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Tony LoPinto is CEO of Equinox Partners, an executivesearch firm specializing in the real estate industry, and parentcompany of SelectLeaders. The views expressed in this article arethe author's own.
JobOpportunities
CENTRO PROPERTIESGROUP
Chief Financial Officer
(NEW YORK CITY) Centro's US CFO will be primarily responsible forestablishing and implementing a US capital markets strategyassociated with the company's refinancing plan. The company expectsto evaluate and potentially execute multiple transactions that mayspan both the equity and debt ladders.

MILBANK REAL ESTATE
Assistant Controller
(LOS ANGELES) Milbank Real Estate is searching for an experiencedconstruction accountant specifically with Timberline softwareexperience. The initial focus will be on recreating the books (semiauditing) for the general contractor on two commercial/residentialconstruction projects.

CRONUS CAPITAL
Analyst
(NEW YORK CITY) The firm is currently seeking an analyst to joinour acquisitions platform. The position will be actively involvedthroughout the acquisitions, asset management, and dispositionprocesses.

THE CARLTON GROUP
Investment Sales Director
(NEW YORK CITY) The firm is seeking a talented and seasoned realestate executive with a proven track record in transacting largecommercial real estate deals. The individual will lead thedevelopment and expansion of the firm's asset-sales business andwill focus on large office and hospitality assets located inmarkets across the United States.
HINES
Leasing Director
(NEW YORK CITY) Hines seeks a leasing director to facilitate thecreation, design and implementation of marketing and leasingstrategies for its New York Tri-State portfolio. Responsibilitiesinclude, but are not limited to: managing the entire leasingprocess including management of the broker team prospecting forpotential tenants.

SELECTLEADERS
Managing Partner, Mid-Atlantic Region
(WASHINGTON, DC) The client, a preeminent multi-family investmentsales firm, has retained Equinox Partners to recruit and hire aDC-based managing partner. This highly collegial boutique firmspecializes in the sale of institutional-quality apartmentcommunities. The primary responsibility of the MP will be todevelop and execute new high level multi-family transactions inMid-Atlantic.

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES
Regional Property Operations Director
(SHELTON, CT) The company is searching for a regional propertyoperations director to manage a portfolio of apartment communitiesand ensure that the company's financial, business and customerservice objectives are achieved. The portfolio includesapproximately 1,500 to 2,000 apartment homes.

PRUDENTIAL
Senior Asset Manager
(DALLAS) Prudential Asset Resources is seeking an experiencedsenior asset manager for its commercial real estate loan assetmanagement group. This position will be located in Dallas andreport to a director of asset management.
PromotionsNo more than one submission per company will be considered perweek.
Submissions with multiple names will be capped at three forcoverage in Executive Watch.
SPERRYVAN NESS
(IRVINE, CA) Sperry Van Ness International has named KevinMaggiacomo as its new president of the company. Maggiacomo, hasbeen with Sperry Van Ness for eight years and most recently waschief operating officer at the firm.

FREDDIE MAC
(MCLEAN, VA) Freddie Mac named Raymond Romano its chief creditofficer. He was formerly the senior vice president of credit riskoversight and has been with the company since 2004.

WINTHROP REALTY TRUST
(BOSTON) Winthrop Realty Trust announced that Carolyn Tiffany isnow the firm's president, and Peter Braverman, the Trust's currentpresident, will become the company's executive vice chairman.Tiffany previously served as Winthrop's chief operating officerfrom 2004 to 2007.
OAKWOOD WORLDWIDE
(LOS ANGELES) Temporary-housing and apartment provider OakwoodWorldwide expanded the role of senior vice president and generalmanager Gavan James. In his new role, James will oversee allUS-based operations, as well as continue managing the EMEA (Europe,Middle East and Africa) and the global affiliate program.

PETER BASSO ASSOCIATES
(TROY, MI) Peter Basso Associates promoted Michael V. Romano, PE,Christopher A. Young, Christopher J. Kennedy, and Daniel J. YenschJr., from engineers/designers to project leaders.

CHARLES DUNN CO.
(WEST LOS ANGELES) Susan Harris has been promoted to seniordirector at Charles Dunn Company, a partner of GVA Worldwide. Basedin the West L.A. office, she was formerly director of its retailservices group and continues to be one of the company's strongestperformers.
NewHiresNo more than one submission per company will be considered perweek.
Submissions with multiple names will be capped at three forcoverage in Executive Watch.
CAMPUSADVANTAGE
(AUSTIN, TX) Campus Advantage announced that William F. Barkwellhas joined the company as its chief operating officer. Barkwell isthe former president of Ambling Management Company.

ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE
(UNIONDALE, NY) Arbor Commercial Mortgage announces the appointmentof Dan Gaylord to director in Arbor's Austin, TX; office. Gaylordis responsible for originating Fannie Mae, FHA and StructuredTransactions throughout the western United States. He formerlyserved as vice president, regional manager at Principal FinancialGroup.
QUESTAR PROPETIES
(BALTIMORE) Questar Properties, Inc., one of the leading developersof planned communities in the Mid-Atlantic region, announced thatAaron Liebert had joined the company as executive vice president.He comes to Questar after 11 years at JPI, a national developer ofmultifamily housing.

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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.