Camaraderie key to CBRE's success

PAULINE Goh has seen CBRE handle many large property transactions since she became head of the Singapore office of the global property consultancy group in 2005.

Beyond the deals, what has given her great happiness is the "camaraderie and teamwork within the CBRE Singapore office", which she says has been "quite extraordinary".

This is reflected in the fact that the firm has many long-serving staff members. Ms Goh herself has been with the company for 32 years. Her boss, CBRE Asia chairman Willy Shee, has been with the firm for 38 years.

Ms Goh rattles off the names of some executive directors who have been with the firm for more than 25 years in a recent interview with The Business Times - including Jeremy Lake, who helms the investment properties department, …