ATLANTA—Steve Martin is officially the 2015 chairman of the board at NAIOP. In this role, Martin will lead the association's executive committee and staff in the planning and execution of industry- and association-wide initiatives. How will he make his mark?

“Steve will provide the forward-looking perspective of an enterprising strategist with more than 30 years of experience in commercial real estate,” says Thomas J. Bisacquino, NAIOP President and CEO. “He is a dynamic and passionate leader who recognizes the value and power of bringing together people from different sectors of the industry. We anticipate that he will work with our Executive Committee and Corporate staff to leverage the many strengths of our members so that the industry can achieve even greater goals in 2015 and beyond.”

Also managing principle of Atlanta-based SDM Partners, Martin's commercial real estate expertise includes acquisitions, development and finance. SDM Partners focuses on acquiring opportunistic real estate transactions in the southeastern United States.