Ben Wood is a leader in Retail Occupier Services (ROS), a specialty practice within Newmark. ROS outsources functions typically aggregated inside a retailer’s real estate department:
- Project Management
- Customer Analytics/ Revenue Modeling
- Site Selection Management
- Asset Management
- Lease Administration
ROS is Newmark’s answer for retailers, regardless of size or industry, looking for a better way to optimize their store portfolios. Whether the objective is growth, contraction, or simply wringing economy out of the existing fleet, ROS customizes processes and technology tools to drive integration and value to global retail occupiers.
Mr. Wood is responsible for leading Project Management for ROS, including evaluating organizational structure, advising on team assembly, structuring development approach, and delivering customized project management services to our clients. Services are created based upon each retailer’s individual needs, strengths, goals and bandwidth.
Mr. Wood is a project management executive with two decades of retail real estate and outsourcing experience. Throughout his career, he has orchestrated nationwide multisite rollouts, remodel programs, and delivered services on billion-dollar developments, advising and guiding Fortune 500 retailers and developers through complex initiatives.
Mr. Wood started his real estate career as an Owner’s Representative with The Greeby Companies, focused on delivering on-demand project management and tenant coordination services to best represent the interests of retail developers and tenants through the process of design and construction. Over the course of the next 13 years with the company, he ascended to the position of CEO, directing all aspects of business development, strategy, service delivery, and operational management.
In 2021, Mr. Wood joined CBRE to grow the company’s Retail PJM initiatives. With an operational team of over 150 Project Managers, he led business development, working closely with sales and transaction teams to grow the business unit, which was eventually absorbed following CBRE’s acquisition of Turner & Townsend.
Mr. Wood holds an Engineering Management degree from Missouri S&T and an MBA from the University of Illinois – Chicago. In addition to his career in retail project management, he also has extensive experience in solar development, energy management, and process engineering. He’s active in ICSC, holding both CRX (Corporate Real Estate Executive) and CDP (Certified Design, Development and Construction Professional) certifications.
Areas of Specialty
- Multi-Site Rollouts
- Strategic Team Assembly
- Budget and Schedule Execution
- Retail Construction Oversight
- Outsourcing Strategy and Implementation
- Owner’s Representation
Education
- Engineering Management, Missouri S&T
- MBA, University of Illinois - Chicago