CBRE recruits market-leading office and industrial professionals
March 17, 2022

KNOXVILLE – CBRE, the world’s leading commercial real estate services and investment firm, has hired three new professionals in Knoxville. This establishes CBRE’s brokerage presence in the market and the company’s newest Tennessee office. Industry leaders John M. Adams III, CCIM, SIOR, and Brian Tapp, CCIM, SIOR, join as First Vice Presidents and will specialize in the office and industrial sectors, respectively. Andrew Wilmoth joins as a Senior Associate, partnering with Mr. Adams and Mr. Tapp.

“Expanding CBRE’s presence to Knoxville couldn’t come at a better time and with a better bunch of industry leaders with established track records and solid reputations,” said Stephen Kulinski, Managing Director for CBRE’s Nashville and Knoxville offices. “John, Brian and Andrew’s deep market and industry expertise, combined with the breadth of CBRE’s global platform will bring crucial value to clients across Knoxville and East Tennessee, a region that is primed for significant growth due to its strong labor market and affordability. In addition, a Knoxville presence solidifies CBRE’s coverage across all corners of Tennessee and enhances our ability to serve the complex real estate requirements of our clients across the state.”

All three brokers joined CBRE from Avison Young in Knoxville.

	John M. Adams III, First Vice President

John M. Adams III, CCIM, SIOR, is a Knoxville native with over 20 years of industry experience. His background is in office landlord and tenant representation and investment sales. Most recently, Mr. Adams was a Managing Broker at Avison Young and was a Founding Principal of Cushman & Wakefield | Cornerstone in Knoxville, which later became Avison Young. Mr. Adams has been involved in 249 transactions totaling 2.1 million square feet and $270 million in consideration since 2016. Additionally, Mr. Adams is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designee and a member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). John serves on the SIOR Global Board of Directors and is the designated speaker of the SIOR Chapter Leadership Council.

	Brian Tapp, First Vice President

Brian Tapp, CCIM, SIOR, is a Knoxville native and brings over 16 years of experience in commercial real estate. His expertise spans industrial sales and leasing, land assemblage for development, retail sales and leasing, tenant representation and corporate real estate services and bank "other real estate owned" (OREO) dispositions. He has been involved in 108 transactions totaling $144 million since 2016. Mr. Tapp is a CCIM designee, a member of the SIOR, and involved in various local non-profits and organizations, including acting as a board member for the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce in the Government Relations and Transportation and Infrastructure committees. He is currently a Director and Commercial Chapter Chair for the Knoxville Area Association of Realtors. Mr. Tapp has also served as a member of the Executive Board of Directors of the Great Smoky Mountain Council for Boy Scouts of America, Nucleus Knoxville and United Way.

Both Mr. Adams and Mr. Tapp have been involved with Nucleus Knoxville, a group that provides a forum for young Knoxville-area professionals and executives to engage with one another, as a former president and a former board member, respectively.

	Andrew Wilmoth, Senior Associate

Andrew Wilmoth is an East Tennessee native who graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2017. He has worked in commercial real estate since 2018 and has experience in industrial, office and net lease asset classes.

CBRE has additional offices in Nashville, Memphis and Chattanooga.

About CBRE Group, Inc.
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2021 revenue). The company has more than 105,000 employees (excluding Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. Please visit www.cbre.com.