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Savills only arrived in the United States ( from the UK ) about ten years ago but has an over 155-year history
America ( aka Honda Logistics ). This moved me to Ohio where I was fortunate to work with many Honda suppliers – getting to see how the myriad pieces come together from numerous suppliers to make a Honda or Acura vehicle . I spent my time in Ohio also pursuing my MBA with the University of Michigan . Later , I was promoted and moved back to California to oversee operations , finance and HR .
I spent 11 years at Komyo / Honda before leaving to start my own supply chain consulting and third-party logistics organization . We grew very quickly in Southern California , but I had tapped out the ability to grow the business , so I sold it to a larger third-party logistics company when Colliers International tapped me on the shoulder to establish their internal supply chain consulting practice . At Colliers International , I worked alongside the industrial brokers and their clients to help develop business strategies around supply chain drivers .
After almost five years at Colliers , Savills approached me about leading their growing industrial practice – which meant designing and building an industrial real estate and consulting platform with my vision . Since most of my professional life had been in both global manufacturing and distribution , I have a different perspective – one from the users of the space – about how to approach the challenges . Savills has supported this vision of designing an industrial advisory practice from the inside out , with the REAL tools and data that clients need to make informed decisions about where and how to locate their facilities . And we ’ ve expanded our capabilities to also help developers and landlords choose markets , as well as types of buildings to develop on speculation based on supply chain drivers .
It ’ s been nearly three years , and I ’ m very proud of the progress we have made . Clients have embraced our approach as we ’ ve seen the number of brokers joining our team increase tremendously and moreover ,
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