LOS ANGELES-Real estate investment firm BentleyForbes has appointed Jeff Warwick as its CEO and managing partner, GlobeSt.com reports in this exclusive story. With national experience managing acquisitions and investments, Warwick was the company's prime choice to lead an aggressive expansion of its current portfolio.

“BentleyForbes has built a strong company. It has an incredible team of people who have been together for a long period of time, and a good foundation that has positioned itself well for the turnaround in the economic recovery,” Warwick tells GlobeSt.com. “My strengths and their strengths complement one another, and I am very, very excited about the new platform and about what we are going to be able to accomplish.”

Prior to joining BentleyForbes, Warwick was the managing director of US investments at Portman Holdings and a senior executive at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. In his 28 year career, he has principaled, negotiated and closed more than $50 billion in real estate capital investments and generated more than $1 billion in corporate revenue. With this experience, Warwick plans to take advantage of opportunities in primary, secondary and emerging markets to diversify the firm's investments and position the firm as a leader in acquisition and management for commercial office, retail, multifamily, and industrial real estate assets.