{"id":1004160786,"date":"2016-12-05T14:19:19","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T22:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004160786"},"modified":"2022-12-08T12:09:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T20:09:11","slug":"raising-the-bar-cpe-announces-the-2016-executives-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/raising-the-bar-cpe-announces-the-2016-executives-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"CPE Announces the 2016 Executives of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Sanyu Kyeyune<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004160827\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/Arne-Sorenson-above-is-CPE---s-2016-Executive-of-the-Year.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004160827\" data-attachment-id=\"1004160827\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/raising-the-bar-cpe-announces-the-2016-executives-of-the-year\/arne-sorenson-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/Arne-Sorenson-above-is-CPE---s-2016-Executive-of-the-Year.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"653,490\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Cade Martin Photography&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5DS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Portraits&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1469715184&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;90&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Arne Sorenson&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Arne Sorenson (above), is CPE\u2019s 2016 Executive of the Year.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Arne Sorenson, President &#038; CEO, Marriott International Inc.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/Arne-Sorenson-above-is-CPE---s-2016-Executive-of-the-Year.jpg?w=653\" class=\"wp-image-1004160827 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/Arne-Sorenson-above-is-CPE---s-2016-Executive-of-the-Year.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/Arne-Sorenson-above-is-CPE---s-2016-Executive-of-the-Year.jpg 653w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/Arne-Sorenson-above-is-CPE---s-2016-Executive-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=300,225 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004160827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arne Sorenson (<i>above<\/i>), is <i>CPE<\/i>\u2019s 2016 Executive of the Year.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This year marks <em>CPE<\/em>\u2019s 20th Executives of the Year Awards, recognizing\u00a0commercial real estate\u2019s top achievers, decided by a confidential vote of the CPE 100, an invited group of industry leaders. The leaders profiled here come from all walks of commercial real estate, from investment and development to finance and advisory services.<\/p>\n<p>During a dynamic year, these executives have engineered\u00a0some of the largest, most complex corporate-level mergers and acquisitions in recent memory. As for transactions, a\u00a0number of winners orchestrated\u00a0blockbuster portfolio and single-asset deals.<\/p>\n<p>Still others streamlined their companies\u2019 missions, making way for fresh opportunities. Each of these accomplishments required\u00a0ingenuity, diligence and fervor.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004160789\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004160789\" data-attachment-id=\"1004160789\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/raising-the-bar-cpe-announces-the-2016-executives-of-the-year\/j-ronald-terwilliger\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/J-Ronald-Terwilliger.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"450,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"J. Ronald Terwilliger\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/J-Ronald-Terwilliger.jpg?w=450\" class=\"wp-image-1004160789 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/J-Ronald-Terwilliger.jpg\" alt=\"J. Ronald Terwilliger won CPE's 2016 Lifetime Achievement award.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/J-Ronald-Terwilliger.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/J-Ronald-Terwilliger.jpg?resize=225,300 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004160789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">J. Ronald Terwilliger (<i>pictured<\/i>) won CPE&#8217;s 2016 Lifetime Achievement award.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many of the individuals acknowledge here uncovered\u00a0opportunities for global expansion. Setting their sights on untapped markets, they forged or deepened\u00a0relationships with international counterparts, resulting in handsome gains and satisfied clients.<\/p>\n<p>Uncertainty about the direction of the economy as well as robust opportunities await the industry in 2017. With much at stake and unknown, the executives honored in this issue will lead the way.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s Executive of the Year award went to Arne Sorenson, president &amp; CEO of Marriott International.\u00a0J. Ronald Terwilliger, chairman emeritus of Trammell Crow Residential Co., won the Lifetime Achievement award.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluetoad.com\/publication\/?i=365454#{&quot;issue_id&quot;:365454,&quot;page&quot;:0}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the complete list of winners\u00a0and learn more about the 2016 Executives of the Year in the December issue of CPE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the individuals boldly shaping the future of commercial real estate, as determined by their peers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1245,"featured_media":1004160827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26282,21791,23891,21742,21744],"tags":[32802,33002],"class_list":["post-1004160786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cpe-daily-newsletter-article","category-exec-of-the-year","category-national","category-latest","category-people","tag-marriott-international","tag-trammell-crow-residential"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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