CBRE promotes Chris Connelly to president of its Midwest division

CBRE Group, Inc. has promoted Chris Connelly to president of the company’s Midwest division.

Connelly will oversee all of CBRE’s service lines in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Missouri, Kentucky and Wisconsin. He was previously executive managing director for CBRE’s Chicago region, beginning in 2011.

Connelly earned his bachelors in finance from the University of Illinois.