Leslie George re-joined UGL Equis as a new senior vice president of the Chicago office. Prior to returning, George worked with Newmark Knight Frank leading major sourcing initiatives, including Hyatt Global Corp. and Veolia Environmental Services as well as supporting Newmark’s global clients as a part of the global account services team.

She worked for UGL Equis from 1999 to 2006 where she represented large clients like the City of Chicago, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Chicago Teachers’ Union, Philips Electronics, USFreightways, Royal Bank of Canada, Computer Sciences Corp., BorgWarner as well as HSBC, where her consolidation analysis of 500,000 square feet of its facilities yielded a savings of $62.8 million.

Before her first stint at UGL Equis, George worked with Mesiro Stein Real Estate as well as Miglin-Beitler. She is currently a member of CoreNet Global and the board of Sinai Community Institute. In 1994, George was given the national marketing award from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) for a marketing plan/strategy executed on behalf of Unitrin Insurance.

"Leslie is one of the top tenant reps in this market, and our clients will benefit from her high level of experience and expertise," said Christopher Wood, senior vice president and managing director of the Chicago office.