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JobOpportunities
GEM REALTYCAPITAL
Financial Analyst
(RESTON, VA) The firm seeks a private-equity fund analyst for anentry-level position focusing on private-market real estateinvestments.

SELECTLEADERS
Senior Accountant
(WASHINGTON, DC) The senior accountant will be responsible forproviding information to senior management to facilitate internaldecision making and financial reporting to third parties.

SELECTLEADERS
Assistant Vice President, AssetManagement
(CHICAGO) A private equity firm seeks an assistant VP to performasset management for a set of properties and to act as a primarypoint of contact to the investors.

JONES LANG LASALLE
Senior Project Manager
(HOUSTON) The senior project manager will support healthcareclients in Houston by managing projects from inception tocompletion, including design, construction and procurement andinstallation of medical equipment.
AIMCO
Vice President of Operations
(SAN FRANCISCO) The real estate investment trust seeks a vicepresident to assume full P&L responsibility for a portfolio ofmultifamily units in the San Francisco area.

THE JOHN BUCK CO.
Real Estate Opportunities
(ABU DHABI, UAE) The company seeks seasoned professionals todeliver landmark commercial real estate projects in UAE.

ERNST & YOUNG
Manager, Transaction Advisory—Licensed Florida Real EstateAppraiser
(MIAMI) The manager's duties include analytical model reviews,asset valuations, real estate appraisals, loan portfoliounderwriting and other general real estate advisory services.

PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Director REIT/REOC Finance
(NEWPORT BEACH, CA) The position emphasizes credit analysis ofpublic and private real estate companies issuing unsecured debtobligations. Duties include managing the investment-productionprocess and coordinating and managing RE capital markets anddivision associates.
PromotionsNo more than one submission per company will be considered perweek.
Submissions with multiple names will be capped at three forcoverage in Executive Watch.
OCEANIAFAMILY OF RESORTS
(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) Randy Reeves is named vice president of salesand marketing. He joined the company in late 2007 as aconsultant.

GAEDEKE GROUP
(DALLAS) The company separates its real estate and energyactivities and promotes Glenn Lickstein to president of GaedekeGroup, Belinda Dabliz to vice president of leasing and Mark Reed topresident of Gaedeke Energy. Lickstein has been with the companyfor 17 years. Dabliz and Reed are both 13-year veterans.

MARCUS & MILLICHAP
(NEW YORK and ATLANTA) Mark Gjonbalaj is named a senior associate,Glen Kunofsky rises to first vice president of investments andTimothy Kinney is promoted to senior director of the Atlantaoffice. Gjonbalaj joined the firm in 2002, Kunofsky in 2001 andKinney in 2006.

IRELL & MANELLA
(NEWPORT BEACH, CA) Andra Barmash Greene, the firm's first femalepartner, succeeds Richard Sherman as managing partner of the50-attorney office.

CB RICHARD ELLIS
(BOSTON) The company makes James Moore a partner. He joined in July2000.
PERKINS + WILL
(WASHINGTON, DC) The firm promotes James Wood to principal andPatrick Shultz and Marion Danowski to associate principal.

CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
(HOUSTON) The company raises Malcolm Stewart to chief operatingofficer; Steve Hefner to senior vice president, construction; andBill Sengelmann to senior vice president, real estateinvestments.

ING CLARION PARTNERS LLC
(NEW YORK) Former senior vice president Brian Watkins is named adirector of the firm. He joined ING in 1996.

HSA COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
(CHICAGO) Former vice president/controller Laura T. Derusha risesto senior vice president/controller. In addition, Kenneth E. Vernemoves from general manager to vice president, assent manager in theproperty management division and Joseph A. Swojenski is named vicepresident of facilities management.

STAUBACH RETAIL
(ADDISON, TX) Nine-year veteran Karen Loss is named senior vicepresident of retail corporate solutions.

WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
(HOUSTON) Alan Houston, an employee of 12 years, is raised to theposition of vice president, regional leasing director in thesouthwest US.
NewHiresNo more than one submission per company will be considered perweek.
Submissions with multiple names will be capped at three forcoverage in Executive Watch.
PATHWAYREAL ESTATE ADVISORS
(HOUSTON) Michaelle Werdlow-Wiggins joins the company as a realtor.She brings 15 years of sales and customer service experience to theposition.

MACQUARIE REAL ESTATE
(NEW YORK and CHICAGO) The firm adds three new hires to thepayroll. Michelle LeRoy comes on board as managing director,capital transactions; Eric Wurtzebach is named managing director;and Faris Mansour joins as senior vice president, capitaltransactions.

WELSCH, FLATNESS & LUTZ
(ST. LOUIS) Ken Kotiza is now vice president/producer, responsiblefor handling new business development and developing relationshipswith community leaders. He previously served as president anddirector of UMB Bank.

GRUBB & ELLIS CO.
(SANTA ANA, CA) Doug Joseph joins Grubb & Ellis as senior vicepresident, director, institutional investment group. He comes tothe company from CB Richard Ellis, where he was senior vicepresident of investment.

PRIME RETAIL
(BALTIMORE) Karen Fluharty has been appointed senior vice presidentof marketing, and Caroline Bradley becomes vice president ofmarketing. Fluharty joins the company from Chelsea Property GroupInc. Bradley was previously with Sony Electronics of America.

OP2MIZE, LLC
(CHICAGO) Daniel Dakhil is named manager, client services. He waspreviously with Cramer-Krasselt.

