Job Opportunities EAGLE REALTY GROUP Investment Manager/Development Specialist (CINCINNATI) This specialist works to develop and subdivide large land parcels upon which to pursue vertical development, and to source, analyze, underwrite and structure joint venture real estate development investments, both on the developed land and separately. CB RICHARD ELLIS Director, Project Management (PHILADELPHIA) The director interacts with clients to ensure that goals and objectives are being met, anticipates and responds to needs and concerns, oversees the preparation of accurate, timely, and complete reports, and more. SELECTLEADERS REIT Analyst (LONDON) This analyst provides equity analysis on selected REITs and other publicly traded real estate companies, including key industry fundamental trends within covered property sectors; and reviews economic, regulatory and demographic trends.ERNST & YOUNG Senior Manager–Transaction Advisory Services–Commercial Real Estate (NEW YORK CITY) Serve as the manager of multiple important client engagement teams, handling financial analyses, buy-side and sell-side due diligence, cash flow modeling, property/portfolio modeling, analytical model reviews and other general real estate advisory services.
| LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST VP, Asset Management (NEW YORK CITY) The candidate will be responsible for managing a portfolio of real estate properties and providing expertise in the areas of construction, leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, reporting and more. SELECTLEADERS SVP–Management Services (Real Estate) (ATLANTA) The hire is responsible for leading and expanding the management services program for the Southeast region, overseeing and ensuring execution of all property management assignments and working with the regional executives to increase the portfolio and profitability. JOSEPH CHRIS PARTNERS Development and Construction Executives (DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) The company has positions at several levels of responsibility which will manage the teams engaged in the construction of a wide variety of property assets. THE HARRIS GROUP OF MARCUS & MILLICHAP Senior Financial Analyst (EL SEGUNDO, CA) The hire will manage the company's financial analysis and property underwriting process, including the compilation of financial and operational information and data for purposes of analyzing, interpreting, monitoring, and reporting, and more. | Promotions No more than one submission per company will be considered per week. Submissions with multiple names will be capped at three for coverage in Executive Watch. KEYBANK REAL ESTATE CAPITAL (DALLAS) David Shillington moves into the role of senior vice president and director of agency lending. He is relocating from Charlotte, NC to Dallas to head up KeyBank's national originations group for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA loans. DARWIN REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CORP. (CHICAGO) The firm's new vice presidents are Chris Gary, Matthew Lewandowski and Cory Ramey. OPUS EAST (ROCKVILLE, MD) Steven Cohen moves up the ladder to vice president of real estate, targeting new development opportunities in Washington, DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland. He previously served as senior director of real estate. CB RICHARD ELLIS (ST. LOUIS and CLEVELAND) Cathie Crowley is promoted to director of operations for the asset services division. She joined the company in 2000. In the Cleveland office, James Vanco is named vice president after five years with the firm. CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD (LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK CITY) Dwight Hotchkiss is named branch manager for the Downtown Los Angeles office. He moves from the position of senior manager director, leasing the western region for the industrial services group. Hotchkiss replaces Chris Cooper, who is promoted to a high level executive position in the client solutions group. In New York City, James Arce rises to head of investor services for the US. He will focus on growth and development of agency leasing and property management. He had been senior managing director for the global client solutions group for the western region. | PIRCHER, NICHOLS & MEEKS (LOS ANGELES) William B. Ticknor II has been named partner. He joined the firm in 1999 as an associate. FORD MOTOR LAND DEVELOPMENT CORP. (DEARBORN, MI) Rob Cory rises to director of sales, leasing and development, assuming responsibility for the Fairlane portfolio of five million sf of commercial space in Dearborn and Allen Park, MI. For three years, he was in the Ford Treasury office. MARCUS & MILLICHAP REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT SERVICES (PHOENIX) John Chang is promoted to national research manager as he marks his 13th year with the company. | New Hires No more than one submission per company will be considered per week. Submissions with multiple names will be capped at three for coverage in Executive Watch. KOLL DEVELOPMENT (CHARLOTTE, NC) The company hires Melanie June as project manager for the southeast division. Prior to KDC, June served as project manager for Crescent Resources LLC. RD OLSON DEVELOPMENT (IRVINE, CA) Dave Smilgys comes on board as director of development. Before his newest position, Smilgys was senior project manager with Clark Construction. JONES LANG LASALLE (SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO) Shamm Kelly joins as senior vice president. Kelly comes to the firm from Colliers International. In Chicago, Bill Sheehy and Jesse Van Dyke start as senior vice president and vice president, respectively. Sheehy was a first vice president for CB Richard Ellis, where Van Dyke was a vice president. CARLTON ADVISORY SERVICES (NEW YORK CITY) Jeffrey J. Wyner is hired as chief