CBRE Hotels has recruited Wayne Bunz to head its Queensland division.
Bunz has been appointed as a senior director of CBRE Hotels, based in the company’s Brisbane offices at Waterfront Place.
CBRE hotels regional director Rob Cross said Bunz brings over 21 years hotel industry experience, having worked for organisations such as Hyatt, Conrad Jupiters, Powerhouse Boutique Hotels and Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels.
Prior to joining CBRE Hotels, Bunz was senior vice president of JLL Hotels and led the JLLH brokerage team between 2009 and 2010.
During his nine years at JLLH, Bunz became the company’s most successful hotel broker in Queensland, completing $1.5 billion in transactions involving both pub and accommodation hotels. Major deals he has been involved with include the sales of the Sheraton Mirage Resort, Port Douglas; Fitzroy Island; Cradle Mountain Lodge, Tasmania and the Marriott Resort & Spa on the Gold Coast.
Bunz is one of two new recruits for the Queensland team with Tom Gibson having also joined the hotels division in Brisbane.
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