Cummings Appoints Wakefield Resident VP

A release from Cummings Properties:

Wakefield resident Derek Russell has been appointed vice president of operations at Cummings Properties, the Woburn-based commercial real estate firm where Russell has worked for 16 years.

Russell joined Cummings as an account manager and, in 2011, assumed greater responsibility and a direct supervisory role as operations manager. In his new position, he will oversee all sales and relationship management activities with existing client firms in the Company’s Core and Suburban Divisions. He will also serve as a member of Cummings’ Executive Committee.

“This appointment to vice president underscores Derek’s strong capabilities as a business executive, as well as his immeasurable contributions to the Company, which he has produced through his talent, experience, leadership, and character,” said Dennis Clarke, president and CEO of Cummings Properties.

Prior to Cummings, Russell served as director of business development for SPINdesign, a Gloucester-based interactive design agency. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business communication from Bentley University.

“We have a wonderful team at Cummings,” said Russell. “I am so honored to be a part of the leadership of this dynamic and ever-evolving company.”