CBRE has elevated industrial specialist Andrew Hitchcock to the role of vice chairman, the firm's highest professional title for producers. The promotion recognizes Hitchcock's long-running performance within CBRE's industrial platform and his extensive work supporting corporate clients across logistics and warehouse real estate.
Hitchcock focuses on industrial leasing activity as well as the acquisition and disposition of logistics, warehouse, and headquarters facilities. His client base includes corporate users with footprints in the Pacific Northwest and across the broader United States, reflecting a practice that spans multiple industrial markets and supply chain locations.
In his advisory role, Hitchcock works with occupiers on a range of strategic and transactional needs. His services include site selection for industrial and logistics facilities, helping companies evaluate potential locations against their operational and distribution requirements. He also assists clients with incentives negotiation, engaging with relevant stakeholders to structure economic incentive packages where available.
Hitchcock's work further encompasses logistical location analysis, where he guides companies on how facility siting decisions may affect transportation efficiency, labor access, and network optimization. On the transactional side, he supports clients with transaction management, overseeing the process from initial market analysis through negotiation and execution. He also provides financial analysis, helping corporate users quantify and compare the implications of various occupancy and capital decisions.
According to CBRE, Hitchcock brings more than two decades of experience in the industrial market to his role. Over this period, he has built a platform that emphasizes both advisory capabilities and production performance. His five-broker team has consistently led CBRE's industrial production rankings in the Pacific Northwest, indicating a sustained flow of leasing and investment-related activity within that region's industrial sector.
Since joining CBRE in 2012, Hitchcock has regularly appeared among the firm's top industrial producers in the Pacific Northwest on an annual basis. This performance track record spans multiple market cycles and reflects his continued presence in corporate real estate decision-making for industrial users. His production history has contributed to both his team's standing within the firm and his personal progression to CBRE's highest producer title.
John Miller, executive managing director at CBRE, said Hitchcock has developed one of the most consistent records in the company's industrial practice. Miller noted that Hitchcock's promotion to vice chairman is intended to recognize the benchmark he has set in the industrial market over more than a decade. The move also underscores CBRE's emphasis on experience and long-term performance in its producer recognition structure.
The announcement highlights CBRE's continued investment in its industrial advisory capabilities at a time when logistics, warehouse, and corporate headquarters requirements remain central to many occupiers' real estate strategies. Hitchcock's expanded title formalizes his senior status within the platform while maintaining his focus on client advisory, analysis, and transaction execution in the industrial sector.
