Perspective

What would Alan do? Fortune Tony 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
Grubb & Ellis Co.
Vice President, Director of Management Services
(Cleveland) The hire is expected to enhance and maximize the value of the owner's investment in commercial office buildings and facilities in the district.

Duke Realty Corp.
Senior Recoveries Specialist
(Indianapolis) This person who fills this position will be responsible for working closely with various departments within the company, to review and process leases for the company, in order to set up the recoveries information online.

DBSI – Discovery Real Estate Services
National Retail Leasing Director
(Dallas) The company is currently looking for a director of retail leasing to be responsible for all retail leasing on a national basis. Qualified candidates must have strong existing relationships with big box retailers.

Classic Residence by Hyatt
Redevelopment Project Director
(Chicago) The company has an opportunity to perform as the owner's rep on the redevelopment of 563 residential units at Bentley Village, A Classic Residence, located in Naples, FL.
Prudential
Financial Management Analyst
(Newark, NJ) This position is responsible for the pricing and financial underwriting of new business full-service retirement products for the assigned region(s) and segment(s).

United Dominion Realty Trust
Capital Allocation Analyst
(Littleton, CO) Under direct supervision, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing financial analysis, modeling and support for the company's capital allocation activities for the operating properties.

SelectLeaders
Assistant Vice President/Vice President, Real Estate Investments
(San Francisco) This individual will be responsible for analyzing real estate securities and making investment recommendations based on micro and macro economic factors, sector outlooks and fundamental valuation analysis related to individual companies.

Jones Lang LaSalle
Financial Analyst, Acquisitions
(Chicago) The company is currently seeking an analyst to join its acquisitions group in the firm's Chicago headquarters to provide assistance with underwriting and closing real estate investment transactions.
Promotions
JONES LANG LASALLE
(CHICAGO) Managing director and CFO Thomas Morande is one of 26 professionals accorded an international director's title.

SPERRY VAN NESS
(PHOENIX) Sean Stutzman rises to senior adviser from adviser after four years with the company.

OPUS SOUTH CORP.
(ATLANTA) Martin McFarland is promoted to vice president of real estate while Joe McSweeney rises to senior director and Michael Dougherty to director of retail development.

THORNTON TOMASETTI
(CHICAGO) Carol Post becomes principal while continuing in her present role as vice president.
KEYSTONE PACIFIC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
(IRVINE, CA) Cindy Ritter is named district manager after four years with the company.

WALTON CONSTRUCTION
(ST. LOUIS) Ron Glaser is made vice president of preconstruction services. Other promotions are Tom Kajman, operations manager; Bert Warbington, project director; and Jacob Pleger, assistant project manager.

MARCUS & MILLICHAP
(MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA) Marty Louie marks his fourth year with the firm by becoming vice president of finance.
New Hires
GRUBB & ELLIS|BRE COMMERCIAL
(SAN DIEGO) Brent Rivard joins as CFO and COO, effective immediately. Rivard was vice president, accounting & finance and treasurer of AMN Healthcare Services Inc., where he also led its merger and acquisition practice.

SCHONBERGER ASSOCIATES
(LIVINGSTON, NJ) Philip J. MacLaren and Fran Malkin begin as agents to lease and sell office and industrial assets. MacLaren previously was with Newmark Associates and Malkin had been a vice president for Archie Schwartz Co.

FRIEDMAN COS.
(FARMINGTON HILLS, MI) Jeremy M. Crane starts as new business development manager. Most recently, he was vice president of Avenue Group LLC.

NEW BOSTON FUND
(MIAMI) Pryse Elam becomes regional director of the Southeast region, where the company has projects under way in Miami, Tampa, Orlando and Lutz, FL. Elam had been president and CEO of Washington Real Estate Partners.

EASTERN CONSOLIDATED
(NEW YORK CITY) Ronald H. Cohen and Iris Rosano start as directors to focus on multifamily and class B office investments in Manhattan. Cohen was in investment sales for Besen & Associates, specializing in multifamily, mixed-use and conversion projects. Rosano, also from Besen & Rosano, specializes in development, office and hotel properties.

JONES LANG LASALLE
(LOS ANGELES and CHICAGO) In Los Angeles, Chris Strickfaden is named managing director to continue building leasing and investment sales in South Bay and the lower Westside. In Newport Beach, CA, the firm adds Jon Nesbitt and Baker Morphy as senior vice president and president, respectively. In Chicago, Charles Doyle is named chief marketing office, responsible for global oversight for marketing, communications and research in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific.

WEICHERT COMMERCIAL BROKERAGE
(MORRIS PLAINS, NJ) Joining as vice presidents are Manny Judah, Marge Lapadura, David Williams and Ron Zukerberg. Also, Matthew Tal is named assistant vice president.
RSBC HOLDINGS
(LOS ANGELES) Beena Khakhria is named president of the newly formed RSBC Realty & Finance, a management and brokerage affiliate.

CB RICHARD ELLIS
(PHILADELPHIA) Maureen Anastasi begins as vice president of business development and marketing. She most recently was working for JMB Properties Co.

KISLAK CO.
(WOODBRIDGE, NJ) Guy Barretta starts as sales associate for the multifamily and retail investment sales firm. He most recently was sales director for Massey Knakal Realty Services.

CROWN COS.
(NEW YORK CITY) Mukang Cho starts as managing principal of Crown Street Capital LLC. He previously was a partner in the real estate practice group of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

NEWMARK KNIGHT FRANK
(ATLANTA) Dale Karrh becomes managing principal. He had been senior vice president of transaction services for Carter Real Estate.

HALSTEAD PROPERTY
(NEW YORK CITY) Stephen Klym begins as sales director in the Downtown, assuming management of 40 agents. He most recently was sales director for the Village office of Warburg Realty.

PANTHEON PROPERTIES
(NEW YORK CITY) Luis Banos starts as an analyst to support all financial functions and underwrite potential acquisitions. He was the former associate real estate portfolio manager for ING Investment Management.

LOEBL SCHLOSSMAN & HACKL
(CHICAGO) Wilson Chow and Pierre Moulinier join the architecture staff. Chow previously worked for Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum. Moulinier was a project architect for Nia Architects.

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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.