SIOR Taps New Chief Executive

Hirt brought the American Society of Appraisers’ membership retention to 96% during his tenure as the society’s CEO.

WASHINGTON, DC—SIOR has hired Jim Hirt as CEO. He comes to the organization, which represents office and industrial realtors, as a Certified Association Executive with 22 years’ experience managing staff and volunteer leaders representing organizations from around the world.

Del Markward, president of SIOR Global, says Hirt was selected from “a strong pool of candidates through a comprehensive selection process. Among his many noteworthy attributes, Jim’s extensive experience in training and developing volunteer leaders, strategic plans, building relationships and educational programming, along with his proven ability to effectively manage and inspire staff, makes him uniquely capable to build upon the status of SIOR and guide us to a bright future.”