NEW YORK CITY-In taking the newly created position of CEO ofclient solutions at Cushman & Wakefield, John Santora builds ona few aspects of his prior experience. First is a number of yearsas a honcho: he’s served as global COO and, more recently, aspresident and CEO for the firm’s Americas region. Secondly, theposition marks a return to familiar territory: before becomingglobal COO, Santora was head of C&W’s asset services group, nowa part of the client solutions unit. Third is the threedecades-plus he’s been with the firm.

“As I look at my new role, I’ve had the opportunity to be theglobal COO and to understand markets around the world, how ourclients operate and how our business operates,” Santora tellsGlobeSt.com. “I’ve built strong relationships with top people atFortune 1000 firms around the world. It’s thoserelationships that I want to be able to leverage for ourcompany.”

Added to which, Santora says his tenure with the asset servicesgroup “gives me the ability to bring the resources to bear and therelationships I have, both internally and externally, to this newrole.” That new position will also allow him to capitalize on theopportunities he’s had to learn about markets worldwide, “beingable to bring best practices and the newest solutions to thetable.”