CA RE Broker Lic. #00672516
Lynn Kious, Senior Managing Director, is a seasoned professional as both a corporate real estate executive and service provider for several Fortune 500 companies. Lynn specializes in the development and implementation of portfolio optimization strategies, transaction management, international negotiations, acquisitions and dispositions that all deliver workplace efficiencies and savings to clients.
Lynn joined Newmark in 2015 from JCI-Global Workplace Solutions (now part of CBRE) where she was Vice President/General Manager of Real Estate Services for the Americas. Prior to JCI, Lynn was Senior Managing Director for CBRE/Trammell Crow Company, responsible for all corporate accounts in the Western Region. Lynn previously served six years as Global Vice President, Corporate Operations & Real Estate, The Walt Disney Company, responsible for Disney’s 18 million-square-foot portfolio, supporting all business units, in 45 countries. Earlier, Lynn spent 10 years as Senior Vice President, Corporate Properties, First Interstate Bank, responsible for the bank’s 16 million-square-foot domestic and international portfolio. Lynn began her career as a commercial and investment real estate broker in Downtown Los Angeles.
Recent Client Experience
Seagate Technology, Broadcom, Mattel, Ladas & Perry, Murad, Hertz, Marsh & McLennan Companies, DaVita, Henry Schein, Motorola Solutions, Motorola Mobility, Manpower, Adecco, Sonoco, McKesson, PG&E, Cisco, Chevron, JDSU, the Walt Disney Company.
Professional Achievements
- 2020 National Real Estate Woman of Influence- Standout Category
- 2019 Connect Media- National Top 10 Women in Real Estate
- 2019 CoreNet Global Service Provider of the Year Nominee
- 2001 CoreNet Corporate Real Estate Executive of the Year
- Five-time Top Ranked Faculty Member-CoreNet Global
- Served on real estate panels: Harvard Business School; The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine; CoreNet Global
Professional Affiliations
- Global Member and So Cal Chapter Board Member, CoreNet Global
- Member, Executive Women in Corporate Real Estate
- Member and recent Board Member, Organization of Women Executives
- President, Los Angeles Downtown Breakfast Club
Education
Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration/ Marketing from California State University, Long Beach.
LEED Green Associate, United States Green Building Council (USGBC).