VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: Cushman & Wakefield, a leading global real estate services firm, has announced William Throne as co-lead of the company’s Ports & Intermodal Advisory Group. With 23 years of experience marketing land and industrial properties with Cushman & Wakefield and Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, Throne will be responsible for leading the firm’s ports practice on the East Coast in his new role.

Cushman & Wakefield’s Ports & Intermodal Advisory Group specializes in locating, procuring, and marketing optimal properties in deep-water and inland port markets. From helping clients with site selection and marketing to assisting in decisions about public versus private development, the Ports Group provides individually-tailored supply chain, financial, workforce, and infrastructure solutions to port users, property owners, and port owners/operators.

“It is an honor to have been selected to co-lead Cushman & Wakefield’s Ports & Intermodal Advisory Group, a practice I have watched evolve and flourish over the last several years,” Throne said. “Due to advances in technology and automation, this industry is undergoing a rapid transformation, and I am excited to continue to assist ports clients in navigating the changing landscape and maximizing their profits in my new role.”

Throne’s co-lead Kevin Turner, based out of Irvine, California, leads Cushman & Wakefield’s ports practice on the West Coast. The group also partners with New Harbor Consultants, an independent management consulting firm that specializes in ports, ocean and inland transport, and logistics solutions, to advise clients on real estate decisions. New Harbor’s David Bovet works with Throne and Turner to deliver a tailored solution for each port user, property owner, or port owner/operator.

 

Throne’s interest in the ports industry stems from his service with the U.S. Navy, where he was an officer and a fighter pilot for 10 years. After leaving the Navy in 1985, Throne began work in commercial real estate with Cushman & Wakefield in California. He relocated to Virginia in 2003 and joined Cushman & Wakefield’s alliance partner, Thalhimer. Throne will remain in his position as First Vice President of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer in their Virginia Beach, Virginia, office.

“Working with Bill through the years, I have been extremely impressed by his vast knowledge and insights of the industrial real estate industry and specifically of the ports landscape. Bill’s superb judgment and experience has delivered incredible results for Cushman & Wakefield clients, and I look forward to watching him continue to succeed in his new leadership role,” said John Morris, Industrial Services Lead for the Americas.

Written on August 22, 2018