Craig Waites elected to Colliers | South Carolina’s Board of Directors
April 7, 2021
The shareholders of Colliers International South Carolina, Inc., known as Colliers | South Carolina, have elected E. Craig Waites, Jr. to a two-year term on the company’s Board of Directors. Waites succeeds Charles W. (Chuck) Salley in this position.
“Our shareholders were pleased to elect Craig to our Board of Directors,” said John Folsom, President and CEO of Colliers | South Carolina. “We are grateful to Craig for his 25 years of service at Colliers and his deep commitments to our company, his colleagues and the community. Additionally, we are very appreciative of the Board of Directors term served by Chuck Salley, a 40-year professional with Colliers.”
Waites, who began his career with Colliers in 1995, is a Vice President of the Company. He specializes in commercial property sales and land brokerage. He has often been recognized by Colliers, as well as the Central Carolina REALTORS® Association, as a top producer, including receiving Colliers USA’s Everest Award in 2016 ranking him among the top 10% of all Colliers brokers in the U.S.
He is a 1992 graduate of Washington and Lee University and holds numerous memberships and affiliations in the real estate industry. Additionally, he is a 1998 graduate of Leadership Columbia, was named to The State Newspaper’s “20 under 40” in 2010 and served on the City of Columbia’s Planning Commission. He is active in leadership roles with the United Way of the Midlands, Trinity Cathedral, Healthy Learners and is the former Chair of the Board of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina.
Colliers | South Carolina’s Board of Directors is the governing body of the 115-year-old commercial real estate firm which has offices in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg.
About Colliers
Colliers | South Carolina has over 150 staff members, including 62 licensed real estate professionals, covering the entire state with locations in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg. Total 2020 brokerage volume exceeded $533 million, which included over 456 sales and leasing transactions. In addition to traditional commercial real estate representation services for our clients, the company is actively engaged in Corporate Solutions and Healthcare Services. Colliers is an Accredited Management Organization (AMO) through the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and is the largest manager of commercial real estate properties in South Carolina, with a portfolio of over 16 million square feet of office, industrial, retail and healthcare properties. Colliers | South Carolina’s staff hold 49 professional designations, the most of any firm in South Carolina. Colliers | South Carolina’s partner, LCK, provides project management services for new facilities and renovations across South Carolina.
Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI) is a leading diversified professional services and investment management company. With operations in 67 countries, our more than 15,000 enterprising professionals work collaboratively to provide expert advice to real estate occupiers, owners and investors. With annualized revenues of $3.0 billion ($3.3 billion including affiliates) and $40 billion of assets under management, we maximize the potential of property and accelerate the success of our clients and our people. Learn more at corporate.colliers.com, Twitter @Colliers or LinkedIn.