financial officer and managing director. He was previously a senior credit officer for structured finance at ACA Capital. He also served in Lehman Brothers' global real estate and mortgage group. HDG MANSUR (INDIANAPOLIS) Daniel T. Cooper is appointed fund manager and managing director for HDG Mansur Investment Services Inc. where he will be responsible for leading the HDG Amanah Global Properties Income Fund. He comes from Principal Global Investors/Principal Real Estate Investors. CB RICHARD ELLIS (NASHVILLE and VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL) Jeff Haithcoat joins the retail services team. He is the former national finance director of the Mike Huckabee for President campaign. In the firm's office covering Volusia and Flagler counties, Erik Poole comes on board after serving as a major in the US Army since 2001 when he was recalled to active duty. He began his CRE career in the early 1990s, working for the Staubach Co. until 9/11. PANATTONI DEVELOPMENT (SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA) Mina Elliott takes the position of leasing director for Southern California. Prior to joining Panattoni, she was associated with the JH Snyder Co. and the Westwood Financial Corp. GRANITE PROPERTIES (PLANO, TX) Nicole Brethauer joins the team as development manager and Robert Jimenez joins as leasing manager. Brethauer was a senior project manager at CB Richard Ellis; Jimenez was a principal in the office division of Holt Lunsford Commercial. HOLLIDAY FENOGLIO FOWLER (NEW YORK CITY) Erik Dowling is hired as director of debt placement group. Prior to HFF, he was managing the capital markets group at Antares Investment Partners. MASSEY KNAKAL REALTY SERVICES (NEW YORK CITY) Mario Fasullo joins the Nassau County division as director of sales. He comes to the firm from the wireless industry. In addition, Pei Ling Ma joins the Manhattan office as an associate. She began as an intern for the firm. TURNBERRY ASSOCIATES (AVENTURA, FL) Jeff Mooallem is appointed senior vice president of development. He most recently served as president of GL Commercial, a division of GL Homes Florida. TRANSWESTERN (LOS ANGELES) Transwestern Los Angeles hires Katie Bernhisel and Chris Penrose as tenant advisory specialists. Bernhisel served as a portfolio leasing managing at Arden Realty. Penrose previously interned at Anschutz Entertainment Group. JF CAPITAL ADVISORS (NEW YORK CITY) Adam McMaster joins the company as senior vice president, responsible for accounting and finance. He was the senior manager in the real estate audit group at Ernst & Young. WENTWORTH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) Gary Olsen is hired as director of client accounting services. Before joining Wentworth, he was manager of treasury services for TMP Directional Marketing. | SONNENSCHEIN NATH & ROSENTHAL (NEW YORK CITY) David A, Viklund comes on board as a partner in the law firm. He comes to the firm from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, where he was a special counsel in the global finance practice in London. CLARETT GROUP (WASHINGTON, DC) Peter J. Cole is named managing director to lead the Washington, DC office. Prior to joining the firm, he was senior vice president of development for Republic Property Trust. MARCUS & MILLICHAP CAPITAL CORP. (PHOENIX) Neal Churney begins as a director in the firm to specialize in debt and equity financing for multifamily properties. He most recently worked for a local commercial mortgage banker. TCB DESIGN BUILD (CHICAGO) The firm adds Pete Psiharis and Lorin Van Nest as project managers and Elizabeth Munoz as a project engineer. SHERWOOD EQUITIES (NEW YORK CITY) Ryan Nelson joins as senior vice president of development. Most recently, he was a partner with Champion Partners in Dallas. RESOURCE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE (INDIANAPOLIS) Brad King comes on board as an adviser in the industrial services group. King had been an associate with Dury Investment Group. PIRCHER, NICHOLS & MEEKS (CHICAGO) Brett D. Smith starts as of counsel in the real estate department. He had been an associate at Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman and Burke, Warren MacKay and Serritella. INNOVATIVE DEVELOPERS (FORT WORTH) Mark R. Presswood is named vice president of real estate. Since 2004, he was senior vice president of business development for the Fort Worth Cats Baseball Club. HALSTEAD PROPERTY (NEW YORK CITY) Joining as senior vice presidents are Cynthia Besteman, Peter Cohen and David Wagenheim. The trio previously worked for Manhattan Apartments Inc. FEDERAL CAPITAL PARTNERS (WASHINGTON, DC) Alan Shearer starts as managing director of land and Garland Faist is the firm's new vice president and controller. Shearer most recently was senior vice president of land for NVR Inc. and worked as a consultant in 2007 for Federal Capital Partners. Faist previously was vice president and corporate controller for the Mills Corp. LNR PROPERTY CORP. (SALT LAKE CITY) David Baird is named director of development for the firm's new office. Prior to joining LNR, he was economic development manager for Draper City, UT. DUKE REALTY (ST. LOUIS) Thomas R. Martin joins as senior vice president and head of the St. Louis operations, which has more than seven million sf of office and industrial to maintain. He founded TM Properties III LP in 2003 and operates it as well as TM Properties LLC, the successor firm to one his father founded. CAMBRIDGE REALTY CAPITAL (CHICAGO) Jason W. Gray is hired as a new business development specialist. Prior to joining the firm, he was co-founder and vice president of business development for a startup gaming company. THORNTON TOMASETTI (LOS ANGELES) The firm's new vice president is T. Albert Chen, a 25-year veteran of the design build industry and an expert in seismic retrofits and rehabilitation. | |