CNS - Leadership updates

NEW YORK, May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS) today announced that Amit Muni has been appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 8, 2026. Mr. Muni will lead the firm's financial operations, financial strategy and investor relations. He will join the firm's Executive Committee and report to Joseph Harvey, Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Muni succeeds Michael Donohue, who has been serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer since October 17, 2025. Mr. Donohue will remain Interim Chief Financial Officer until June 8, 2026, after which time he will continue in his role as Controller.Joseph Harvey, Chief Executive Officer, said:"Amit br

Brian W. Heller to succeed Mr. Poli in 2027 NEW YORK, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS) today announced that Francis C. Poli, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, will retire in the first quarter of 2027 after a 40-year career in financial services, including the past 20 years at Cohen & Steers. Brian W. Heller, Deputy General Counsel, will succeed Mr. Poli and join the firm's Executive Committee. Joseph Harvey, Chief Executive Officer, said:"Frank has been instrumental to the growth of Cohen & Steers, serving as a trusted partner and counsel to me, our founders and the entire Executive Committee for the past 20 years. We are gratefu

NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS) announced today the appointment of Diana Shieh as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Head of Asset Management for Cohen & Steers' Private Real Estate Group. Ms. Shieh will oversee the strategic asset management of Cohen & Steers' private real estate portfolio, driving value creation and performance optimization, while serving as COO of the Private Real Estate platform to align operations across key functions and enhance scalability. Ms. Shieh reports to James S. Corl, Head of the Private Real Estate Group. Ms. Shieh joins Cohen & Steers with over 20 years of real estate investment and operational experience. She most re

TOKYO and NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS) announced that Kikuo Shirose has joined Cohen & Steers as Representative Director of Cohen & Steers Japan Limited. Mr. Shirose will lead all aspects of the firm's operations in Japan, driving strategic growth and strengthening relationships with institutional and wealth investors. Mr. Shirose reports to Matthew Pace, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Sub-Advisory. Mr. Shirose brings more than three decades of experience in investment management, with a proven track record of building and expanding institutional and intermediary relationships for global firms. He most recently served as President & Chi

NEW YORK, June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS) announced today the appointment of Brad Ispass as Head of Enterprise Wealth, a newly created role that will lead the firm's newly formed Enterprise Wealth Group. This strategic initiative marks a significant step in the firm's ongoing evolution and commitment to expanding its presence in the U.S. Wealth Management market. Mr. Ispass reports to Dan Noonan, Executive Vice President and Head of U.S. Wealth. Dan Noonan, Head of U.S. Wealth Management, said:"The creation of the Enterprise Wealth Group is a pivotal move in our strategy to grow market share in our core asset classes, expand into private assets and ETFs, and dr

Seasoned professional brings decades of real estate and finance industry experience SmartRent, Inc. (NYSE:SMRT), the leading provider of smart communities solutions and smart operations solutions for the rental housing industry, today announced the appointment of Thomas "Tom" Bohjalian to its Board of Directors. He will serve as a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. Tom brings over 30 years of real estate and multifamily housing industry experience and public company governance to SmartRent's board. He currently serves as the board chair of Healthcare Realty Trust, Incorporated (NYSE:HR) and was previously on the board of directors for Apartment Income REIT Corporation (NYS

NEW YORK, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS) announced today the appointment of Seth Laughlin as Senior Vice President and Head of Real Estate Strategy & Research. Mr. Laughlin will lead the team responsible for identifying and analyzing long-term and secular real estate investment ideas, as well as heading an integrated listed and private real estate strategy function that helps investors optimize portfolios both strategically and tactically. He reports to Jon Cheigh, President and Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Laughlin joins Cohen & Steers with over 20 years of real estate experience. He most recently served as Managing Director and Head of US Market Research a

NEW YORK, March 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS) announced today that Daniel P. Charles, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Distribution, will retire after 37 years of sales leadership roles, including nearly the last six years at Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers has commenced a search for Mr. Charles' successor. As Head of Global Distribution, Mr. Charles oversees the firm's global wealth, institutional sales and relationship management departments, as well as global marketing. His successes in the role include realigning U.S. distribution efforts to better address clients' needs for real assets and alternative investment solutions, and expanding the firm's d

NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS) has appointed Jon Cheigh as President, effective January 1, 2025. Mr. Cheigh remains Chief Investment Officer and will continue to focus the majority of his time on leading the investment department. The appointment reflects Mr. Cheigh's success as a leader and mentor, and is part of the firm's long-term planning for leadership by investment professionals. Mr. Cheigh joined Cohen & Steers in 2005 as a research analyst on the U.S. Real Estate team. He was promoted to portfolio manager in 2008, was made Head of Global Real Estate in 2012 and Chief Investment Officer in 2019. Joseph Harvey, Chief Executive Officer, said:"

NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc.'s (NYSE:CNS) Board of Directors has appointed Karen Wilson Thissen as a director of the company. Ms. Thissen has also been appointed as a member of the Board's Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Thissen is currently General Counsel and Secretary of General Mills, Inc. Prior to joining General Mills, she spent 17 years at Ameriprise Financial, Inc., serving most recently as Executive Vice President and General Counsel from 2017 to 2022. She also serves on the board of directors of Northside Achievement Zone, a nonprofit organization, and previously served on the board of d

NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc.'s (NYSE:CNS) Board of Directors has appointed Lisa Dolly as a director of the company. Ms. Dolly has also been appointed as a member of the Board's Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Dolly is the former Chief Executive Officer of Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Ms. Dolly's career spanned over 30 years at Pershing, including over two decades in senior leadership positions. In addition to serving as Chief Executive Officer from 2016 – 2019, Ms. Dolly served as Pershing's Chairman from 2019 – 2020 and Chief Operating Officer from 2013

Raja Dakkuri joins Cohen & Steers to succeed Matthew Stadler NEW YORK, June 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS) announced today that Raja Dakkuri has joined Cohen & Steers as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Dakkuri succeeds Matthew Stadler, who previously notified Cohen & Steers on October 17, 2023 of his intention to retire during 2024 upon the appointment of his successor. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Dakkuri will lead the firm's financial operations, financial strategy and investor relations. He joins the firm's Executive Committee and reports to Joseph Harvey, Chief Executive Officer and President.  Mr. Dakkuri joins Cohen & Steers from

NEW YORK, June 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS) has named Daniel Noonan as Executive Vice President and Head of the Wealth Management Consulting Group. In this role, Mr. Noonan will lead teams focused on the RIA, broker-dealer, U.S. private bank, multi-family office, OCIO and retirement channels. He reports to Dan Charles, Head of Global Distribution. Mr. Noonan joins Cohen & Steers with over 20 years of financial services experience. He most recently served as Senior Managing Director and Head of Enterprise Wealth and Private Capital Group at Nuveen. Prior to joining Nuveen in 2022, he worked at PIMCO as Executive Vice President and Head of ETF Sales, and at State S

NEW YORK, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers Inc. (NYSE:CNS) will replace Kaman Corp. (NYSE:KAMN) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Tuesday, April 23. Arcline Investment Management LP is acquiring Kaman in a deal expected to close on April 19, pending final closing conditions. Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date: Effective Date Index Name       Action Company Name Ticker GICS Sector April 23, 2024 S&P SmallCap 600 Addition Cohen & Steers CNS Financials S&P S

Elaine Zaharis-Nikas to succeed William Scapell as Head of Fixed Income and Preferred Securities following over 20 years of partnership NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS) announced today that William Scapell, Head of Fixed Income and Preferred Securities, will retire from the firm and investment management on August 1, 2024 after more than 20 years of service at Cohen & Steers and 30 years in finance, including his work at Merrill Lynch and with the Federal Reserve. Elaine Zaharis-Nikas, who currently serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager, will succeed William Scapell and will be promoted to Head of Fixed Income and Preferred Securities, effective April 1,

Firm grows global presence with opening of Singapore office SINGAPORE and NEW YORK, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS) announced today the appointment of Abhi Shroff as Senior Vice President and Head of Institutional Distribution, Asia Pacific. Cohen & Steers has also established a new office in Singapore. Mr. Shroff joins Cohen & Steers with over 20 years of financial services experience. He most recently served as Head of the Institutional Business, Asia Ex-Japan, at Dimensional Fund Advisors. Prior to joining Dimensional Fund Advisors in 2019, Mr. Shroff was Executive Vice President, Head of South Asia at PIMCO. Joe Harvey, Chief Executive Officer and President,

NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS) has named John T. Moore as Senior Vice President and Head of Private Wealth Solutions. Mr. Moore will lead the expansion of the firm's private real estate business across U.S. wealth distribution channels. He reports to Emily Conte, Executive Vice President and Head of Strategic Partnerships, FIG OCIO, and Alternatives for Wealth. Mr. Moore joins Cohen & Steers with 30 years of financial services and alternative investments experience. He most recently served as Senior Vice President and Director of Platform Alternatives at Franklin Templeton, where he was responsible for platform distribution of alternative solutions th

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS) has named Kimberly LaPointe as Executive Vice President and Head of the Wealth Management Consulting Group. As Head of the Wealth Management Consulting Group, Ms. LaPointe will lead teams focused on the RIA, broker-dealer, U.S. private bank, multi-family office, OCIO and DCIO channels. She reports to Dan Charles, Head of Global Distribution. Ms. LaPointe joins Cohen & Steers with 30 years of financial services experience. She most recently served as Executive Vice President and Head of PGIM Investments International where she led the firm's expansion into Europe and Asia. Prior to joining PGIM Investments in 2005, she wo

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS) has named Richard Hill as Senior Vice President and Head of Real Estate Strategy & Research, a newly created position. Mr. Hill will lead the Real Estate Strategy Group, a team responsible for identifying and analyzing long-term and secular real estate investment ideas, as well as building an integrated listed and private real estate strategy function to help investors optimize portfolios both strategically and tactically. He reports to Jon Cheigh, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Global Real Estate. Mr. Hill joins Cohen & Steers with 21 years of real estate experience. He most recently served as the Head of U.S. RE

NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS) has named Alicia E. Dee as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Dee brings more than 20 years of experience across all global human resources disciplines. She joins the firm's Executive Committee. Ms. Dee joins Cohen & Steers from JPMorgan Chase, where she served in various human resources leadership roles since 2000. Most recently, she led JPMorgan's Asset & Wealth Management Talent Institute, a global team which designs and delivers global talent initiatives and programs. Previously, she served as head of human resources for the company's U.S. and EMEA private bank units. Joseph Harvey, Chief Exec

NEW YORK, March 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS) has named Anthony Corriggio as Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager for Cohen & Steers' Private Real Estate Group. In a newly created position reporting to James S. Corl, Head of Private Real Estate, Mr. Corriggio is responsible for the fund management components of the group and plays a senior role in the investment process. Mr. Corriggio also joins the Cohen & Steers Private Real Estate Investment Committee. James S. Corl, Head of Private Real Estate, said:Tony's experience in organizational management, financial management and both real estate private equity investing and managing a public real estate company

NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS), announced today that it has been awarded "Real Assets Manager of the Year" at the 2021 Industry Innovation Awards. Hosted by Chief Investment Officer Magazine, the Industry Innovation Awards recognize management firms that have "truly and reliably enhanced the portfolios of their clients" using innovative approaches to asset management. Winners were chosen by the CIO editorial team in conjunction with an advisory board of chief investment officers. Jon Cheigh, Chief Investment Officer, said:"Throughout Cohen & Steers' 35-year history, we have been committed to innovating distinctive, alpha-generating strategies in real

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS) has named Jeffrey Palma to the role of Senior Vice President, Head of Multi-Asset Solutions. In a newly created position reporting to Jon Cheigh, Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Palma is responsible for leading the firm's asset allocation teams and strategies, and macroeconomic research. Mr. Palma joins Cohen & Steers with 25 years of investment experience. Most recently at State Street Global Advisors, he was a Managing Director and Head of Public Investments for SSGA's Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) platform, overseeing teams responsible for investment strategy, portfolio construction, manager research, tacti

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS), a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, has named Rodrigo Soto to the role of Senior Vice President, Institutional Sales. Mr. Soto will lead institutional business development in Western North America, reporting to Jeff Sharon, Head of North America Institutional Business Development and Consultant Relations. Mr. Soto joins Cohen & Steers with 22 years of institutional business development experience. Most recently at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, he was an executive director responsible for institutional business development, marketing and client service in the Wes

NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS), a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, has named Marcia Gonzalez Glass, CFA, to the role of Senior Vice President, Institutional Sales. Ms. Glass will lead institutional business development in the Northeast United States, reporting to Jeff Sharon, Head of North America Institutional Business Development and Consultant Relations. Ms. Glass joins Cohen & Steers from CenterSquare Investment Management and brings 16 years of institutional business development and investor relations experience. She was a director on CenterSquare's Capital Markets team responsible for overseei

NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS), a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, announced today that Khalid Husain has joined the firm as Senior Vice President and Head of ESG. In this newly created role, Mr. Husain will oversee the firm's environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment framework and integration process, serving as chair of the Cohen & Steers ESG Steering Committee. Additionally, Mr. Husain will enhance the investment teams' existing ESG process, support strategy development and help guide Cohen & Steers' commitment to responsible corporate practices. He will report to Chris Parliman, Seni

NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS), a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, announced today that Bob Kuberski has joined the firm as Executive Vice President and Head of Wealth Management Consulting Group. Mr. Kuberski succeeds David Edlin, who will be retiring after 12 years at Cohen & Steers and 35 years in the asset management industry. Mr. Kuberski will report to Dan Charles, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Distribution. Mr. Kuberski brings more than 20 years of experience as a business development leader in the investment industry. He joins Cohen & Steers from Eaton Vance, where he was Direc

NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS), announced today that Robert H. Steers, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of its Board of Directors, is taking a medical leave of absence. In connection with Mr. Steers' leave of absence, on February 21, 2021 the Company's Board of Directors appointed Joseph M. Harvey, the Company's President and a member of its Board of Directors, as Acting Chief Executive Officer. Joseph Harvey, President & Acting Chief Executive Officer, said:Bob experienced a brain aneurysm on Saturday, February 20, 2021. He underwent successful surgery to repair the aneurysm and is currently in intensive care. As we

NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS), a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, announced today that Koichiro Teramoto has joined the firm as Head of Sales, Japan. Mr. Teramoto will report to Ken Itai, Head of the Representative Office in Japan. Dan Charles, Cohen & Steers Head of Global Distribution, said:We are excited to welcome Koichiro as we continue to grow our global distribution team and partner with clients to provide actively managed strategies that support our views on diversification, alternative income, and inflation protection. Koichiro's experience building and managing multi-asset client rela

NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS), a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, announced today that Greg Bottjer has joined the firm as Executive Vice President and Head of Global Product Strategy & Development. Robert Steers, Chief Executive Officer of Cohen & Steers, said: Greg's position is strategic and he will work with our leadership team to define the product strategy for our next phase of growth. We are committed to sustaining investment excellence as we create strategy extensions in real assets and alternative income, and develop innovative, investment-focused vehicles. Joseph Harvey, President of