Anthony LoPinto

Last week we commented on Blackstone’s C-Suite move that positioned Jonathan Gray as the likely successor to CEO Stephen Schwarzman.  Well yesterday another intriguing high-stakes CEO succession situation at JPMorgan Chase was reported in a feature article in the Wall Street Journal.  With a photo and all, CFO Marianne Lake moved to the top of potential candidates speculated to be positioned to succeed Jamie Dimon, who announced that he’s remaining CEO for five more years.

Sure, five years is a long time, but clearly the bank is beginning the process of signaling who’s on first base in the fray. What is terrific about Lake is that she is a single mom with two relatively young children, so she has already become a role model for many women executives for her ability to juggle a high-profile and uber-demanding job with family demands.

Whether Lake ends-up with the top job or not, the news around her candidacy is an important signal for Women that progress is finally be made at the highest levels of corporate America.

Job Listings

MELODY CAPITAL PARTNERS Associate/VP – Real Estate (NEW YORK, NY) Responsibilities include: underwriting and modeling potential loan transactions; preparing Investment Committee memos; managing third party due diligence reports; and deal monitoring and asset management. (Sponsored Job)

AVR REALTY COMPANY Director of Leasing (YONKERS, NY) Position will be responsible for representing AVR’s retail portfolio which consists of five million square feet of space across the country. Individual will be responsible for proactively seeking new tenants and closing lease transactions and cultivating relationships with existing tenants and the broader brokerage community. (Sponsored Job)

AVISTONE, LLC Leasing Manager (ATLANTA, GA) Manager will negotiate new and renewal leases; prepare comprehensive leasing plans for each asset with the goal of maximizing rents and long-term cash flow; and coordinate with property management and marketing department to execute the marketing and leasing strategy.

SAVILLS STUDLEY Senior Project Manager (RALEIGH, NC) Duties include: managing all aspects of construction project planning and execution, including scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, communications, security, relocations, and coordination.

KELLER AUGUSTA PARTNERS Chief Financial Officer (CHARLOTTE, NC) CFO will oversee all areas of the accounting and finance, treasury management and risk management; oversee HR and IT; and work closely with owners, development, construction, property management and leasing departments.

SITUS CRE Debt Asset Manager (ATLANTA, GA) Manager will assist in the management of a portfolio of highly complex commercial real estate loans, while adhering to company policies and procedures, and managing client relations.

BAYSIDE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS Construction and Development Manager (ROWLETT, TX) Position will operate as owner’s representative for Bayside project construction activities and work directly with division and regional leads to deliver the most cost efficient, highest quality, timely construction.

BOSTON PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Deputy Director for Community and Urban Planning (BOSTON, MA) Director will lead community planning staff to produce plans, guidelines and policies appropriate to the planning issues in Boston’s many neighborhoods and downtown. He/she will guide and mentor staff to work collaboratively with community, business and institutional organizations on public planning processes associated with physical planning within Boston.

LMC Vice President of Development (CHARLOTTE, NC) Position will be responsible for executing development functions for multifamily and mixed use real estate projects in a region with a focus on planning, entitlement, financial analysis, and overall management of the development process.

WELLTOWER INC. Financial Analyst (TOLEDO, OH) Analyst will perform the following: analyze potential value-enhancing projects, technologies, and investments; project management support; and assist in identifying and screening new value-enhancing projects.