LOS ANGELES—Jodi Meade, a 29-year realestate expert in automotive retailproperties, has joined Avison Young as aprincipal. Meade is tasked with developing and leading the firm'snewly added automotive properties group, focusing on theacquisition, disposition, leasing and relocation of theseproperties. She will work in the firm's downtown office.

“Jodi is providing us with an incredible national platform in arapidly growing sector of the retail and investment marketsthroughout the United States,” says Chris Cooper,Avison Young principal and managing director. “Jodi's name issynonymous with automotive retail, and her relationships spanacross both regional and national dealership groups and investors,as well as global automotive manufacturers. This is a huge win forAvison Young, and we are thrilled to have Jodi join our growingcompany.”

Meade will leverage her extensive collection of industrycontacts to grow the group. She has acquired these contacts throughher 29-year career, which includes developing and launching theautomotive properties group at CBRE. There, herroaster of clients GM, Ford Motor Company,AutoStar and Budget Car. A decadeearlier, in 1995, Meade served as the director of retail propertymanagement with Shea Properties. She oversaw thefirm's California portfolio.