Perspective

Recently, I was on “holiday” in Italy. Before leaving, Idouble-checked to make sure that my Blackberry was fullyoperational for Europe. This was to avoid missing a beat whileaway, notwithstanding that it was a very short business week andthe likelihood of combat action was limited. Upon arrival inEurope, I noticed that, not only were my American colleaguesstrolling along with Blackberrys but most European professionalswere also PDA-addicted. It’s common knowledge that remotedevices have forever changed how we do business, but the globalimpact didn’t really sink in until this trip. Today, clients,colleagues and employees automatically assume you will stayconnected even while on vacation, and it's incredibly easy for youto do so. However, the cost of perpetual availability may bethat you never have time to wind down and gain someperspective. So, with all of this connectivity, in the end,is "being Blackberryable" a positive or a negative for businessprocess and results?

Anthony J. 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 arethe author’s own.

Job Opportunities

ING CLARION PARTNERS
(NEW YORK) Financial Analyst Acquisitions The idealcandidate will possess a strong desire to learn about real estateinvestment and the commercial real estate industry and must be ableto work as part of an investment management team.

MITSUI FUDOSAN AMERICA INC.
(NEW YORK) Assistant Controller This position reportsto the CFO and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of theaccounting function, including maintenance of the company'sfinancial records, support and oversight of third-party propertymanagers, financial statement preparation, forecast preparation andfinancial analyses.

CHARTERMAC MORTGAGE CAPITAL
(CALIFORNIA) Commercial Loan Originator The commercialloan originator will be required to: solicit broker income propertypackages in accordance with current policies and procedures of CMC;prepare quote and application packages; and review and analyze loantransaction packages for preliminary approval or denial inaccordance with current CMC guidelines.

JONES LANG LASALLE
(ARIZONA) Regional Project ManagerResponsibilities of the regional project manager include: executingaction plans and service initiatives for an assigned geographicarea; ensuring the execution of the processes; and managing projectmanagers and supervise the daily execution of theirresponsibilities.

SELECTLEADERS
(NEW JERSEY) Credit Analyst Our client, a leadingprivate principal equity investment firm focusing on real estateportfolio transactions, is seeking a credit analyst to be locatedin their Princeton, NJ office. The ideal candidate will possess astrong background in credit analysis along with exceptional projectmanagement and due diligence skills.

GROSVENOR
(CALIFORNIA) Real Estate Asset Manager The assetmanager is a field professional responsible for a group ofproperties and for supervising the activities of the propertymanagers, who handle the day-to-day operations of those properties.The asset manager analyzes the property income, expenses, and valueon a property-by-property basis and is responsible for value-addinvestments.

RREEF
(NEW YORK) Research Manager The research manager willbe responsible for analyzing a variety of metropolitan markets inthe Eastern region of the US. This will require in-depth propertysector research, evaluating the numerous economic and industryfactors that impact commercial real estate performance.

Promotions

FOREST CITY
(CLEVELAND, OH) Douglas Solomon rises to vice presidentof Forest City Commercial Development, covering the East Coast. Solomon originally joined in 2000 as manager, real estate.

MAGNUSSON ARCHITECTURE
(NEW YORK CITY) Newassociate principal Christine Hunter is now director of affordable,senior and supportive housing. Hunter has worked at MAP since2004, and has experience with housing and small-scale institutionalprojects.

GROSVENOR
(SAN FRANCISCO and WASHINGTON, DC) Andrew Galbraith becomes chiefinvestment officer for the firm's newly combined US and Canadianoperations. In line with the promotion, Mark Darley replacesGalbraith as head of the Washington, DC office. Galbraithpreviously was a senior vice president; Darley, director of WestCoast development.

GRUBB & ELLIS
(DALLAS) Steve Wolff,senior associate in the industrial division, is named to the firm'sprivate capital investment group. Wolff joined the Dallas office in2004.

REALTY CAPITAL PARTNERS
(COLLEYVILLE, TX) Donna Arp takes over as COO after two years withthe firm. In addition, Whitney Bowling and Albert Hernandez jointhe company as chief general counsel and director of investorservices, respectively.

New Hires

SPERRY VAN NESS
(CHARLOTTE, NC) Jeff Mullis andCarolyn Kellogg will join the company as senior advisors. Mullis will focus on the sale/lease of retail and multifamilyproperty in the Northwest Charlotte and foothills region of NorthCarolina. Kellogg specializes in retail. In its Amherst, NY,office, Sperry has brought aboard Jonathan Jayson as senioradvisor. Jayson will specialize in the sale of multifamily andoffice property in Western New York.

LUXURY PARAMOUNT BEACH
(BOCA RATON, FL) Robert M.Thompson saddles up with the firm as construction executive.Thompson was previously chief operating officer and president atAlcon Associates Inc.

SL Green
(NEW YORK, NY) Elizabeth Majkowski becomesthe firm’s vice president, portfolio manager. She will manage 1372Broadway, 1515 Broadway, 19 W. 44th, 28 W. 44th and 70 W. 36th St.properties.

HYPO REAL ESTATE
(NEW YORK) The New York-based firmwelcomes Eileen F. Lyons as senior director, whole loanorigination. Lyons previously worked as vice president, fixedincome sales at Keefe, Bruyette and Woods.

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD
(EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ) JohnMcCarthy has been brought aboard as a member of the firm'sconsulting team. Former Toy’s ‘R’ Us treasury manager, he oversawquantitive financial modeling and regression analysis.

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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.