Nan Richardson has joined CBX as engagement director, branded environments.
Richardson will work to connect with prospects, build relationships, and develop new business opportunities for CBX in the retail, restaurant, hospitality, and commercial real estate industries, reporting to VP, branded environments, James Sundstad. She will be based in Newport Beach, Calif.

Richardson brings a diverse background to CBX, with more than 20 years of business development and marketing experience, primarily in the architecture, interior design, and commercial real estate industries.

Prior to joining CBX, she was west coast director, business development, at Core States Group, a fully integrated architecture, interior design, engineering, and general contracting firm specializing in the hospitality, retail, restaurant, and corporate sectors. From her base in Newport Beach, she had direct responsibility for client relations, public relations, marketing, and business development functions.

Richardson has held senior marketing and business development positions with such other firms as Perkins+Will, IA Interior Architects, and H. Hendy Associates.

She is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, Urban Land Institute, and the Boutique &amp; Lifestyle Lodging Association. Her extensive philanthropic efforts include the United Way, Community Service Programs Inc., and the National Kidney Foundation.

A resident of Newport Beach, Richardson graduated from the American Institute of Interior Design in Lucerne, Switzerland, with a bachelor of arts in interior design.

Originally published by <a href="http://insights.retailenvironments.org/2016/10/04/richardson-named-engagement-director-cbx/" target="_blank">Shop! Insights Center</a>