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

EDAW INC.
Senior Project Manager/Designer
(SAN FRANCISCO) The company has been appointed to do the urban and landscape design for the streetscapes, plazas and parks for this new downtown neighborhood. We are looking for experienced senior project managers and designers to work with us in creating a unique and sustainable setting.

JONES LANG LASALLE
Contract Property Manager
(NEW YORK CITY) The hire will join the Corporate Property Services group and work with our corporate client in New York City. The group provides portfolio and property management services to corporations and institutions that outsource their real estate management functions.

KEYBANK
Sr. Portfolio Manager, Healthcare
(TAMPA, FL) The hire obtains and participates in the analysis of all necessary financial data, checking credit history and determining types and structures of loan to meet identified needs.

NEW BOSTON FUND INC.
Acquisitions Senior Associate
(ARLINGTON, VA) This position assists in sourcing, underwriting and implementing real estate projects in the Mid-Atlantic region. This position is based in Washington, DC and reports to the regional director of acquisitions.

TIAA–CREF
Associate, FI IM Institutional Markets
(NEW YORK CITY) Play critical support role for team focused on transacting and developing mortgage and other secured financing vehicles, emerging asset classes and building new businesses and investment products.

SELECTLEADERS
Research Analyst–Real Estate Financial Securities
(NEWPORT BEACH, CA) The successful hire will be the main support for the research group, directly reporting to and closely working with top management.

THE HARRIS GROUP OF MARCUS & MILLICHAP
Senior Market Research Analyst
(EL SEGUNDO, CA) The qualified person will closely track and analyze economic and commercial real estate market data to identify trends and draw supportable conclusions.

MCKINSEY & CO.
Manager of Real Estate Transactions
(NEW YORK CITY) The hire will join a new Asia-Pacific based team, which will focus on serving McKinsey offices in this region (including China, India, Australia and New Zealand); the hire will also get the opportunity to work globally.

Promotions

CB RICHARD ELLIS
(WASHINGTON, DC) Sally Wilson is named the company's global director of environmental strategy. Wilson will also serve as the liaison with CBRE's environmental partners, including the National Resources Defense Council and the US Green Building Council. She will continue as director of advisory services in the company's Washington, DC office.

AMERICAN FINANCIAL REALTY TRUST
(JENKINTOWN, PA) AFR elevates four to its senior management team. Christopher J. Barone is promoted to vice president and chief accounting officer. Yelena Suris is promoted to assistant vice president of budgeting and planning. Elizabeth Anela is promoted to assistant vice president for lease administration; and Christopher S. Lindberg is promoted to vice president of brokerage.

GLADSTONE COS.
(NEW YORK CITY; McLEAN, VA) Blair Gertmenian and Erika Highland are promoted to principal. Gertmenian was previously an associate for private finance. Highland was previously an associate for private finance, portfolio management in the McLean, VA office.

PREISS CO.
(RALEIGH, NC) Laurie Stanley moves up to vice president of student housing property management. She joined the company in 2002.

ENTERPRISE
(NEW YORK CITY) Abby Jo Sigal is promoted to director of the New York City office, replacing Jim Himes. Sigal moves up from her position as vice president of Enterprise Community Investment Inc. Himes will remain with the nonprofit affordable housing provider but is stepping down as director to run for US Congress out of Connecticut.

STUDLEY
(ISELIN, NJ) The tenant representation specialist promotes three: James Schroeder and Joseph Messina from managing director to corporate managing director; and Philip Lipper from corporate managing director to senior managing director. All three are with the firm's Central New Jersey office.

CB RICHARD ELLIS
(PHOENIX) The local office promotes four, with Kevin Cosca moving up to senior vice president, Mike Ragland moving up to first vice president, Bryan Taute moving up to vice president and Colleen McPherson also moving up to vice president.

JONES LANG LaSALLE
(CHICAGO) David A. Black and David Hendrickson are promoted to managing directors. Hendrickson, who previously served as senior vice president, will be managing director in the Real Estate Investment Banking unit and Black, who previously served as executive vice president, will be managing director of the Project and Development Services Group.

