NEWS RELEASE
January 6, 2016
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Colliers International Announces Nine Chicago Promotions
Cummins and Silverman Named Principals of Firm
(ROSEMONT, IL) – Colliers International has announced the promotion of six brokerage professionals and
three real estate management services professionals. The promotions acknowledge each individual’s
success in fulfilling client requirements and contributing to the firm’s increasing market presence. The
promotions are summarized below:
BROKERAGE
To Principal
Chris Cummins, 43, received a double promotion from senior vice president to principal. Cummins
received the 2015 NAIOP Suburban Office Broker Transaction of the Year award for his representation of
Principal Real Estate Investors in a 209,000-square-foot lease to CDW at Tri-State International Office
Center in Lincolnshire, IL. Additionally, he was named Colliers Chicago’s top producer in the firm’s
Suburban Office Advisory Group for his 2015 performance. Cummins resides in Evanston, IL.
Darryl Silverman, 33, received a double promotion from senior vice president to principal. This marks his
third promotion in the past five years. Silverman works in Colliers International’s Office Advisory Group,
where he specializes in landlord representation and local tenant representation throughout Chicago. He was
named a 2015 NAIOP Suburban Office Broker Transaction of the Year finalist for his representation of
Equity Commonwealth in a 260,084-square-foot lease to Baxalta, at 1200 Lakeside Drive in Bannockburn,
IL. He is a graduate of Indiana University and currently resides in Northbrook, IL.
To Senior Vice President
Ryan Barr, 33, was promoted from vice president to senior vice president. Based in Colliers’ downtown
Chicago office, Barr focuses on servicing national corporate solutions accounts such as Wells Fargo, MTD
Products, Nilfisk and ULTA Beauty. He has successfully completed over 4.0 million square feet of
transactions in the past three years, saving his clients over $50 million. Barr is a graduate of the University
of Iowa and resides in Chicago, IL.
To Vice President
Patrick Turner, 36, was named vice president from senior associate. This marks his second consecutive
promotion. Turner works in Colliers International’s Industrial Advisory Group, teaming with Principal Tom
Rodeno. His expertise is in the greater Chicagoland area, with a primary focus in the O’Hare submarket.
Since joining Colliers in 2011, Patrick has been involved in over 130 transactions with a total value
exceeding $170 million. He recently represented Tax Airfreight in a 55,000 square-foot lease at 10700
Waveland Avenue in Franklin Park, IL. He is a resident of Deerfield, IL.
Ned Frank, 30, was promoted to vice president from senior associate. Frank is a member of the Industrial
Advisory Group with a concentration primarily in the Lake County and North Suburbs submarkets. He was
named a finalist for the 2015 NAIOP Industrial Speculative Development of the Year award for his
representation of Prologis in a 210,000-square-foot lease to Power Equipment Direct at 969 Veterans
Parkway in Bolingbrook, IL. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University and currently
resides in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago, IL.
To Senior Associate
Jonathon Connor, 29, was promoted to senior associate from associate. Connor works in Colliers
International’s Office Advisory Group, where he provides institutional and private investors with
comprehensive leasing services, in addition to representing local, national and international corporations
with their real estate requirements. He recently represented PT&C | LWG Forensic Consulting in a 19,000square-foot office lease at 111 Deer Lake in Deerfield, IL. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois and
currently resides in Chicago, IL.
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
To Account Manager
Rachel Bernero, RPA, 44, was promoted to account manager from senior property manager.
Bernero has over 20 years of commercial real estate experience and currently leads a team in the
management of the Windham Lake Business Park and Amhurst Lake Business Park Owners
Associations as well as a 3.5 million-square-foot office and industrial portfolio located in the Lake
County Illinois, Southeast Wisconsin and St. Louis, MO markets. Bernero is a resident of Kenosha,
WI.
Karen Ptasnik, 49, was promoted to account manager from senior property manager. Ptasnik has over 25
years of commercial real estate experience and currently leads a team in the management of a 6.9 millionsquare-foot office and industrial portfolio located in the west and south suburban markets. She holds the
Real Property Administrator (RPA) and LEED Green Associate designations. Ptasnik is a resident of Mount
Prospect, IL.
To Property Manager
Richard Chludzinski, 45, was named property manager from assistant property manager. He holds the
LEED Green Associate designation, received his Masters of Architecture from the University of Illinois at
Urbana Champaign and a MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry University.
Chludzinski currently resides in Batavia, IL.
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