Perspective

Recently, I was on "holiday" in Italy. Before leaving, I double-checked to make sure that my Blackberry was fully operational for Europe. This was to avoid missing a beat while away, notwithstanding that it was a very short business week and the likelihood of combat action was limited. Upon arrival in Europe, I noticed that, not only were my American colleagues strolling along with Blackberrys but most European professionals were also PDA-addicted. It's common knowledge that remote devices have forever changed how we do business, but the global impact didn't really sink in until this trip. Today, clients, colleagues and employees automatically assume you will stay connected even while on vacation, and it's incredibly easy for you to do so. However, the cost of perpetual availability may be that you never have time to wind down and gain some perspective. So, with all of this connectivity, in the end, is "being Blackberryable" a positive or a negative for business process and results?

Anthony J. LoPinto is CEO of Equinox Partners, an executive search firm specializing in the real estate industry, and parent company of SelectLeaders

The views expressed in this article are the author's own.

Job Opportunities

ING CLARION PARTNERS
(NEW YORK) Financial Analyst Acquisitions The ideal candidate will possess a strong desire to learn about real estate investment and the commercial real estate industry and must be able to work as part of an investment management team.

MITSUI FUDOSAN AMERICA INC.
(NEW YORK) Assistant Controller This position reports to the CFO and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the accounting function, including maintenance of the company's financial records, support and oversight of third-party property managers, financial statement preparation, forecast preparation and financial analyses.

CHARTERMAC MORTGAGE CAPITAL
(CALIFORNIA) Commercial Loan Originator The commercial loan originator will be required to: solicit broker income property packages in accordance with current policies and procedures of CMC; prepare quote and application packages; and review and analyze loan transaction packages for preliminary approval or denial in accordance with current CMC guidelines.

JONES LANG LASALLE
(ARIZONA) Regional Project Manager Responsibilities of the regional project manager include: executing action plans and service initiatives for an assigned geographic area; ensuring the execution of the processes; and managing project managers and supervise the daily execution of their responsibilities.

SELECTLEADERS
 (NEW JERSEY) Credit Analyst Our client, a leading private principal equity investment firm focusing on real estate portfolio transactions, is seeking a credit analyst to be located in their Princeton, NJ office. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in credit analysis along with exceptional project management and due diligence skills.

GROSVENOR
(CALIFORNIA) Real Estate Asset Manager The asset manager is a field professional responsible for a group of properties and for supervising the activities of the property managers, who handle the day-to-day operations of those properties. The asset manager analyzes the property income, expenses, and value on a property-by-property basis and is responsible for value-add investments.

RREEF
(NEW YORK) Research Manager The research manager will be responsible for analyzing a variety of metropolitan markets in the Eastern region of the US. This will require in-depth property sector research, evaluating the numerous economic and industry factors that impact commercial real estate performance.

Promotions

FOREST CITY
(CLEVELAND, OH) Douglas Solomon rises to vice president of Forest City Commercial Development, covering the East Coast. Solomon originally joined in 2000 as manager, real estate.

MAGNUSSON ARCHITECTURE
 (NEW YORK CITY) New associate principal Christine Hunter is now director of affordable, senior and supportive housing. Hunter has worked at MAP since 2004, and has experience with housing and small-scale institutional projects.

GROSVENOR
(SAN FRANCISCO and WASHINGTON, DC) Andrew Galbraith becomes chief investment officer for the firm's newly combined US and Canadian operations. In line with the promotion, Mark Darley replaces Galbraith as head of the Washington, DC office. Galbraith previously was a senior vice president; Darley, director of West Coast development.

GRUBB & ELLIS
 (DALLAS) Steve Wolff, senior associate in the industrial division, is named to the firm's private capital investment group. Wolff joined the Dallas office in 2004.

REALTY CAPITAL PARTNERS
(COLLEYVILLE, TX) Donna Arp takes over as COO after two years with the firm. In addition, Whitney Bowling and Albert Hernandez join the company as chief general counsel and director of investor services, respectively.

 New Hires

SPERRY VAN NESS
 (CHARLOTTE, NC) Jeff Mullis and Carolyn Kellogg will join the company as senior advisors. Mullis will focus on the sale/lease of retail and multifamily property in the Northwest Charlotte and foothills region of North Carolina. Kellogg specializes in retail. In its Amherst, NY, office, Sperry has brought aboard Jonathan Jayson as senior advisor. Jayson will specialize in the sale of multifamily and office property in Western New York.

LUXURY PARAMOUNT BEACH
 (BOCA RATON, FL) Robert M. Thompson saddles up with the firm as construction executive. Thompson was previously chief operating officer and president at Alcon Associates Inc.

SL Green
 (NEW YORK, NY) Elizabeth Majkowski becomes the firm's vice president, portfolio manager. She will manage 1372 Broadway, 1515 Broadway, 19 W. 44th, 28 W. 44th and 70 W. 36th St. properties.

HYPO REAL ESTATE
 (NEW YORK) The New York-based firm welcomes Eileen F. Lyons as senior director, whole loan origination. Lyons previously worked as vice president, fixed income sales at Keefe, Bruyette and Woods.

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD
 (EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ) John McCarthy has been brought aboard as a member of the firm's consulting team. Former Toy's 'R' Us treasury manager, he oversaw quantitive financial modeling and regression analysis.

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Anthony J. LoPinto

Tony LoPinto is the Global Sector Leader of Korn Ferry’s Real Estate Practice and founder of SelectLeaders. For the past 18 years LoPinto has been serving his clients with deep knowledge and perspective on talent needs and organizational challenges to public and private companies – knowledge gained from a 25-year career in real estate. Prior to his current position, he founded and served as chief executive officer of a boutique real estate executive search firm, where he oversaw offices in New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, San Francisco and Los Angeles. He has successfully led several high profile search engagements for chief executive officers, directors and a wide-range of executive level positions across all industries and sectors. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in European history from Loyola University in Chicago.