New York, NY – Cushman & Wakefield announced today that the real estate services firm has hired Mike Mathias as Vice Chair in New York. He will also serve as Co-Chair of the firm’s NYC Technology Practice Group, a group focused on advising occupiers across the technology sector and throughout the full real estate lifecycle. Mathias will be joined by Sean Hoffman and Richard Johns who will serve as Directors. The team, which will focus on advising occupiers, will be based out of the firm’s Midtown Manhattan office.
“We are delighted to welcome Mike, Sean and Richard to Cushman & Wakefield. As we continue to execute on our business plan, we 
remain focused on attracting market-leading talent that best serve our clients,” said Toby Dodd, President, NY Tri-State. “The team’s dynamic energy, comprehensive global market knowledge and client-centric focus will further enhance our service delivery standards and contribute towards our rapidly growing market share.”
Mathias has over 14 years of commercial real estate experience and has represented numerous fast growing occupier clients globally and from multiple industries, including technology, finance, media and entertainment. He joins Cushman & Wakefield from Savills where he was responsible for developing and executing creative real estate solutions on behalf of his clients. Throughout his career, Mathias has been recognized with a myriad of industry awards.
“I am thrilled to be joining Cushman & Wakefield, which has an outstanding platform, and a strong culture that we are excited to be a part of,” said Mathias. “The firm’s global platform will enable and empower us to provide the best possible services to our clients and I’m looking forward to working alongside some of the industry’s best talent.”
Hoffman and Johns have extensive backgrounds representing occupier clients with a focus across the technology and financial services sectors. Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, both Hoffman and Johns worked at Savills where they specialized in tenant representation to help clients implement a data-driven approach to grow strategically, maximize employee recruitment and retention and optimize their real estate spend.
“We are excited for Mike to co-chair our NYC Technology Practice Group focused on bringing the full resources of the firm to best serve our clients,” said Todd Schwartz, Managing Principal, New York. “Mike and his team are outstanding, market-leading professionals who have significant global, national and local relationships and accounts that will leverage Cushman & Wakefield’s full platform.”
Headshots of the team can be downloaded here.