Industrial leasing expertise enjoyed a large share of the limelight as the SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) central Canada chapter recognized top performers earlier this week. Broker of the Year Awards were bestowed in three categories along with the Industry Leadership and Impact Award, honouring whole-career achievements.

Gord Cook, executive vice president at Colliers Canada, received the latter accolade for his contribution to the industry and his peer network over the course of more than 35 years. He has a long track record as a top-5 national producer at Colliers, drawing on his specialization in industrial leasing and investment, multifamily apartment investment and infill redevelopment opportunities.

Samantha Sukumar, executive vice president at CBRE Canada, is Industrial Broker of the Year for 2024. An advisor on industrial and logistics space transactions, she works with companies, owners and investors on acquisitions, dispositions, expansions and relocation strategies. In 2023, she ranked in the top 20 producers for CBRE Canada and among the top 10 per cent for CBRE North America.

Katya Shabanova, senior vice president with Cushman and Wakefield, is the Office Broker of the Year for 2024. She has consistently been one of Cushman and Wakefield’s top producers in the Greater Toronto Area and across Canada and was previously named the SIOR central Canada chapter’s Young Professional of the Year in 2017.

This year’s Young Professional of the Year is Bill Pavlopoulos, a vice president and sales representative with Colliers Canada’s industrial facilities group.