"The Southwest Corporate Services group at Staubach has grown aremarkable 30% this past year," John Gates, president of theDallas-based firm's Southwest Corporate Services, says in aprepared statement for GlobeSt.com. "We attribute thisaccomplishment not only to outstanding work that individualsperform on behalf of our clients, but from the leadership andmentoring role such individuals provide to our entire team. Therecent promotions of Jeff Ellerman, Scott Collier, Sharon Morrison,Brad Blankenship and Bo Bond are well deserved acknowledgments oftheir contributions to our success."

Ellerman and Collier rose to the EVP level from senior vicepresident. Morrison, a vice president, was named senior vicepresident. Bond, previously an associate, and Blankenship, risingfrom consultant, were promoted to vice presidents. With thechanges, Ellerman and Collier join Staubach's Paul Whitman and CarlEwert on the top rung of the corporate brokerage ladder. The otherchanges take the firm to six senior vice presidents and 13 vicepresidents.

Ellerman, with 21 years in the industry, has spent the past sixyears with Staubach, specializing as an office tenantrepresentative. He consistently is ranked as a top broker insideand outside the company.