| Jonathan A. Schein President & CEO Real Estate Media GlobeSt.com | 5/28/03: A recent survey of 1,400 CFOs interviewed for the Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index showed that the strongest demand is for professionals in the finance, insurance and the real estate sectors. Within this sector, 15% of financial executives expect to hire personnel while 4% anticipate staff reductions. With a net hiring increase of 11%, this forecast is up three points from the previous quarter's projections. This echoes a recent column reporting a similar trend as stated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the Robert Half survey also broke down the hiring trend by market. The highest percentage of hiring is coming from the Mountain region (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) due to, "A high volume of transactions in home building, home sales, mortgage refinancing and property management." Max Messmer, CEO of Robert Half adds that, "qualified financial professionals at all levels with real estate property management or construction are in high demand." In other words, not only is this part of the industry still showing growth, but some regions are even growing faster. | To receive the weekly Executive Postings email, register for our free daily NewsBlast in the upper righthand corner of this page. To post executive news, email a photo (JPEG) and brief employee biography to our site manager Michael Gilliard. This section of the page is updated daily. To announce an opening please click on Post-A-Job. | | |
Austin | WELSH CO'S. (MINNEAPOLIS, MN) The firm promotes Peter Austin and George Zeller to senior vice presidents. Austin leads the origination and placement of commercial real estate loans with third party lenders, while Zeller is responsible for placement of commercial real estate debt and equity for the company.
| Chryssicas | MEREDITH & GREW (BOSTON) Theodore J. Chryssicas, senior vice president and director of retail services in the firm's brokerage department, and Thomas D. Robinson, Jr. are named shareholders. Robinson is also named a senior vice president. Similarly, Bonnie J.G. Lombardo is promoted to assistant vice president. | | Schechter | THOR EQUITIES (NEW YORK CITY) Lori Schechter comes aboard as executive vice president of asset management. A 20-year industry veteran, she will oversee overall investment performance of the company's portfolio. Additionally, Laurence Hoffer joins as chief financial officer, and will be responsible for the financial control and reporting of Thor Equities. | Itzikowitz | ATCO PROPERTIES & MANAGEMENT INC. (NEW YORK CITY) Avi Itzikowitz joins as director of operations, and will be responsible for overseeing all of the firm's commercial office buildings in Manhattan, including Atco's headquarters at 555 Fifth Ave. Over the past nine years he has worked with Vornado Realty Trust.
| | GEORGE ELKINS MORTGAGE CO. (LOS ANGELES) Michael Warner comes aboard as a vice president and loan officer. He was previously a senior vice president at Bank of America, serving as senior relationship manager in the private bank, providing customized credit and investment management solutions. | |
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| | WHITNEY GROUP Regional VP/Team Leader, Underwriting CHICAGO For more information, click here. | Responsible for managing and directing a regional underwriting team accountable for supporting the entire loan process from loan application to commitment including due diligence, underwriting, loan submission, loan commitment and preparation of the underwriting file. With a target volume of approximately $750 million to $1 billion in commercial mortgage originations for the CMBS market in 2002, the position will coordinate the workflow and allocate underwriting and related resources in order to meet these production objectives. | CIM GROUP Asset Mgr. HOLLYWOOD, CA For more information, click here. | Responsible for all aspects of asset management within assigned portfolio including: development and review of annual budgets and operating plans; strategy and implementation of these plans; and oversight of property level issues and reporting requirements for portfolio of mixed use residential, retail, and office properties. Some of these may involve tax credit financing, redevelopment agency funding, or other financing vehicles. Must have a minimum of five years experience as an asset manager managing mixed-use, residential, retail/office properties. | PHILLIPS RESOURCE
EVP - REIF GREENVILLE, SC For more information, click here. | Position oversees and monitors the economic performance of the company's real estate investments. Responsible for the fiscal and physical management as well as the long-term economic performance of the individual projects assigned within the portfolio. The fund is compromised of high net worth individuals. Successful candidates must have managed a real estate portfolio exceeding $200 million.
| NATIONAL TRUST/HISTORIC PRESERVATION Sr. Accountant WASHINGTON, DC For more information, click here. | Provide financial reporting, asset management and underwriting support to the equity operations of the community partners program. This undertaking assists preservation organizations, local governments and community development corporations in revitalizing historic properties, central business districts and urban neighborhoods. It functions as a family of programs that offer financial and technical assistance. Position will report to the equity operations manager.
| J.E. ROBERT CO'S. Portfolio Mgr.- CMBS McLEAN, VA For more information, click here. | Responsibilities will include direct management of performing and non-performing loans under multiple CMBS contracts. The management of loans will include the review of loan documents, collateral analysis, negotiations with borrowers and the direction of the legal process. The loan asset management will also require reporting and compliance under the associated special servicing contract. Responsibilities also include the underwriting of new CMBS acquisitions and individual assets, along with the evaluation of the CMBS bond analysis.
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