CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE) announced the promotion of two members of its legal team to senior executive roles.
Chad Doellinger has been promoted to general counsel. Doellinger was a senior member of the CBRE legal group from May 2020 to April 2023 before being promoted to chief transformation officer earlier this year. He previously served as legal chief operations officer and deputy general counsel overseeing litigation, intellectual property and other areas. His prior experience includes serving as head of complex litigation for Walmart.
Doellinger replaces Larry Midler as general counsel, who opted to step down when CBRE decided to move the position to its Dallas office. He will remain with the company in a consulting capacity through mid-2024.
Banke Odunaike has been promoted to chief culture officer, a new position. In her new role, she will focus on ethics and compliance, workforce diversity, senior leadership talent identification and development, succession planning. Odunaike has been a member of CBRE’s legal group since 2017 and most recently oversaw legal matters across EMEA and APAC for the advisory services business segment.
Doellinger and Odunaike have joined the CBRE Executive Committee, which is comprised of CBRE CEO Bob Sulentic and a group of eight senior executives who report directly to him.
“Chad and Banke are rising leaders who enhance our executive leadership team,” Sulentic said. “Chad is an innovative strategic thinker, and we will benefit significantly from his counsel and leadership. Banke is an accomplished executive who brings an important international perspective to her new responsibilities.”
