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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

SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING
Acquisition Director
(WALNUT CREEK, CA) The director will assist the senior vice president in identifying and acquiring sites for the development of senior living and assisted-living communities.

SELECTLEADERS
East Regional Director, Industrial Sector
(NORTHEASTERN US) The director will be responsible for the full cycle of development, from acquisitions to marketing, and for developing business strategies and promoting growth in the region.

PRUDENTIAL
Principal, Affordable Originations
(MCLEAN, VA) The company seeks an experienced individual to join the affordable housing finance team. Responsibilities include overseeing and coordinating the transactions process; acting as a point of contact for borrowers, team members and third party vendors; and managing the loan-origination process.

DEUTSCHE BANK BERKSHIRE MORTGAGE
Underwriter/Analyst
(IRVINE, CA) The successful candidate will have significant multifamily underwriting experience and must be detail-oriented with good communication skills. The underwriter is responsible primarily for underwriting commercial real estate loans as well as for processing incoming exhibits and delivering investor packages.

NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
Asset Manager
(NEW YORK CITY) The successful candidate will manage a regional portfolio of commercial mortgage assets to maintain the integrity of the assets, minimize losses and maximize profitability.

FANNIE MAE
Director, Facilities Management
(WASHINGTON, DC) Reporting to the vice president, corporate facilities and security, the director will manage other directors, project managers, consultants and contract vendors to provide professional property and facility management for Fannie Mae locations throughout the US.

THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE
Senior Associate, Infrastructure
(WASHINGTON, DC) The associate will work within the initiatives group to identify trends, issues and obstacles to accomplishing improved metropolitan planning and development.

SELECTLEADERS
Vice President, Acquisitions
(HARTFORD) A real estate investment advisor seeks a VP for its eastern region to source, underwrite, negotiate and close institutional quality investments across a range of property types.

Promotions

No more than one submission per company will be considered per week.
Submissions with multiple names will be capped at three for coverage in Executive Watch.

SHANER HOTELS
(STATE COLLEGE, PA) Shaner has promoted Christopher Szczesny from assistant general manager of the State College Holiday Inn Express to general manager of the Hampton Inn & Suites.

POAG & MCEWEN LIFESTYLE CENTERS LLC
(MEMPHIS, TN) The company has named Art Stevens senior vice president of leasing. He joined in May 2007 as assistant senior vice president of leasing.

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD
(NEW YORK CITY) Mark Mandell has risen from senior director to executive director. He has been with the company for more than two decades.

ERNST & YOUNG
(NEW YORK CITY) In addition to his role as leader of the firm's construction services team, Michael Lucki will lead Ernst & Young's global infrastructure services. He is a 28-year veteran of the company.

TRAMMELL CROW CO.
(DALLAS) Richard Fletcher has been raised to managing director and chief acquisitions officer after five years with the company.

CB RICHARD ELLIS
(NEW YORK) Chantay McBride, a sales professional with the company, will run the New York Tri-State Program. She joined CBRE in 2004.

CARLSON REAL ESTATE CO.
(PHOENIX) The company raised Megan Kruger-Dugan to property manager and Brooks Wintemute to assistant property manager.

KUDAN GROUP
(GLENVIEW, IL) Becca Lundstrom is named commercial real estate agent with the company. She was previously marketing director.

LOWE ENTERPRISES
(LOS ANGELES) The company has promoted Dick Poladian to chief operating officer. He joined Lowe in 2002 as chief financial officer and chief administration officer.

New Hires

No more than one submission per company will be considered per week.
Submissions with multiple names will be capped at three for coverage in Executive Watch.

HEI HOTELS & RESORTS
(ARLINGTON, VA) Pradeep Bobba has been named general manager of the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel. He was previously with the Embassy Suites Orlando Downtown.

ASSET PLUS COS.
(HOUSTON) The firm has appointed Byron N. Plant executive senior vice president of operations. He will be responsible for overseeing the national growth of the multifamily management operations.

TRAMMELL CROW CO.
(ATLANTA) Curtis Walker has been hired as senior vice president of multifamily development in the southeastern markets. He previously held positions with Post Properties and Fairfield Residential LLC.

