supporting the creation of multifamily housing, affordable housing and senior housing. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of St. Thomas.

Fabrice Henry is Chief Executive Officer and a founding partner of Astris Finance, a global investment banking firm specializing in infrastructure and energy transition projects. Fabrice has guided Astris’ expansion into renewable energy and new markets across Latin America, Europe, and Southeast Asia, advising on more than 100 projects totaling over US$15 billion.

With decades of experience spanning financial advisory, M&A, and project finance, Fabrice has held senior roles at the Inter-American Development Bank and Dexia and began his career as a civil engineer in Hong Kong and with the French Ministry of Infrastructure. He holds a degree in mathematics from École Polytechnique and a master’s diploma in civil engineering and urban planning from École des Ponts et Chaussées. Fabrice is fluent in French, English, and Spanish, and conversational in German and Portuguese.