Julie Martineau Joins C&W as Vice President

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Nov. 7, 2014) - Cushman & Wakefield has announced Julie Martineau has joined the firm as Vice President, and will be located in the firm's downtown Montreal office.

Ms. Martineau will focus on office, retail and industrial opportunities. Along with working on multiple asset classes, she will also be working closely with all of our brokers as well as collaborating with the Lloyd Cooper team. Her extensive background in commercial real estate will help leverage C&W's robust integrated platform and provide additional depth to the existing brokerage team. She brings 25 years of commercial real estate expertise in retail, office and industrial markets, bringing an understanding of both landlords and tenants.

"Ms. Martineau's decision to join Cushman & Wakefield speaks volumes about the depth of our platform and the potential we have in Montreal and beyond," said Bernie Marcotte, Senior Managing Director, Quebec. "She bring a wide and varied expertise to our team that will help our clients as they make real estate decisions. We are elated to have her on the team."

Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Ms. Martineau worked as Vice President Leasing Eastern Region, and Vice President Office Leasing, Québec, at Ivanhoe Cambridge. From 2007 until 2012, Julie was Vice President Leasing, Quebec, for SmartCentres. Prior to joining SmartCentres Julie was Vice President at Société Immobilière Jean E. Martineau Inc. and President and Founder of Martineau Courtier Immobilier Agréé Inc. for 13 years. She led a team of property managers and leasing representatives who succeeded in repositioning properties for clients such as CDPQ, Metropolitan Life and Industrial Alliance. She has also represented major clients such as Provigo, Belair Direct, ING Canada Inc., and Busac.

"I am very pleased to join Cushman & Wakefield. Its culture of collaboration in strong service platform provides confidence that my clients will get the best possible solutions for their real estate needs," said Ms. Martineau. "I look forward to working with the team to increase our market share in Montreal."

Ms. Martineau is a Certified Real Estate Broker AEO and a member of ICSC and CREW. She is also member of the board of directors of UDI Quebec.

ABOUT CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD

Cushman & Wakefield advises and represents clients on all aspects of property occupancy and investment. Founded in 1917, it has 250 offices in 60 countries, employing more than 16,000 professionals. It offers a complete range of services to its occupier and investor clients for all property types, including leasing, sales and acquisitions, equity, debt and structured finance, corporate finance and investment banking, appraisal, consulting, corporate services, and property, facilities, project and risk management.