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Executive TeamBios
In May 2006, Richard W. "Rick" Davidson was appointed president and chief operating officer of Coldwell Banker Commercial®, one of the most widely recognized commercial real estate organizations. He is based at the company's worldwide headquarters in Parsippany, N.J. Through his leadership, Davidson is establishing a collaborative enviornment that leverages the company's market positioning and expertise, ensuring a consistency of service to clients, regardless of geography or product diversity. He is also focused on increasing the company's presence in primary markets and fine tuning the Coldwell Banker Commercial organization's service model. Prior to his appointment as president of Coldwell Banker Commercial, Davidson served as founding principal and chief executive officer of Coldwell Banker Commercial Capitol Realty Services, an independently owned and operated company in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan market. Prior to that, he spent nine years as managing director of CB Richard Ellis in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area. While at CB Richard Ellis, Davidson's focus was in growth and establishing client relations and under his guidance, its metropolitan market presence grew exponentially in all service areas. In fact, the firm was named the number one real estate services company of Washington, DC in both 1999 and 2000. He received several awards while at CB Richard Ellis, including twice being named Manager of the Year as well as the recipient of the J. Frank Mahoney Chairman's Leadership Award for Real Estate Excellence in 1997, 1998, and 2000. With over twenty years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, Davidson is a licensed real estate broker in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia and has received several national awards for real estate excellence. Davidson is also a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), and holds a Real Property Administrator designation with the Building Owners and Manager Association (BOMA). He's also an active participant in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America organization. Davidson is an honors graduate of National Louis University in Chicago
Gregory Sexton was appointed Senior Vice President, Operations, in November 2007 for Coldwell Banker Commercial Affiliates, Inc. Mr. Sexton is responsible for the marketing and operations of the Coldwell Banker Commercial organization. Mr. Sexton has held a variety of positions within Realogy Corporation (formerly Cendant Corporation) since joining in 1998, including Franchise Sales Director for Century 21, Regional Vice President for Century 21 and Coldwell Banker. He has been responsible for the sale of real estate franchises to existing unaffiliated real estate companies, the sale of start-up companies, and to assist existing franchisees grow through the merger and acquisition of unaffiliated real estate companies. His teams have been responsible for more than $300 million in Gross Closed Commissions to Cendant Corporation. Prior to his recent appointment, Mr. Sextion held the title of Senior Vice President of Strategic Growth. In addition, Mr. Sexton, who received his bachelors degree from Lipscomb University in 1987, owned the largest residential and commercial cleaning franchise for six years in Nashville, TN before joining the parent company to lead their national franchise sales and development operation. Mr. Sexton has received numerous awards in his leadership roles at Cendant Corporation including The Chairmans Award for Franchise Sales in 2001 & 2002, Regional Vice President of the Year in 2001, 2002 & 2003, and Southern Region Regional Vice President of the Year in 2000.
Tim Dimond is Vice President of Ownership Services for Coldwell Banker Commercial. Tim oversees all owner-related services and is focused on developing a vertically integrated service platform, including property management, construction management, agency leasing, investment sales, and the capital markets business, for the company. Tim also serves as a national resource for each Coldwell Banker Commercial affiliate office. Tim boasts over 20 years of commercial real estate professional experience. He most recently served as the director of real estate development and management for the State of Florida, helping to formulate ownership strategy and management of eight million square feet of state owned real estate and 10 million square feet of privately-owned properties. He also oversaw a variety of statewide construction services and held overall responsibility for the management of all facilities operations at the Florida Governors Mansion. Previously, Tim has served as the director/senior vice president of institutional advisory services for The Merlot Group; director of the office of property management for the District of Columbia; general manager for Carramerica Realty Corporation in Washington, D.C.; and vice president and director of operations for Draper & Kramer in Hanover, Md. Tim has a Bachelor of Science degree from Barry University in Miami. He has a Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and also served as IREMs Washington, D.C., Chapter president in 2000 and 2001. He has received a number of awards throughout his career, including the 2002 CPM Manager of the Year and has served on several industry boards and task forces.
Fred is a veteran commercial real estate professional with 25 years of experience and involvement in assignments, with an aggregate value of more than $4 billion. Prior to joining Coldwell Banker Commercial, he served as First Vice President of Corporate Services for CBRE and was responsible for providing a broad base of advisory services to public and private sector clients requiring multi-market, multi-project real estate services. During his tenure with CBRE, Fred was involved in more than 350 transactions per year. During his career, he also served as Managing Director for United Systems Integrators Corporation (USI), in Mountainside, NJ, and was responsible for Corporate Real Estate Services and New Business Development in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and the Ohio Valley. Fred has a bachelors degree from Seton Hall University, is a member of CoreNet Global, and is on the Summit, NJ, YMCA Board of Directors. |
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