Roberta Liss Joins DTZ as U.S. East Region President

WASHINGTON, March 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DTZ, a global leader in commercial real estate services, announced today that Roberta Liss has joined the firm as President, East Region, in the U.S.

Ms. Liss will lead DTZ's U.S. East Region, which includes Boston, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Raleigh, Charlotte, Nashville, Atlanta, and Florida. She will be charged with strategic leadership for the region. Ms. Liss will work with market leaders to identify expansion and diversification opportunities, build business development and client relationships, recruit and develop talent and ensure profitability and industry- and sector-leading client services. In addition, she will serve as Managing Principal for DTZ's operations in metro Washington, DC.

"Roberta brings to DTZ a wealth of senior leadership experience and strategic capabilities that make her perfectly suited to lead our East Region," said Joseph Stettinius Jr., DTZ Chief Executive, Americas. "Over the course of her 30-year career, she's established a track record as a top producer and trusted advisor to occupiers, investors and developers. Roberta is an industry leader who grasps the intricacies of providing exceptional client service and whose strategic focus will be instrumental to our growth in the Eastern U.S. We're excited to have her join us as our growth trajectory accelerates under the new DTZ brand."

Ms. Liss joins DTZ from BECO Management, where she was Executive Vice President of Leasing and Marketing. Before joining BECO, she was Executive Vice President of CBRE in Washington, DC, where she led tenant and landlord brokerage and strategic planning efforts. Prior, she served as Principal and Director of Brokerage at Trammell Crow Company for Washington, DC, and Maryland, where she led tenant representation, agency leasing, retail leasing and tax appeal. During her 30-year career, Ms. Liss has executed transactions totaling more than 6 million square feet and has been a strategic real estate advisor for an array of tenants and investors.

Additionally, Ms. Liss is an active member of CREW, where she served as Chair of the Sponsorship Committee, doubling the organization's sponsorship funding over her four-year term. She also has served on the boards of NAIOP Maryland/DC and the Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Association of Greater Washington, DC. Ms. Liss is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University, where she serves on the Professional Advisory Council of the Department of Architectural Engineering and the College of Engineering Advancement Committee.

Ms. Liss joins DTZ following the merger of DTZ and Cassidy Turley at the end of 2014, which was orchestrated by an investment consortium including TPG Capital, PAG Asia Capital and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. The merger created a global, Top 3 commercial real estate services firm operating under a new DTZ brand and with capabilities to serve occupier and investor clients anywhere in the world.

"This is an exciting time to join DTZ," Ms. Liss said. "With the new ownership structure and international capabilities, DTZ's ability to provide greater service to existing clients and pursue new opportunities is tremendously expanded. I look forward to capitalizing on this opportunity and getting to know my new colleagues in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast."

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About DTZ 
DTZ is a global leader in commercial real estate services providing occupiers, tenants and investors around the world with a full spectrum of property solutions. The company's core capabilities include agency leasing, tenant representation, corporate and global occupier services, property management, facilities management, facilities services, capital markets, investment and asset management, valuation, research, consulting, and project and development management. DTZ provides property management for 1.9 billion square feet, or 171 million square meters, and facilities management for 1.3 billion square feet, or 124 million square meters. The company completed $63 billion in transaction volume globally in 2014 on behalf of institutional, corporate, government and private clients. Headquartered in Chicago, DTZ has more than 28,000 employees who operate across more than 260 offices in 50 countries and represent the company's culture of excellence, client advocacy, integrity and collaboration. For further information, visit: www.dtz.com or follow us on Twitter @DTZ.

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