Hines promotes Sarah Hawkins to CEO of U.S. East Region

Hines has promoted Sarah Hawkins to CEO of the U.S. East Region. She is now responsible for all development, acquisition, asset management and operations activity in the region and is a member of the firm’s global executive committee.

Hawkins takes over the CEO position for Hines' East Region operations that was previously held by Chris Hughes before he transitioned to co-head of investment management, as well as the CEO, capital markets.

Hawkins joined Hines in the New York office as an associate in 2011. Prior to her promotion, Hawkins served as the East Region’s COO, and previously as a managing director in the New York regional office. During the past three years as COO, she had responsibility for the East Region’s strategic growth initiatives, including establishing a regional industrial platform, with 4.5 million square feet in development today, and growing the residential business, which has more than 5,600 units complete or in development.