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Rockefeller Group: Leadership Change
Veteran real estate executive Mitzi Jones joined Rockefeller Group as Senior Managing Director for the Southeast Region, succeeding John Petricola who is departing end of July.
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The leadership read
Leadership transitions often precede broader the sector bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.
Market context: Backdrop: a 107.2 (Hot) Talent Market Index (down 1.8 on the month) with Americas activity rising (+10.6pts).
Rockefeller Group: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 2 tracked across 36 days.
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