PHOENIX – Chris Gerow, Senior Vice President at NAI Horizon in Phoenix, Arizona, was honored by NAI Global, the world’s premier network of commercial real estate service providers, with its Council Appreciation Award.

The award recognizes Gerow’s leadership as chairperson of the NAI Global Retail Council in 2010. NAI councils are working groups of specialists across the NAI network who come together to share experience and develop best practices that result in the highest level of service for clients.

The award was presented in a ceremony on February 9 at the NAI Global 2011 Convention in Las Vegas. Based in Princeton, New Jersey, NAI Global manages a network of 5,000 professionals and 350 offices in 55 countries. NAI professionals complete over $45 billion in transactions annually.

NAI Global named Mark Wilcke and Thomas Bean of NAI Horizon in Phoenix to the NAI Global Elite, a group comprised of the organization’s top performers and top producers. Bean qualified as a Top Performer at the Elite level based on production in 2010.

The award was presented in a ceremony on February 9 at the NAI Global 2011 Convention in Las Vegas. Based in Princeton, New Jersey, NAI Global manages a network of 5,000 professionals and 350 offices in 55 countries. NAI professionals complete over $45 billion in transactions annually.

Congratulations on a job well done, Mark and Tom.

NAI Horizon is pleased to announce that Pat Rogers, CCIM, has been elected President of the Central Arizona CCIM Chapter for 2011. As President, Pat will preside over all local CCIM meetings and will act as the Chapter’s representative at international CCIM meetings which will be held in Washington, DC and Phoenix during the coming year.

The Central Arizona CCIM Chapter is one of nearly 62 local chapters of the CCIM Institute. The mission of the chapter is to provide quality education programs, networking opportunities, and technology products to its members, as well as to promote the merits of the CCIM designation to prospective members and the business community at large.

We heartily congratulate Pat on her new position.