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Wall Street Journal 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
SELECTLEADERS
Portfolio Manager, Real Estate Investments
(NEW YORK CITY) The manager will monitor the performance of investments relative to original underwriting expectations and take appropriate action to address discrepancies.

DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED REALTY
General Manager
(HUNTERSVILLE, NC) The manager will manage the physical plant functions of properties by overseeing all aspects of facility maintenance, housekeeping and security and oversee construction projects directly or indirectly related to tenant finish/capital improvements.

CB RICHARD ELLIS
Chief Operating Engineer
(CHANDLER, AZ) The chief operating engineer will manage operational accounts for building as required and assist in development of operating and capital budgets.

SAFEWAY CORP.
Director, Real Estate
(PLEASANTON, CA) The director will have overall responsibility for developing and implementing real estate strategies that will maximize return on investment while minimizing risk, as well as supervising management-level and administrative subordinates to optimize real estate strategies and deals within each assigned territory.		ERNST & YOUNG
Tax Senior--Real Estate
(SAN FRANCISCO) The tax senior will be able to understand, relate and strategize tax situations for clients.

GRAMERCY CAPITAL CORP.
Financial Operations Manager
(JENKINTOWN, PA) The manager will assist in coordination, delivery, and quality assurance of all management and sub-management services for the entire portfolio.

VARDE PARTNERS
Investment Analyst
(BLOOMINGTON, MN) The analyst will originate and underwrite both debt and equity real estate investment opportunities and provide detailed cash flow modeling, valuation and investment return analysis to support equity investments and opportunistic financings, among other duties.

TISHMAN SPEYER PROPERTIES
Property Manager
(CHICAGO) The manager will actively manage the relationships with on-site tenants, contractors and management, as necessary, to ensure the asset achieves maximum operational effectiveness, oversee construction tasks and third-party service providers, and oversee the preparation of property business plans, operating and capital budgets.
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.
COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
(BOSTON) Alan Oishi as chief executive; Craig Robbins as president of brokerage services; and Dan Spiegel as EVP, to its USA management team. Oishi has been with Colliers since 1991 and previously served as the company's COO. Speigel was formerly the senior vice president of US Operations.		REGENCY CENTERS
(HOUSTON) Regency Centers is promoting Steve Fritzer to vice president, investments. Fritzer was senior manger of investments where he was a key player in building strong business relationships for Regency.
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.
STUDLEY
CHICAGO - International commercial real estate services firm Studley is pleased to announce that Tony Smaniotto, a 23-year veteran of the commercial real estate industry, has joined the firm's Chicago office as a senior managing director and head of the Midwest Capital Transactions Group. Mr. Smaniotto was previously senior vice president with CB Richard Ellis Capital Markets.

JONES LANG LASALLE
(DENVER) Jones Lang LaSalle is adding Steve Suechting as EVP of the firm's capital markets team in Denver. Mr. Suechting most recently served as a senior vice president at a national brokerage firm.

NORTH AMERICAN PROPERTIES
(ATLANTA) North American Properties has tapped Tim Perry as Partner and Vice President of Acquisitions to spearhead a new initiative aimed at acquiring distressed assets and debt in major markets in the Southeast and Southwest. Mr. Perry, who spent 12 years at CBRE 		IPD
(LONDON) IPD is appointing Jani Venter as director in the US office and Goran Ujdur as a director within the Australian and New Zealand business. Venter joins IPD from CB Richard Ellis Investors US where she was a director in the research group, focusing on the development and execution of synthetic investment strategies to improve portfolio performance within the firm's global funds. Ujdur joins IPD from Perpetual where he was head of direct property.

ATLANTIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP
(NEW YORK CITY) Michael Stolper is joining Atlantic Development Group as executive vice president and general counsel. Stolper was previously a partner in the New York City office of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.

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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.