WALNUT CREEK, CA-John Sechser has rejoined Grubb & Ellis Co.’s Walnut Creek office as senior vice president of the retail group. Sechser is the latest professional to join the company’s growing Bay Area operations.
During 2010, the company recruited nine retail professionals and a total of 29 professionals to the company’s Walnut Creek, San Francisco and San Francisco Peninsula offices. One of the latest new hires, as GlobeSt.com previously reported, was John Dolby as senior vice president of the office group. Jack Van Berkel, chief operating officer and president of real estate services, tells GlobeSt.com that the hiring in the Bay Area is part of the company's larger strategy to upgrade its talent and increase its presence in key markets throughout the country. The company began aggressively recruiting talent into the organization in July 2008 as a way to ensure that when the market recovered Grubb & Ellis would be positioned to better service clients and capture market share. Throughout this time period, Grubb & Ellis recruited more than 250 senior-level professionals into the organization, with 122 recruited in 2010.
“I am very happy to have John join Grubb & Ellis’ growing East Bay team and look forward to leveraging his experience, relationships and in-depth knowledge of the marketplace as we continue to expand and strengthen our presence in the local retail market,” says Edward F. Del Beccaro, managing director of the Walnut Creek office.
Sechser specializes in representing clients in the leasing, sale and purchase of shopping centers, including restaurant and general retail space. He returns to Grubb & Ellis after spending nearly 12 years with Colliers International, where he was a senior vice president and co-director of the company’s Walnut Creek Retail division.
Prior to joining Colliers International, he spent 13 years in Grubb & Ellis’ retail group as a senior vice president, during which time he was consistently one of the office’s top producers. He began his career in 1981 with Bishop Hawk, which was later acquired by Grubb & Ellis in 1998.
Sechser has represented a number of clients throughout his career, including Hall Equities, Eastdil Secured, Regency Centers, 7-Eleven, Applebee’s, Darden Restaurants, Chevys, Bank of America, Chevron, Burnham Pacific, Costco, Ethos Investments and Catellus Co. Local properties he has sold on behalf of owners include Clayton Valley Shopping Center, Powell Street Plaza, Alamo Plaza, Country Club Gate, Sequoia Station and Slatten Ranch Shopping Center.
“What attracted me to Grubb & Ellis was its talent, the networking amongst the company’s offices as well the company’s incomparable research capabilities,” says Sechser. “I’m looking forward to using these capabilities to invigorate the solutions I provide to my clients.”
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