Intrapreneurs - 08.24.2010
I was recently reviewing a management assessment of a candidate, and the report branded him an "intrapreneur". I admit that I had not run into that term before and learned that it refers to individuals who get new ventures started within organizations. They are "change agents" for driving companies into new or different paths and approaches to the business. In some camps, and in the wrong organization, an intrapreneur might be labeled as a troublemaker, or someone who "rocks the boat." The fact of the matter is that as we continue to emerge from the great recession, companies should be aggressively seeking out the intrapreneurs in their organization to drive change and adapt in a dramatically altered business environment. It’s no longer business as usual, and professionals who are inventive, highly adaptive and ready for change are the individuals that I want on my bench.

Tony LoPinto is a senior client partner and head of Korn//Ferry International’s Real Estate Practice and founder of SelectLeaders. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own.

CORNING
Real Estate Portfolio Manager
(CORNING, NY) The real estate portfolio manager is responsible for managing real estate portfolio planning for assigned business divisions and functions globally. This responsibility includes transaction management, lease management and internal policy compliance related to the assigned portfolios.

COSTAR GROUP
Account Executive
(ORANGE COUNTY, CA) CoStar’s account executive is responsible for growing revenue through the sales of CoStar’s marketing and information products to subscribers and non-subscribers within a specific geographic territory and, managing an existing book of business.

ING CLARION
Sales Associate
(NEW YORK CITY) ING Clarion Partners is seeking a sales associate to support sales and client service activities for its US institutional marketing team. Responsibilities include coordinating logistics, client background and meeting materials for client service and new business meetings. They will also participate in client meetings as appropriate.

CAPITAL CROSSING SERVICING COMPANY LLC
Vice President, Real Estate Valuation
(BOSTON) At an officer level, this individual will be part of a dynamic and entrepreneurial real estate debt valuation and consulting team. Working closely with senior real estate and acquisition officers, as well as credit underwriters and asset managers, the ideal candidate will underwrite individual real estate assets, as well as supervise the evaluation of multiple assets within portfolios targeted for acquisition.

HOLLIDAY FENOGLIO FOWLER
Hotel Producer
(NEW YORK CITY) Main responsibilities include sourcing and closing of hotel real estate transactions within Mid Atlantic and as part of our national platform. He or she will work closely with, and be a part of, our national hotel team with the goal of generating and executing sale, advisory, capitalization and financing assignments for the firm.

ING CLARION
Real Estate Fund Product Development & Marketing Associate
(NEW YORK CITY) The associate will be dedicated to the product development and launch of Clarion Property Trust and the Lion Diversified RE Fund as well as other strategic new business initiatives.

MCKINLEY
Associate Vice President, Commercial Operations
(ANN ARBOR, MI) The responsibilities for this key role include the leadership of regional commercial operations teams. The property mix includes both owned and fee managed assets with primarily retail centers, office buildings and mixed use space.

THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE
Executive Director, Arizona District Council
(PHOENIX) This position is an outstanding opportunity for a well-regarded member of the land use and development community because of the stature of ULI and the Arizona District Council. The successful candidate must understand and work to further the mission and values of the Urban Land Institute, and to implement the annual business plan and long-term strategic plan of the Arizona District Council.

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.

THE RADCO COS.
(ATLANTA) The RADCO Companies, a national real estate development firm that does workouts of fractured condos, multi-family, mixed-use, resort and master planned communities, has promoted Kevin Price to principal/executive vice president of operations. He joined The RADCO Companies in January 2008 as a senior project manager.

RFR REALTY
(NEW YORK CITY) Steve P. Morrows has been promoted to executive vice president and co-director of leasing at RFR Realty. He was previously a senior vice president and leasing director for preeminent trophy office tower 375 Park Ave./

MARCUS & MILLICHAP
(LOS ANGELES) Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has named Jake Roberts to the position of vice president capital markets. Most recently, Roberts held the position of senior director.

STUDLEY
(NEW YORK CITY) Ian Zilla Studley’s 2008 “Rookie of the Year” and a member of the firm’s national Corporate Services Group (CSG), was promoted from managing director to corporate managing director.

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.

MERIDIAN CAPITAL GROUP
(NEW YORK CITY) Meridian Capital Group, LLC, a national commercial real estate finance and advisory firm, announced the addition of Robert Beni, Jr. as a vice president in its Commercial Originations Group. He has held underwriting, credit and risk roles with Amboy Bank, Mezz Cap, Fillmore Financial Services and Prudential Financial.

HARTMAN INCOME REIT
(HOUSTON) Hartman Income REIT, Inc. announced that it rehired Julian Kwok, CCIM as its local acquisitions manager. He worked with Hartman from 2001 to 2006 and was involved in more than $100 million of office, retail and industrial acquisitions in Texas.