Perspective

Tony LoPinto is CEO of Equinox Partners, an executive search firm specializing in the real estate industry, and parent company of SelectLeaders. The views expressed in this article are the author's own.

Job Opportunities

Tishman Speyer Properties
Sr. Controller Transaction Accounting
(New York City) Individual must be able to effectively research, interpret and present appropriate accounting treatment for acquisitions and a variety of real estate transactions.

AIG
Associate, Asset Management
(New York City) Responsibilities include financial and feasibility analysis, assisting in all phases of property investment, financing and development activities, including site inspections, feasibility studies and other research for potential investments.

AvalonBay Communities
Senior Financial Analyst
(Alexandria, VA) This position will be responsible for analyzing and reviewing the underwriting of investment returns for all new construction and development projects.

Jones Lang LaSalle
Vice President
(Washington, DC) Seeking a vice president to join our Public Institutions team in the DC area to provide tenant representation leasing services to public sector clients.

SelectLeaders
Investment Banking Associate–Real Estate
(New York City) The hire will work directly with the managing director of the Real Estate Group, interact with senior bankers and clients on a regular basis, and be involved with most aspects of deals and assignments.

CB Richard Ellis
Real Estate Manager
(New York City) We are looking for an experienced manager for a class A office building, to be responsible for all financial budgeting, forecasting and reporting marketing and operations.

Deutsche Bank
Associate–Real Estate
(New York City) Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis for the Rreef Structured Debt Group, which focuses on investments in mezzanine loans, B-notes, senior mortgages on transitional properties and more.

The Carlton Group
General Counselor/Managing Director
(New York City) Seeking an experienced, successful real estate attorney and dealmaker to play a significant role in the acquisition, syndication and closing of large real estate transactions.

Promotions

CB RICHARD ELLIS
(MIAMI and HOUSTON) Andrew Rudzinski and Rick Miller are promoted to managing director in Broward County and Palm Beach County, respectively. Rudzinski had been director of research and marketing in CBRE's Greater Philadelphia office. Miller was vice president of brokerage services. In Houston, Thomas K. Lynch and William J. Gold rise to senior vice presidents.

CB RICHARD ELLIS INVESTORS
(LOS ANGELES) The company promotes two and hires one in an expansion of its global services group. Laura Wilks moves into the global investor services team as an associate. Jane Hufnagel will add investor and internal communications to her role as overseer for investor reporting. Nicole Bise joins as director, coming on board from CB Richard Ellis, where she rose to first vice president.

PERKOWITZ + RUTH ARCHITECTS
(LONG BEACH, CA) Nick Frankart is named as the firm's first CFO in its 28-year history. He joined the company as controller in 2004.

JONES LANG LASALLE
(DALLAS) The firm promotes five professionals to director in the local office. David Carroll is made marketing operations director while Tom Freeman rises to executive vice president of the global critical environment practice. Curtis Knapp also earns an executive vice president's title in addition to serving as global director of occupancy planning. Sandie Matejek rises to senior vice president of agency leasing from vice president and Dale Ray moves up to managing director of brokerage.

CENCOR REALTY SERVICES
(DALLAS) Randy Woodruff rises to chief investment officer from CFO.

NAI NORRIS, BEGGS & SIMPSON
(PORTLAND, OR) Blake Hering Jr. and Mike Wood are made partners and executive vice presidents of real estate finance.

HARTMAN & CRAVEN
(NEW YORK CITY) Sean A. Altschul rises to partner after joining the firm in 2004 as an associate.

MARCUS & MILLICHAP REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT SERVICES
(DALLAS and PHOENIX) After six years with the firm, John Barker earns a berth as senior investment associate. In Phoenix, Ric Holway rises to vice president of investments.

New Hires

KEYSTONE PROPERTY GROUP
(CONSHOHOCKEN, PA) Patrick Brala starts as CFO of Keystone Property Funds. For the past seven years, he was vice president and CFO for AMC Delancey Group.

ERNST & YOUNG
(NEW YORK CITY) Kevin J. Brennan is hired as manager of the transaction real estate practice. He most recently was senior executive vice president for Carlton Advisory Services Inc.

VERDE REALTY
(FORT WORTH) Jeannette Rice will open a local office for El Paso-based Verde Realty. Rice, formerly with Crescent Real Estate Equities Co., is Verde's vice president of market and investment research.

ENDEAVOR REAL ESTATE GROUP
(AUSTIN) Matthew Levin comes on board as a marketing associate in the office and industrial division. He previously was a research analyst for Colliers Oxford Commercial.

PROSKAUER ROSE
(LOS ANGELES) Louis P. Eatman and Douglas B. Frank join as partners in the firm's real estate and corporate transactional practices. They had been partners in the real estate group of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP.

CB RICHARD ELLIS
(SOUTHFIELD, MI) Alan Weiss begins as an associate for office properties. He previously was executive vice president for Mile High Outdoor in Denver.

ROMANEK PROPERTIES
(NORTHBROOK, IL) Lyle C. Patterson is named vice president of acquisitions. He was vice president of investments for Equity Office Properties Trust.

O'MALLEY COS.
(CHICAGO) Attorney Gregg Schneider and banking veteran Joseph Joyce start as vice presidents. Schneider had been in private practice while Joyce most recently was with Standard Bank.

TRANSWESTERN
(HOUSTON and LOS ANGELES) Carleton Riser comes on board as managing director of development and investment. Riser previously was vice president and development partner for the Morgan Group. In Los Angeles, Luke Eskigian is made vice president of construction management for the West region. He previously was senior project manager for Arden Realty Inc.

YOUNAN PROPERTIES
(DALLAS) Byron L. Taylor is made director of construction and project management companywide. He most recently was superintendent and project manager for Turner & Jacobs in Dallas. Also, John R. Cook starts as vice president of asset management to oversee the eight-million-sf office portfolio in Dallas and Houston. Cook formerly was executive vice president of Regis Realty I LLC.

GRUBB & ELLIS
(SAN JOSE, CA) Douglas Sharpe and Jeff Rohn hold onto senior vice president titles in joining the firm's corporate services and tenant representation groups. They previously were with NAI BT Commercial.

ASSET PLUS COS.
(HOUSTON) Wanda Norrick is made vice president, director of asset management for campus housing. She was regional vice president for Fairfield Residential.

HOLLIDAY FENOGLIO FOWLER
(MIAMI) Lowell Alexander begins as a real estate analyst after relocating from New York City, where he was assistant vice president in the acquisitions department of Lexington Realty Trust.

PIRCHER, NICHOLS & MEEKS
(LOS ANGELES) Glenna M. Francis and Suprina Shah join as associates in the law firm's real estate department. Both were admitted to the State Bar of California this year.

ADVANTIS CONSTRUCTION
(HAVERHILL, MA) Michael Hoyt begins as regional senior project manager to open the new office. He most recently was project manager for John Santo General Contracting in Salem, NH.

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