IRVINE, CA-Thompson National Properties LLC adds Thomas Clarke as senior vice president of real estate. The locally based company also promotes Candace Rice to senior vice president and chief accounting officer.
“I am excited to be working with a forward thinking organization with a national platform that I can contribute to coast to coast in the areas of cost containment, operational excellence, and superior customer service in the day-to-day operation of the real estate,” says Clarke. Prior to joining TNP, Clarke was executive vice president and chief operating officer at the Abbey Co. where he directed the daily operations and leasing performance of a 6.2-million-square-foot portfolio of industrial, retail and office properties. Prior to this, Clarke was managing director of real estate and general manager at Equity Office Properties and project manager at Spieker Properties.
Rice will direct the company’s corporate accounting, property accounting, tax, treasury and reporting functions. “Candace has always provided outstanding leadership to the accounting department,” says Jack Maurer, vice chairman and partner at TNP. “I look forward to continuing to work closely with her.”
Prior to joining TNP two years ago, Rice was vice president of property accounting at Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors LLC, formerly Triple Net Properties, where she was responsible for managing the accounting and financial reporting for 33 million square feet of commercial office space and 26 multifamily properties. Previously, Rice held various positions at Hireright Inc., Brown & Brown Inc. and Deloitte & Touche LLP. “I am excited to take on this new role and look forward to the added challenges and responsibilities,” Rice says.