Cushman & Wakefield picked an industry veteran with stops at multiple top brokerages to lead its Midwest region and replace its current executive, who is soon to retire. 
Damla Gerhart will join the company on March 2 as executive regional director of the Midwest. She will oversee the brokerage’s operations and growth initiatives in the region, which includes Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Minneapolis and St. Louis.