SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE REALTORS® Recognize Excellence
Brett Sain, First Vice President, Barry Ward, First Vice President, and Price Gutshall, Vice President

ROANOKE & VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, December 1, 2025 – The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors® (SIOR)—the leading global professional association for industrial and office real estate—has announced that three commercial real estate professionals with Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer have earned the prestigious SIOR designation.

The newly designated members are:
– Brett Sain, SIOR, First Vice President, Virginia Beach office
– Barry Ward, SIOR, First Vice President and Managing Broker, Roanoke office
– Price Gutshall, SIOR, Vice President, Roanoke office

The designation is a professional achievement reserved only for highly qualified commercial real estate practitioners with a strong transactional history in brokerage, fee-based services or executive management. To achieve the SIOR designation, all three associates needed to have consistently demonstrated professional ability, competency, ethical conduct and personal integrity, met stringent education requirements, completed at least five years of creditable experience in the highly specialized field of industrial real estate and remained a top producer.

The SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE REALTORS® (SIOR) is the leading society for industrial and office real estate professionals. Individuals who earn their SIOR designation adhere to the highest levels of accountability and ethical standards. Only the industry’s top professionals qualify for the SIOR designation. Today, there are only 3,300 SIOR members worldwide in over 50 countries. www.sior.com

About Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer
Thalhimer was founded in 1913 and currently has offices in Richmond, Newport News, Virginia Beach, Fredericksburg, Roanoke, Charlottesville, and Lynchburg, Virginia. The company has nearly 100 broker professionals and employs approximately 530 associates. Thalhimer represents, on behalf of its clients, a property portfolio of 54 million leasable square feet, management of more than 28 million square feet of commercial property, and nearly 12,000 multifamily units. In 2024, Thalhimer completed over 1,800 transactions with a transactional volume of more than $1.96 billion. Thalhimer is the region’s leading provider of comprehensive commercial real estate services, including corporate services, investment sales, tenant representation, project management, asset management, and the sale and leasing of office, industrial and retail properties. To learn more, visit www.thalhimer.com.
Independently Owned and Operated / A Member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance

About Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global commercial real estate services firm for property owners and occupiers with approximately 52,000 employees in nearly 400 offices and 60 countries. In 2024, the firm reported revenue of $9.4 billion across its core service lines of Services, Leasing, Capital markets, and Valuation and other. Built around the belief that Better never settles, the firm receives numerous industry and business accolades for its award-winning culture. For additional information, visit www.cushmanwakefield.com.
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