About

Derek Snyder is an Executive Vice Chair with Cushman & Wakefield’s Toronto Office Leasing group and one of Canada’s leading tenant representation, office leasing professionals. Over more than 25 years with Cushman & Wakefield, Derek has advised major Canadian and international organizations on complex real estate strategies, headquarters relocations, consolidations, lease restructurings, renewals and major new developments.  Derek is an active member of Cushman & Wakefield’s Tenant Advisory Group and Cushman & Wakefield’s Legal Sector Advisory Group.

Derek’s approach is focused on aligning real estate strategy with broader business objectives - reducing occupancy costs and risk, creating flexibility, and using real estate to support long-term organizational performance. Together with his team, Derek has represented many of North America’s most recognized organizations and advised on some of Canada’s largest and most significant office transactions.

Areas of Specialization

Tenant Representation | Multi-Market Portfolio Advisory | Corporate Real Estate Strategies | New Build Strategies | Lease Restructuring | Occupancy Cost Reduction | Risk Mitigation

Clients

TD Bank| BMO | CIBC |Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan | EY | PwC | Aviva | Wells Fargo | Laurentian Bank | BDO| Salesforce | Thomson Reuters |Microsoft Corporation

Assignments

• CIBC, CIBC Square, 81 & 141 Bay Street - 1.75 million SF/ new development
• TD Bank- Toronto corporate head office renewal, global representation, multiple assignments
• Bank of Montreal - 700,000 SF - Toronto corporate head office renewal, multiple assignments
• PwC - 450,000 SF - Consolidated Toronto corporate headquarters / new development
• Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan - 356,000 SF – Toronto corporate headquarters / new development, global representation
• Aviva Insurance - 300,000 SF - Canadian portfolio strategy / new development
• EY - 250,000 SF – Toronto corporate headquarters / new development
• Laurentian Bank - 200,000 SF - Toronto corporate headquarters relocation
• The Globe and Mail - 130,000 SF -Corporate headquarters relocation / new development
• Microsoft - 130,000 SF - Toronto corporate headquarters relocation / new development
• Accenture - 100,000 SF - Toronto & Vancouver renewal / expansion
• Wells Fargo - 75,000 SF - Canadian real estate representation
• Thomson Reuters - 60,000 SF - Toronto corporate headquarters relocation

Awards & Recognition

• Cushman & Wakefield National Top 10 Producer - 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008-2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 -2025
• Cushman & Wakefield President’s Round Table - 1998-2025
• Cushman & Wakefield Award of Excellence & Service Excellence Achievement Award for the Americas
• NAIOP Office Development of the Year - 2005, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2020

Education

Honours Degree in Economics, University of Western Ontario