SEATTLE—Colliers International and its parentcompany, FirstService Corp., have announced thatDylan Taylor, formerly CEO | Americas, has beennamed as COO | global. Taylor will continue to report directly toDouglas Frye, president and CEO, Global.
Taylor joined Colliers in June of 2009 as CEO, USAand under his leadership revenues and profitsincreased significantly. In 2012, he was named CEO IAmericas where he integrated operations, leveraged best practicesand increased collaboration while achieving efficiencies andscalability across the region. Throughout his tenure, Taylordiligently grew operations internally and through acquisition,strengthening Colliers' Global corporate services andcapital markets businesses and expanded its asset andproperty management, valuation and real estate advisory practicesacross the entire global platform.
"Dylan will not only be able to support the Americas in his newrole, he will also facilitate growth and innovation throughout ourglobal operations including the EMEA, Asia Pacificand Australia/New Zealand. There is no doubt thathis leadership, vision and dedication to operational excellence hasbrought enormous value to our company," said Frye. "With leaderslike Dylan, Colliers International is well positioned to continueto accelerate the success of our clients, partners and employees inthe years to come."
Recently, Taylor was selected by the AspenInstitute as a member of its 2014 Class of HenryCrown Fellows, mobilizing leaders, all under the age of45, to tackle the world's most intractable problems. Taylor wasalso selected as a Delphi Fellow for BigThink, a digital knowledge forum that brings together topthinkers from around the world to contribute important ideas fromtheir respective fields. He is the only real estate industryprofessional to receive both designations. In recognition of hisprofessional accomplishments, commitment to society and hispotential to impact the world through inspiring leadership, theWorld Economic Forum named him to its top45 list of Young Global Leaders. Taylorholds an MBA in Finance and Strategy from the University ofChicago, and was an honors graduate in engineering at theUniversity of Arizona.