Patrick Murray to Lead Real Estate Management Services for Colliers International

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Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:00am EDT

Murray Brings Twenty-Seven Years of Diverse Property Management Experience
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Colliers International has tapped Patrick Murray to grow its Real Estate
Management Services arm. As a managing partner and senior vice president, Mr.
Murray will be responsible for Colliers` current portfolio of 14.5 million
square feet of retail, office and industrial/flex properties located throughout
California and Nevada. Murray comes to Colliers International from McMorgan &
Company LLC, where he served as senior vice president, head of asset management
in the company`s San Francisco headquarters. 

"Colliers International is looking forward to Patrick Murray joining us," said
Ed Del Beccaro, senior managing partner for Colliers International. "Colliers
Property Management is poised to expand its services for distressed properties.
With Patrick`s strong background and knowledge of this area he is well suited to
continue the Colliers` tradition of excellent service for our clients," said Del
Beccaro. 

Mr. Murray has more than 27 years of diverse commercial real estate experience
including asset management, property management, acquisitions, dispositions,
leasing, development and distressed asset redevelopment. Prior to joining
Colliers International, Murray spent 16 years with McMorgan & Company, LLC, a
San Francisco-based investment firm, with oversight of a national portfolio of
real estate assets valued in excess of $1.6 billion. Prior to joining McMorgan &
Company, Murray spent 7 years at Cushman & Wakefield in San Francisco where his
team was the recipient of BOMA`s "Building of the Year" award. 

"In today`s challenging market, property owners are going to be looking for
guidance and a quality organization to help lead them through these difficult
times," said Patrick Murray, managing partner and senior vice president of Real
Estate Management Services for Colliers International. "Colliers International
takes a very entrepreneurial approach to looking at problems. They think
creatively, work with integrity and always put the owners interests first. They
hold on to top talent and I`m very pleased to be a part of the organization." 

About Colliers International

Colliers International is one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the
world, with 293 offices in 61 countries in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East
and Africa, and Greater Asia. Colliers International manages more than 868
million square feet of commercial property and has revenues in excess of $2
billion. Colliers International is a worldwide affiliation of independently
owned and operated companies. Colliers Parrish International, Inc., dba Colliers
International, is headquartered in San Jose and has 11 offices in California and
Nevada. 

For more information about Colliers` Real Estate Management Services visit
www.colliersparrish.com/REMS. For more information about Colliers International
visit www.colliersparrish.com. 

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Colliers International
Edward F. Del Beccaro, Senior Managing Partner, 925-279-5565
EDelBeccaro@colliersparrish.com
or
JStokes Article
Deborah Mullan, Director, 925-933-1624
dmullan@jstokes.com

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