CNL Names Ex-CBRE Chief as President

ORLANDO—CNL Commercial Real Estate has named Ken Loeber, former global chief sales officer for CBRE, as president of real estate services. His newly-created role began on Jan. 13.

Loeber reports to CNL president Paul Ellis. He will be based in the company's office in Charlotte, N.C. and oversee the company's real estate services business and help build and strengthen existing relationships with corporate, institutional, and nonprofit owners and users of real estate.

“Ken is a deeply trusted and innovative leader in our industry with a tremendous track record of growing businesses and establishing lasting client relationships. Furthermore, critical to our culture is his ability to inspire the people he works with to better themselves and their careers,” says Ellis. “I have known Ken for many years and I am grateful to have him on the CNL Commercial Real Estate team as we continue to grow our business and look toward the future.”

Adding strategic new service lines, expanding into new geographic areas across the Sunbelt, and growing the firm's customer base are among his top priorities. He will also help to recruit high-performing professionals to the company's existing offices in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and California to complement the services CNL already provides in those markets.

“CNL Commercial Real Estate is a very strong company that has been extremely successful over its seven year history in adding key real estate veterans and expanding into new markets,” says Loeber. “I am excited as I see the potential for significant growth on top of that foundation.”

During his tenure at CBRE, Loeber oversaw the acquisition of the company's outsourcing contracts across 78 countries and developing commercial real estate and workplace solutions for many Fortune 500 companies such as such as Microsoft, Google, and Bank of America. He is known for identifying and training top talent, and serving as a mentor for many individuals. He is also recognized for his ability to effectively develop strategies for new services and businesses.

“The focus of real estate services must be the customers and their needs and their businesses, and CNL Commercial Real Estate has a proven passion for that approach,” Loeber says. “To serve those customers more fully our industry must evolve. I am excited to have the opportunity to come on board with CNL Commercial Real Estate and to help us identify and explore new strategies, technology and business models and create a new, and better, kind of company.

Loeber launched his real estate career in 1989 with Trammell Crow Company, which was acquired by CBRE in 2006. He has developed office, retail and industrial product around the world and, during his time at CBRE, founded and grew the industry's largest project management services business.

“Through my experience I have learned a great deal about real estate on the global level. I think that broad and varied outlook gives me unique insight into how we can meet the evolving needs of our diverse customers within the markets we serve,” Loeber said. CNL Commercial Real Estate is based in Orlando, with offices in Jacksonville, FL Tampa, FL, Boca Raton, FL Charlotte, N.C., Dallas, Atlanta, and Southern California.