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“ I ’ ve been with Turner & Townsend for 13 years now . My specialty is in retail but over the years , I ’ ve worked within multiple sectors . My experience has been a blend of client facing and business operation roles . I started off managing an electric vehicle charging program for Nissan , one of our key clients . From there , as we grew our Nashville office , where I ’ m based , I went into a role leading our Nashville business operations . I took on a few more hats , leading our retail sector nationally and then globally , which I still do today . I have also looked after several key accounts in my time in the business . A few years ago , we restructured a little in line with growth , separating the east and west of our US territories . I look after our eastern operation , and this year I also took on the real estate lead role .
“ From a business perspective , it ’ s been an interesting journey and I ’ ve been blessed to be a part of this amazing growing organization . I ’ ve also held a few specialty roles over the years , such as our corporate responsibility board sponsor . I ’ ve been in that role for a few years and that ties back to my passion for giving back to communities and mentoring the next generation . There are a few different boards I ’ m involved in locally and nationally . Matthew 25 is a local non-profit organization for homeless veterans , and ACE Mentoring is an organization across the US that helps young people throughout high school and into their college education ,” she explains .
Industry insight
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with more than 12,000 people operating in 49 countries . The company provides clients with a premier program project and cost management offering . “ Our purpose ,” Lisa continues , “ is all about making a difference , and transforming performance for a green , inclusive and productive world . We ’ ve had a strategic partnership with CBRE Group since 2021 and
we recently announced a plan to combine CBRE ’ s global project management arm with Turner & Townsend . Personally , in terms of leading our North America real estate business , this is an opportunity to make a difference for our people , our clients , and the industry . We ’ re focused on driving high performance across our business operations and our service delivery , bringing our global best practices to our local teams to help our clients improve performance . This is particularly relevant for large-scale complex programs and projects , such as BlueOval City which is a planned automotive assembly complex near Stanton , Tennessee that will be operated by Ford Motor Company and SK Innovation .
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