Philadelphia, PA — The SIOR Philadelphia Chapter has elected Chichi Ahia, SIOR, of SVN Ahia Commercial Real Estate, as president for a one-year term beginning Nov. 1, 2023.
“For more than 80 years, the SIOR has been the leading global professional office and industrial real estate association and it continues to represent today's most knowledgeable, experienced, ethical and successful commercial real estate brokerage specialists,” said Ahia. “It’s a great honor to serve as our chapter’s president this coming year. I look forward to undertaking new initiatives while continuing to provide the excellent industry programing that we’ve become known for.”
Ahia is the executive director, principal and broker of record of SVN Ahia Commercial Real Estate, an affiliate of SVN International Corporation. The firm, which he has led since 2014, primarily serves the markets of eastern Pennsylvania and central through southern New Jersey.
He is a licensed real estate broker in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, and Massachusetts.
Prior to his affiliation with SVN, Ahia served as executive director of a regional division of a nationally branded, full service, commercial real estate services firm. He is a consistent top producer and has won numerous sales and performance awards. He consistently ranks in the top 1% in production among SVN Advisors internationally. In 2021, he was awarded the Young Professional of the Year Award by the Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce at their annual “Champions of Commerce” signature event.
An SIOR member since 2018, Ahia has served in various leadership positions for the chapter, including: vice president, secretary and treasurer. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors. He played an instrumental role in the chapter’s annual Office and Industrial Property Summit, held this past September.
Also elected to the board of directors for 2023-2024 were:
• Vice President Tony Rod, SIOR, Lee & Associates of Eastern PA
• Secretary Patrick Gilmore, SIOR, The Flynn Co.
• Treasurer Brian Davison, SIOR, CCIM, Davison Associates LLC
• Immediate Past President Colin Flynn, SIOR, The Flynn Company
• Board Member Michael Capobianco, SIOR, Markward Group
• Board Member Brian Glancey, SIOR, The Flynn Co.
• Board Member Neil Kilian, SIOR, CCIM, NAI Emory Hill Real Estate Services
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