MIAMI—Industrial real estate veteran John Vaught has joined Transwestern as senior vice president. Transwestern brought in Vaught to support its industrial tenant rep practice in the Southeast through Puerto Rico.

Specifically, Vaught will lead and grow client engagements and oversee the expansion of supply chain and logistics offerings. In his new role, he is tasked with help tenants develop results-driven strategic real estate programs to boost effectiveness, efficiencies and improve profitability in a competitive environment.

“Almost every element of the industrial side of our business has a supply chain component to it,” Walter Byrd, managing director of Transwestern’s South Florida offices, tells GlobeSt.com. “With that said, John’s expertise and intense focus with supply chain tenants broadens our perspective and allows our entire industrial team to better serve our institutional and user clients.”

A 19-year veteran, Vaught has more than $500 million in sales and leasing transaction volume for clients such as Pfizer Corp., Johnson & Johnson, Ryder North America, and Patheon. Vaught is a member of the National Advisory Committee Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Port Logistics Group, and Life Science Group.

Statewide, Transwestern is responsible of the leasing and management of more than 17 million square feet of commercial space. Vaughn’s addition follows a couple of recent strategic hires throughout the U.S. of brokers who specialize in representing logistics and supply chain users.

“John brings a fresh perspective, and in turn, a fresh perspective we provide for him,” Byrd says. “This allows us all to grow and provide a higher and more strategic level of service to our institutional and user clients.”

Vaught comes to Transwestern from CBRE. CBRE could not immediately be reached for comment.