Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) elects Devencore’s principal & executive vice-president, global client solutions, Rob Renaud as Canada regional director.

Renaud brings over 23 years of commercial real estate advisory and brokerage experience.

“We are extremely proud of Rob’s achievement,” said Jean Laurin, President and CEO of Devencore. “The recognition of Rob in this important endeavour is a testament to our company’s continuing success and emerging leadership position in the Canadian corporate real estate community.”

According to the press release, Renaud is an industry veteran who continues to make his mark as a trusted advisor to tier-one clients across a number of industry verticals in the global knowledge economy.

A SIOR member since 2005, Renaud has served in a variety of leadership capacities over several years, including the president, vice-president and secretary and treasurer for the Canada Central Chapter and a member of the SIOR Technology Committee. He is also the current chairman of the SIOR Canada Central Chapter SIOR Broker of the Year Awards. Renaud was honoured with one of these prestigious awards in 2011, that recognizes the superior performance and achievement of a real estate brokerage advisor, based on the size, value and volume of transactions completed in a single calendar year.

SIOR is the leading global professional office and industrial real estate association. With more than 3,200 members in 686 cities and 36 countries, SIOR represents today’s most knowledgeable, experienced, and successful commercial real estate brokerage specialists.

“I owe much of the success in my career to SIOR and the connections I’ve made,” said Renaud in a press release. “I’m honoured to give back to the organization in this capacity.”