New Hires

NAI NEW YORK CITY
(NEW YORK CITY) Andrew Feder joins as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Prior to this appointment, he was managing director of the Andalex Group, and before that, served as managing director at MB Real Estate.

RELATED COS.
(NEW YORK CITY) Mark Boekenheide comes to the company as senior vice president of hotel development. Prior to joining Related, he was vice president of design and construction at Rosewood Hotels and Resorts.

LaSALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
(SINGAPORE) Philip Ling joins the firm as managing director in Asia Pacific. He previously served as CEO of investment management for Lend Lease in Australia.

LCOR INC.
(BETHESDA, MD) The company hires Ross Little as development director responsible for the Washington, DC metro area. Little previously was with Bozzuto Group as land acquisitions manager.

DAVLYN INVESTMENTS
(IRVINE, CA) The real estate investment firm adds Jim McLennan as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Davlyn, McLennan was chief financial officer of Newland Communities.

JOHNSON CAPITAL
(SAN DIEGO) Rob Friederich joins as vice president. Before moving to Johnson Capital, he was an executive at Benchmark Financial. He also previously served as vice president of business banking at US Bank.

OPUS WEST CORP.
(AUSTIN, TX) Trac Bledsoe comes on board as senior real estate manager. Most recently, Bledsoe served as an investment broker for Commercial Texas LLC in Austin. For six years prior to that, he was involved with development, asset management and acquisitions for Pacific Realty Associates LP (PacTrust) in Dallas and Austin.

SHEA PROPERTIES
(ALISO VIEJO, CA) The company names Forrest Wylder vice president of office leasing and acquisitions. In his new role, Wylder will direct lease and market Vantis, a mixed-use project here. In addition, Shea names James Williams vice president of marketing. He will be primarily focused on strategy for marketing and branding Legacy Park, a masterplanned development in Tustin.

POLLACK PARTNERS
(ATLANTA) Jennifer S. Ross is the new chief financial officer at the multifamily development firm. She previously was senior director of finance for WestWind Capital Partners LP.

COHEN BROTHERS RALTY CORP.
(NEW YORK CITY) Steven M. Sikora joins as senior vice president of asset management. For the past decade, he served as vice president/property management at the Witkoff Group.

CB RICHARD ELLIS INVESTORS
(WASHINGTON, DC) W. Cabell Grayson takes the position of senior managing director of the firm's Global Investor Services group. Grayson joins from the Capital Markets group of CB Richard Ellis where he also held the title of senior managing director.

GRUBB & ELLIS
(MIAMI) Three join the company's South Florida office, with Mitchell Millowitz coming on board as senior vice president, office; Lance Benson coming on board as vice president; and Ryan Rosalsky coming on board as senior associate. All three move over from Cushman & Wakefield.

KIMPTON HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
(SAN FRANCISCO) Jesse Suglia is the new director of hotel sales. Suglia previously was global director of business travel sales for the New York Global Sales office of Omni Hotels.

REXFORD INDUSTRIAL
(LOS ANGELES) Christopher J. Engel becomes director of acquisitions. Prior to joining Rexford, he was with the Abbey Co. He also previously was with CB Richard Ellis.

McSHANE CORP.
(ROSEMONT, IL) Daniel E. Fogarty joins as vice president overseeing the firm's industrial development activities in the Midwest. He recently served as general manager of industrial real estate for InSite Real Estate Development LLC.

KAUFMAN ORGANIZATION
(NEW YORK CITY) Elliot Warren comes on board as director in the commercial sales and leasing team. Prior to joining Kaufman, Warren founded Elite Property Group. He also previously served as asset manager and leasing director for the Moinian Group.

BREMNERDUKE HEALTHCARE REAL ESTATE
(ATLANTA) Jason Hinkel takes the title of senior vice president in the Southeast for this division of Duke Realty Corp. He comes to BremnerDuke from Codgell Spencer Advisors in Charlotte, NC.

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