SVN announced the winners of its specialty awards, which recognize exemplary achievement in six different categories, and of the SVeN award. The awards were bestowed during SVN’s 2019 Annual Conference, a yearly gathering of SVN Advisors and Managing Directors, which took place March 6-9 at the Eden Roc Resort in Miami Beach, Florida.
The SVeN award, in recognition of exceptional promotion and representation of the SVN Difference, was presented to Keith Kidwell, Managing Director of SVN Commercial Realty in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Each year, SVN recognizes winners in each of six categories: Rookie of the Year, Collaborator of the Year, Team Player of the Year, Humanitarian of the Year, Ambassador of the Year, and Managing Director of the Year. These specialty recognitions were presented by SVN COO Diane Danielson, and John McDermott, Executive Director at SVN Chicago Commercial, during the Awards Dinner of the 2019 Annual Conference. Recognized for their achievements in 2018 were the following:
Rookie of the Year: Bryan McCann, Advisor, SVN |Three Rivers Commercial Associates in Pittsburgh, PA.
Collaborators of the Year: Jeff Cline, Executive Managing Director and Michael Finch, Executive Vice President both of, SVN| SFRhub Advisors, Phoenix, AZ.
Team Player of the Year: Tony Yousif, Senior Director, National Accounts SVN | Asset Advisory Group in San Diego, CA and SVN | CompassRock in Denver, CO.
Humanitarian of the Year: Bruce Marshall, Managing Director, SVN | DataVest, Inc. in Dallas, TX.
Ambassador of the Year: John P. McDermott, Executive Director, SVN | Chicago Commercial in Chicago, IL.
Managing Directors of the Year: Matt Christian and Larry Starr, both of SVN | Commercial Advisory Group in Sarasota, FL.
“It is always a great honor to present SVN‘s specialty awards, which recognize the high standards, generosity, and extraordinary achievement of the honorees, in order to build strong relationships and the SVN brand,” said COO Diane Danielson.
Check out other news and pics from the 2019 SVN Annual Conference by looking up #SVN2019 on Twitter.
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