CBRE Group, Inc. is proud to announce that William N. Hearn, Senior Vice President of CBRE Atlanta’s Business Location Consulting Group, has been named Special Advisor to the Site Selectors Guild Board. As a founding member of the Site Selectors Guild (SSG), which is a national association of site selection professionals, he has been with the organization since its inception in 2010.

“We are excited that the renowned Site Selectors Guild Board has recognized Will Hearn’s value as an experienced industry professional by electing him. He brings an unparalleled level of experience and commitment to his work at CBRE and the commercial real estate business. Will is an industry leader, and we are proud of his accomplishments,” said David Lanier, Senior Managing Director.

In addition to his role as a founding member of SSG, Mr. Hearn has served as an SSG advisor to states and regions, addressing economic development and investment policy. In 2008 and 2010, Mr. Hearn led consulting engagements at The World Bank and USAID to support transitioning economies in Eastern Europe, which resulted in the creation of nine Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Throughout his career, he has consulted top U.S. and international companies across various industries and supported expansions, consolidations and relocations while completing more than 200 site selection assignments, ranging from $5 million to $1.5 billion in capital investment.

He has also been on the Guild’s Annual Conference Planning Committee since 2011 and was Conference Chair in 2016 and 2017 for annual conferences in Nashville and Tucson.  This event draws over 350 leading economic development organizations globally. 

The Site Selectors Guild is the only association of the world’s foremost professional site selection consultants and recognized as the highest standard in the site selection industry.  Guild members provide location strategy to corporations across the globe and for every industry, sector and function.

About CBRE Group, Inc.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2016 revenue).  The company has more than 75,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate investors and occupiers through approximately 450 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide.  CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.  Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.