GE REAL ESTATE
(WASHINGTON, DC) Todd Del Tufo has taken the position of director, North America Equity. He moves from CapitalSource LLC, where he was an investment officer.

THOMPSON NATIONAL PROPERTIES LLC
(IRVINE, CA) Jessica S. Alexander, Lain Cimarosti Porter and Mark Osgood have been named senior analyst, research; senior analyst, acquisitions and managing partner and president, respectively. Alexander and Porter were previously employed by Grubb & Ellis. Osgood was managing director of the global real estate group at Lehman Brothers.

CB RICHARD ELLIS INC.
(CHICAGO and NEW YORK CITY) Jeff Rowlett and Alex Tenuta have joined the private client group as first vice president and associate, respectively. Both move from Marcus & Millichap. In addition, Arkady Smolyansky has been named associate, global brokerage in New York.

GE REAL ESTATE
(NORWALK, CT) Stuart Brodsky has been appointed regional sustainability leader for the North America equity unit. He previously served as national program manager, commercial property markets for the US Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program.

GRUBB & ELLIS CO.
(SAN FRANCISCO and SANTA ANA) Steve Golubchik has joined the company as an associate vice president with the institutional investment group and Jeredith Duvall comes on board as a vice president. Golubchik moves from Jones Lang LaSalle's capital markets group and Duvall was with TRI Commercial Real Estate Services.

CORNISH & CAREY COMMERCIAL/ONCOR INTERNATIONAL
(SANTA CLARA, CA) Erik Doyle has been named president of the firm. He was most recently with CB Richard Ellis.

INVERNESS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
(WALNUT CREEK, CA) Tony Moglia has been hired as chief operating officer. He joins after founding Competitive Solutions and spending 15 years with Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL
(WASHINGTON, DC) Nate Kredich has taken the newly created role of vice president for residential market development. He comes to USGBC after five years with Creative Touch Interiors.

THOMPSON NATIONAL PROPERTIES LLC
(IRVINE, CA) Former NFL player Cade McNown has been hired as senior vice president, investor development. He will be responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships with investors in the company's various programs.

REAL ASSETS SA
(BUENOS AIRES) Diego Steverlynck has been named partner and vice president, with responsibility for real estate asset and investment management. He moves from MBA Lazard.

THE MISSNER GROUP
(SKOKIE, IL) James M. Boge has joined the firm as project engineer. He was previously with Kenneth James Builders.

NATIONAL REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CORP.
(PURCHASE, NY) Donna Justo comes on board as marketing and public relations manager. She previously worked on the marketing team for the Westchester.

CLAYCO INC.
(ST LOUIS, MO) Sandy Jacobs has been named project director and Dave Gilroy has been appointed director of pre-construction services for the estimation team.

LILLIBRIDGE
(CHICAGO) The firm adds Michael O. Lincoln to the payroll as executive vice president of marketing and business development. He comes to the company from GE Healthcare Financial Services' Strategic Relationship Group. In addition, executive vice president Sydney P. Scarborough joins the board of directors of Swedish Covenant Hospital.

UGL EQUIS
(CHICAGO) Michael Cello has taken the position of vice president with the company.

KUDAN GROUP
(GLENVIEW, IL) The company welcomes marketing director Janet Audet as well as Rick Loarie and Jean-Pierre Bernier, who join the commercial real estate staff.

VENTURE ONE
(CHICAGO) Matt E. Goode comes on board as an associate. He was previously a development analyst with First Industrial Realty Trust.

PACIFIC MARKETING ASSOC.
(SAN JOSE, CA) Sandra Eaton has joined the company as community sales manager for the Axis condominium project. She moves to Pacific from Pulte Homes.

GRUBB & ELLIS
(SANTA ANA) Brett Hunsaker has been named executive vice president, business development. He joins the company from CB Richard Ellis.

COLLIERS BENNETT & KAHNWEILER INC.
(ROSEMONT, IL) The company adds Michael Adams and Darryl Silverman to the payroll as senior vice president and associate, respectively.

STUDLEY
(LOS ANGELES) Eric Hanke has taken the position of managing director of the structured finance group. He previously held positions with BellaVista Capital, Anderson Global Corporate Finance and Colliers Seeley.

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