Colliers Meredith & Grew appoint Perry president

Colliers Meredith & Grew has appointed Ronald Perry as president. Kevin Phelan will assume the role of co-chairman with Tom Hynes. Perry first joined Colliers Meredith & Grew in 1984 and was appointed head of Colliers Meredith & Grew's brokerage group in 2007, which includes the Boston, Suburban and Retail Brokerage teams. He has a highly successful track record of providing landlord representation and tenant advisory services to clients in the Boston marketplace. His professional accomplishments include being named the Greater Boston Real Estate Board's "Broker of the Year" in 2004. Perry is active in several philanthropic organizations and was honored with the "Father of the Year" award by the American Diabetes Association and the Boston Father's Day Council in 2008. "I would like to thank my colleagues for this tremendous vote of confidence and I look forward to carrying out my new role," said Perry. "Our organization adheres to a unique team-oriented philosophy and offers our clients a full platform of complimentary services." "Ron has contributed significantly to our strong growth over the years and has proven himself as a key member of our executive team," said Phelan. "He will continue to lead the firm with professionalism, integrity and team spirit." Phelan joined the firm in 1978 to create the Capital Markets group and was appointed president in 2007. He has been involved in multi-billion-dollars worth of financings, representing all property types across the United States. Phelan will continue to lead the Capital Markets group as well as manage a broad range of institutional client relationships for Colliers Meredith & Grew. Phelan is a member of the board of trustees of Providence College, chair of the board of trustees of Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, director and past president of The Boys and Girls Club of Boston and director of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. "With Ron as president focused on brokerage and advisory services and Kevin continuing his role in the capital markets and institutional markets, we have the leadership in place for the long term," said Hynes. "Our affiliation with Colliers International provides our valued clients a full spectrum of world-class commercial real estate services, seamlessly on a national and international basis." Hynes was appointed president in 1988 and chairman in 2007. Hynes has more than forty years experience in real estate brokerage and advisory activities. Colliers Meredith & Grew is a Boston-based commercial real estate company with integrated service groups including Brokerage, Capital Markets, Counseling & Valuation, Development & Advisory, Investment Sales, and Property & Asset Management. In addition to representing its core clients in New England, Colliers Meredith & Grew provides national and international real estate services to its multi-market clients as a member of Colliers International and as an owner/member of Strategic Alliance Mortgage LLC (SAM). Colliers International is a worldwide affiliation of independently owned and operated companies in 294 offices in 61 countries. For more information about Colliers Meredith & Grew, visit www.colliersmg.com.