EASTERN CONSOLIDATED
(NEW YORK) The company hires Neil Gronowetter as a director. Hepreviously worked for Massey Knakal and Newmark Knight Frank RetailBank Services Group.

CB RICHARD ELLIS
(PHOENIX) Former employee Warren Johnston rejoins the firm. He leftin 2002 to become part of Cushman & Wakefield's Capital MarketsGroup.

GE REAL ESTATE
(SAN FRANCISCO) Michael E. Hines is appointed senior director,North American lending division. He moves to GE from Merrill LynchCapital.

APARTMENT REALTY ADVISORS
(AUSTIN) Andrew Shih has been hired as director of private clientservices. He was previously a vice president at a major brokeragecompany.

CIP REAL ESTATE
(IRVINE, CA) Brad Strom joins the company as assistant vicepresident and director of real estate finance. He previously workedfor JP Morgan Real Estate's CMBS group.

RIVER WEST NATIONAL TITLE & ESCROW LLC
(CHICAGO) Gary Cichon has been named president and chief executiveofficer. He served most recently as vice president and seniorcounsel at LandAmerica Financial Services, Inc.

DESANTO REALTY GROUP
(RADNOR, PA) Rich Day comes on board as director of sales. Beforejoining DeSanto, he was vice president of Equitable Cos.

FELCOR LODGING TRUST INC.
(IRVING, TX) Mark D. Rozells, president of InversionesLatinoamericanas S.A., has been appointed a member of FelCor'sboard of directors.

EMPYREAN HOLDINGS INC.
(SACRAMENTO) Richard Booher is hired as business developmentofficer with the company's development and constructiondivision.

MOPPER-STAPEN REALTORS
(SAVANNAH, GA) Rex Benton joins the company's commercial divisionas an advisor. He previously worked for Grubb & Ellis andColliers International.

CENTERLINE CAPITAL GROUP
(NEW YORK) Tim Hallock comes on board as a director and GaryRomaniello takes up the reins as a senior vice president. Hallockwas previously with Bear Stearns, and Romaniello comes from MerrillLynch.
PM REALTY GROUP
(DALLAS) Andy Craigo has been hired as development manager. Hejoins the company from a national architectural firm, where he wasresponsible for LEED documentation for a $24-million school.

JONES LANG LASALLE
(DALLAS and NEW YORK) Dave Richards is named managing director ofthe Dallas office and Peter DeCheser joins the company as managingdirector in the capital markets group.

OPUS SOUTH CORP.
(ATLANTA) The firm welcomes Stephanie Lipp as director of retailleasing. She previously served as vice president of CBRE's retailservices group.

MARSHALL MANAGEMENT, INC.
(SALISBURY, MD) Duane Quintana and Josephine Allen join Marshall asregional director of sales and marketing and marketing manager,respectively. Quintana brings years of hotel experience to the job,including 15 years with Marriott Corp. Allen previously served withPerdue farms and Salisbury University.

CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
(HOUSTON) Melinda Graham is hired as regional vicepresident—Arizona and California.

LNR PROPERTY CORP.
(ST. PETERSBURG, FL) Mike Campbell joins the commercial propertygroup as the director of development, responsible for the planning,entitlement and development of projects in the Southeast.

BH PROPERTIES LLC
(LOS ANGELES) Ryan Smith has been appointed senior vice presidentof acquisitions. He joins the firm from SCI Real EstateInvestments, where he oversaw more than $1 billion in acquisitiontransactions.

NEXT REALTY LLC
(NORTHBROOK, IL) Jim Thompson is the newly named developmentdirector. He previously served as a consultant with ResoluteConsulting and as a project manager for the City of Chicago.

NEW BOSTON FUND INC.
(BOSTON) John Pavan joins the company as senior vice president andNortheast regional director of development. His previous experienceincludes stints with the Northbridge Cos., the Stabile Cos. andBenchmark Assisted Living LLC.

COLE COS.
(PHOENIX) Brett Sheets is hired as vice president of leasing. Hejoins Cole from Cold Stone Creamery, Inc., where he was vicepresident of real estate.

ML REALTY PARTNERS
(ITASCA, IL) Timothy Geisler is appointed director of the firm. Hepreviously worked at the Missner Group and McShane ConstructionCorp.

WILDER COS.
(BOSTON) Alison Galgay and Kristen M. Wagner come on board asleasing representative and assistant property manager,respectively. Galgay joins Wilder from the Dartmouth Co. Wagner wasmost recently with Seaport Asset Management/Pembroke RealEstate.

THE STAUBACH CO.
(CHICAGO) Eric Mariani becomes the newest member of the suburbanoffice team, joining as an associate. He was previously withBlueleaf Lending.

COLLIERS MEREDITH & GREW
(BOSTON) Brian L. Tisbert is named an associate in the suburbanbrokerage group. He joins Colliers from Brookwood FinancialPartners LP.

INTERPRISE
(DALLAS) Wendy Taylor joins the firm as director of businessdevelopment.

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Anthony J. LoPinto

Tony LoPinto is the Global Sector Leader of Korn Ferry’s Real Estate Practice and founder of SelectLeaders. For the past 18 years LoPinto has been serving his clients with deep knowledge and perspective on talent needs and organizational challenges to public and private companies – knowledge gained from a 25-year career in real estate. Prior to his current position, he founded and served as chief executive officer of a boutique real estate executive search firm, where he oversaw offices in New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, San Francisco and Los Angeles. He has successfully led several high profile search engagements for chief executive officers, directors and a wide-range of executive level positions across all industries and sectors. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in European history from Loyola University in Chicago.