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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 thisarticle are the author’s own.

JobOpportunities

SELECTLEADERS
(NEW YORK CITY) Senior Project Manager–Real Estate: Thehire will be involved in all phases of the company’s workincluding: the feasibility analysis process; projectpredevelopment, design, financing, and construction, and deliveryof the completed homes and other facilities.

DIVIDEND CAPITAL
(DENVER) Chief Compliance Officer: The CCO willassist the firm in developing, maintaining, and overseeing theregulatory compliance programs of the investment adviser andproducts managed by the investment adviser.

FREDDIE MAC
(MCLEAN, VA) Underwriting Director-Associate (MF):Responsibilities include creating and/orfinalizing pro formas, I&E and rent roll analysis, review ofthird party reports, working with producers to structure deals,review of borrower financial position and presenting deals forapproval.

FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC
(SAN DIEGO) Vice President–Asset Management:Responsibilities include managing the overall Asset ManagementGroup, overseeing and monitoring the performance of the entireinvestment portfolio and reviewing and becoming knowledgeable ofthe transaction documents, with specific emphasis on compliancewith performance criteria.

SELECTLEADERS
(MARYLAND) Vice President, Human Resources: Thehire will report to the SVP and head of Human Resources and, uponthat person’s retirement within the next two years, will take over,reporting directly to the president and CEO. The position is basedin the metropolitan Washington, DC area.

20TH CENTURY FOX
(BEVERLY HILLS, CA) Manager, Real Estate: Responsibilitiesinclude worldwide management of real estate activities for businessunits assigned, strategic programming, real estate and facilityforecasting and planning, site selection, and project managementand administration.

APARTMENT REALTY ADVISORS
(DENVER) Financial Analyst: The hire will preparefinancial analysis and underwriting of apartment investments andcondominium conversions, including property tax analysis, loanprepayment analysis and operating expense analysis.

Promotions

HOTEL BROKERS INTERNATIONAL
(KANSAS CITY, MO) The organization elects its 2007 officers anddirectors, putting Charles Fritsch of MBA Hotel Brokers into thepresident's seat. Other officers are vice president Brandt Niehauswith Huff, Niehaus & Associates Inc.; secretary Tony DeGeorgewith Greene, Canfield, DeGeorge Ltd; treasurer, Jeff Westgor withWestgor & Associates Inc. The organization, opting to elect anew board each year, has named the following as directors: JoeMcCann with Optimum Hotel Brokerage LLC, Jennifer Church withMilmark Hotel/Motel Investments LLC, Greg Meinhold with SwobodaHospitality Specialists, Steve Ferrarini with ProCom LodgingBrokers Inc., Teague Hunter with Hunter Realty Associates Inc.,Dick Lopez with Lodging Property Brokers Inc. and Diana Alt withScoggin Blue LLC.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCES
(WASHINGTON, DC) Dr. James A. Broaddus, president and CEO ofBroaddus & Associates in Austin, TX, is named chairman of theboard for the national institute. He was elected to the board in2003, appointed by President George Bush and confirmed by the USSenate.

ALLSTATE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT GROUP
(NORTHBROOK, IL) In a newly created position, Michael Moranbecomes senior portfolio manager. He joined the company in April1996.

SHELDON GOOD & CO. INTERNATIONAL
(CHICAGO) The firm names three new partners: Kenneth A. Goldberg,executive managing director in Chicago for Sheldon Good BrokerageLLC; Lawrence B. Samberg, managing director in New York City forSheldon Good & Co. Auctions Northeast LLC; and Steven O.French, vice president of Sheldon Good & Co. Colorado LLC.

GRUBB & ELLIS
(SOUTHFIELD, MI) Michael Davidson is promoted to senior vicepresident of the industrial group. He joined the firm in 2005.

JONES LANG LASALLE HOTELS
(NEW YORK CITY) Mark H. von Dwingelo rises to regional senior vicepresident in the Northeast. The veteran will relocate to New YorkCity from Atlanta to oversee the division.

CARL M. FREEMAN COS.
(OLNEY, MD) David E. Levitsky, former vice president of financeand administration, replaces Frank G. Edwards as CFO after hisrecent promotion to president for the Mid-Atlantic region.

FREMONT INVESTMENT &LOANS
(LOS ANGELES) Lesley Love becomes regional manager of the LosAngeles office. She will continue as vice president and regionalmanager of the firm's Hawaii office, which she started in 2001.

NewHires

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD OF TEXAS INC.
(DALLAS) Susan Gwin gets an executive director's title to join theteam. She previously was senior vice president for the StaubachCo.

FIRST COLONY CORP.
(CHARLOTTE, NC) Marshall Williamson is named vice president ofoffice sales and leasing. He previously worked for CB RichardEllis.

JONES LANG LASALLE
(PALO ALTO, CA) Rich Branning and Steve Levere join as managingdirectors. The top-ranked tenant rep team previously was withTrammell Crow Co., both as executive vice presidents andprincipals.

SOMERSET DEVELOPMENT
(LAKEWOOD, NJ) Dr. Frances Hoffman comes on board as director ofredevelopment. She previously was director of the BrownfieldsProgram for the New Jersey Office of Smart Growth.

CB RICHARD ELLIS
(WOODBURY, NY) Scott Miller joins as vice president for the LongIsland operations. He previously was president of JSN DevelopmentInc.

HIGHLAND DEVELOPMENT
(PASADENA, CA) Gary T. Ward has been named vice president ofdevelopment to lead the Northern California office in San Mateo forthe Marcus & Millichap Co. subsidiary. Ward previously operatedhis own development services business for the retail sector.

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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.