Colliers International hires Keschl as national director of retail
Colliers International has hired Mark Keschl as national director of retail. As head of the retail group, Keschl will lead new client pursuits, oversee the group's best practices and recruit the industry's best and brightest to further enhance a retail services operation.
Previously a principal with Millennium Retail Partners, which provides consulting services to retailers and landlords in transaction, strategic planning and organizational practices, Keschl also served as a principal for Trammell Crow Co. with responsibility for retail in the Chicago area as well as contributions to the national marketing team. He held in-house real estate positions as senior vice president, real estate for OfficeMax, Inc. and vice president, real estate for Toys 'R' Us.
Keschl is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, a speaker at many industry events, and has participated as guest faculty at the ICSC Univ. He holds an MBA from the Univ. of Detroit, with a concentration in Finance and Statistical Analysis, and a B.S. from Wayne State Univ. in Detroit with a major in Finance and Business Economics.
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