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Global Investor Strategic Digital Roadmap

Global digital transformation for CBRE GI, aligning business goals with future digital, data, and tech capabilities.

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CBRE GI

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Scope:

CBRE GI

All current state and target state Digital, Technology and Functional Architectures

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Location:

CBRE GI

Los Angeles, Amsterdam, New York, London

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Status:

CBRE GI

Completed and Roadmap past tenure

Project Summary

The Sunio One Chief Architect led the engagement to assess current state business and digital posture, intersect the defined mission and strategy of the enterprise, and project the target state capabilities needed across business, digital, data and technology.

The Challenge

The enterprise had set an ambitious mission to grow rapidly, increase returns and pivot towards a digital and data centric asset holder.

 

  • Reinvent the business landscape to address the new posture.
  • Connect key investments with mission KPI’s.
  • Outline the core technology competencies and capabilities for the next 5 years.
  • Establish a phased roadmap that builds towards the mission target state.
  • Define the detail of new competencies like data governance, application consolidation and technology operations.
  • Define the integration approaches and demarcation, focus on data singularity and lineage.

Our Approach

  • Conducted current state assessment of Business.
  • Conduct current state assessment of Digital, Data and Technology.
  • Identify pain points, risks, and impediments.
  • Correlate Capabilities to Objectives, and structure realisation hierarchy.
  • Define and design target state for Business.
  • Define and design target state for Digital, Data and Technology.
  • Conduct logical sequence modelling on target state to derive best sequence of realisation.
  • Construct Transformation Roadmaps for Business, Digital and Technology

Results & Impact

  • Roadmaps drove all IT investment for a period of 6 years
  • Roadmaps enabled significant innovation and responsiveness within Enterprise
  • Clear ongoing return on investment via mission realisation
  • Consolidated IT and Data operations, with significant economy of scale gains.
“We always have the roadmap to guide and validate technology investments, no matter how the market evolves.”

— CIO

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Vincent Dermody

Co-founder, Chief Architect, Innovation & Technology Officer

Location: Dublin, Ireland - Sydney, Australia - Riyadh, KSA - Madinah, KSA

Vincent Dermody is a globally respected enterprise architect and digital transformation leader with over 30 years of experience designing and delivering large-scale, future-ready solutions for the built environment. From smart buildings to ESG-driven infrastructure and data transformation strategies, Vincent brings unmatched technical depth, systems-level thinking, and pragmatic innovation to Sunio One’s most complex projects.

As Co-Founder and Chief Architect, Vincent leads the integration of technology, data, and architecture into every Sunio One blueprint - ensuring every client solution is scalable, fundable, secure, and aligned with long-term value creation. He has worked with major investors, property groups, and governments across North America, Europe, and the APAC region, crafting actionable roadmaps for digital infrastructure, ESG reporting, and smart asset transformation.

A certified TOGAF and PMP professional, Vincent’s past roles include global SME for Smart Building Strategy at CohnReznick, Head of IT Strategy for GPT Group, and innovation lead at Intel. His work has defined strategic outcomes for multibillion-dollar portfolios and national infrastructure systems - turning vision into actionable architecture.

“We don’t just plan for what works - we architect for what lasts.”

Max Ryerson

Co-founder, CEO & Chief Experience Designer

Location: London, UK - Abu Dhabi, UAE - Riyadh, KSA - Madinah, KSA

Max Ryerson is a visionary strategist, award-winning experience designer, and international advisor on digital transformation for cities and real estate. With nearly 30 years of cross-sector leadership—from smart cities and investment platforms to digital infrastructure and media—Max blends creative thinking with systems-level impact.

As Co-Founder and Chief Experience Designer, he has led the design and delivery of nationally significant projects in Saudi Arabia, including the acclaimed City Experience Playbook and the City Living Museum of Madinah, both aligned with Vision 2030 and recognized by Gartner and the Smart City Forum for their innovation and impact.

A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Max is known for translating complex challenges into actionable blueprints that align ambition with investability, human experience with digital architecture, and strategy with measurable outcomes. Under his leadership, Sunio One has helped government bodies, developers, and investors bridge the gap between big ideas and real delivery.

“Experience is more than design - it’s a tool for unlocking economic, social, and cultural potential.”

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