John Morris is the new leader of industrial services for the Americas for Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., succeeding Jim Dieter, executive vice president and current head of the service line.
Dieter will remain with Cushman & Wakefield through 2013 and work closely with Morris to support the company’s aggressive growth plans for the industrial practice.
“This leadership succession plan gives our company the opportunity to build on what Jim Dieter has built over the past three years, leveraging his skills and experience while transitioning one of our rising stars into a leadership role,” said Jim Underhill, chief executive officer of Americas for Cushman & Wakefield.
Morris, currently the leader of Cushman & Wakefield’s global business consulting service line, joined the commercial real estate services firm in 2005. As an industry leader in network and location strategy for industrial operations, he has an extensive background in supply chain strategy, network design, cost reduction and transportation operations, working with many Fortune 500 companies.
