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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.

Job Opportunities

SUNTRUST
(ATLANTA) Senior Conduit Underwriter The hire’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:underwriting commercial mortgage loans from the application stagethrough loan closing and securitization, interfacing withoriginators, bank representatives, borrowers and brokers, andworking with outside counsel in negotiation of loan documents.

THE MARCUS AND MILLICHAP CO.
(SAN RAMON,CA) VP–Sales & Marketing Responsiblefor marketing, sales and leasing of the company’s office andindustrial real estate projects, including condominium units, toboth users and investors, as well as overseeing all leasingand sale functions in order to create and drive value and maximizeprofitability.

COHEN FINANCIAL
(CHICAGO) VP, Advisory Services The hirewill efficiently plan and manage advisory service projects to meetthe highest standards of innovation and quality while achievingproject deadlines and budgets, and will assist with transactionmanagement and marketing.

ERNST AND YOUNG
(NEW YORK CITY) Senior Advisor Hospitality–Transaction RealEstate (Analytics/Modeling) As a member of theTransaction Real Estate (TRE) Hospitality team, the candidate inthis position will participate in and supervise multiple clientengagements and other related activities.

SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING INC.
(NEWPORTBEACH, CA) Land Acquisition Manager Thehire will primarily assist the director with bottom line “P&L”responsibility for the total development of assisted livingfacilities, and the education and supervision of projectcoordinators.

AIMCO
(LOS ANGELES) VP ofDevelopment–Capital
This individual will managethe West development team and work closely with the capitaltransaction officers to determine housing agency, lender, andinvestor requirements for LIHTC development and redevelopmentprojects.

SELECTLEADERS
(NEW YORK CITY)Senior Investment Analyst–Real EstateA $3.8-billion REIT seeks someone to analyze the purchase ofsingle-tenant, net leased, income producing industrial real estateproperties consistent with predefined criteria.

DBSI-DISCOVERY REAL ESTATE SERVICES
(WASHINGTON, DC / CHICAGO / BOISE, ID / ATLANTA) Director of Acquisitions The positiondeals with the daily sourcing, underwriting, and closing of dealsin selected markets. Markets are assigned by the VP. This roleworks independently but reports regularly to the VP regarding dealstatus, market development and relationship building.

Promotions

MASSEY KNAKAL
(BROOKLYN) Landon M. McGaw earns a berth as sales director afterworking for one year as an associate.

STERLING EQUITIES
(NEW YORK CITY) Marking his fifth year with the firm, Gregory P.Nero becomes general counsel for Sterling Equities and SterlingAmerican Property Inc. He previously was deputy general counsel forSterling Equities and Sterling American Funds.

LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST
(PIEDMONT TRIAD, NC) Kim Farmer climbs to property manager of anoffice and industrial portfolio. She started with the company in2000 as a customer services coordinator.

GVA ADVANTIS
(ORLANDO) Lisa Bailey earns a senior director's slot, rising fromdirector of office and industrial services.

CB RICHARD ELLIS
(NEW YORK CITY) Peter Turchin is promoted to executive vicepresident from senior vice president. In addition, six veterans aremade senior vice presidents: Keith Caggiano, Ben Friedland, MatthewMcBride, Paul Muratore, Rand Pear and Simon Wasserberger.

GE REAL ESTATE
(STAMFORD, CT) Debbie Riley is named managing director of realestate syndications. She joined the company in 2001 as the Centralregion director. She most recently was chief marketing officer forNorth America Lending.

EASTERN CONSOLIDATED
(NEW YORK CITY) Alan P. Miller and Roberto F. Ortiz rise to seniordirectors and principals.

BAYNORTH CAPITAL
(BOSTON) Clancy Casey becomes managing director, having been withthe firm's predecessor, Charlesbank Capital Partners, since1999.

New Hires

GROSVENOR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT US
(PHILADELPHIA) Gary P. Lyon comes aboard as managing director ofacquisitions. He most recently was managing director for BrandywineRealty Trust Inc.'s New Markets program.

CASSIDY & PINKARD COLLIERS
(WASHINGTON, DC) Thomas Cresce starts as a managing director andsenior vice president. Cresce previously was a principal forTrammell Crow Co., where he was a senior member and leader of itslandlord representation team.

STUDLEY
(SAN FRANCISCO and IRVINE, CA) Julia Wilhelm begins as anassociate director for the Downtown San Francisco market. She hasspent the past two years with Cornish & Carey. In the Irvine,CA office, the firm adds Kevin McNeil and Jeffrey Von Stein asassociate directors. McNeil previously was with Marcus &Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Co. Von Stein returns tothe firm after a three-year hiatus.

NAI NORRIS, BEGGS & SIMPSON
(PORTLAND, OR) Thomas Smythe is added to the industrial brokeragegroup while Denise Coulson joins the property managementdivision.

TRIMONT REAL ESTATE ADVISORS
(ATLANTA) Waldemar Antoniewicz starts as a vice president. He mostrecently was executive director of portfolio management for MorganStanley. Also, Al Battle was named senior vice president after fouryears with the firm.

BUCHANAN PARTNERS
(GAITHERSBURG, MD) Samuel Palmer is made vice president ofbuilding design and construction, coming on board after working assenior construction manager for Carl M. Freeman Retail LLC.

BUCHANAN STREET PARTNERS
(LOS ANGELES) Kathleen Briscoe joins as executive vice presidentand partner after 20 years with Lowe Enterprises Investors. Shemost recently was executive vice president and head of acquisitionsand portfolio management for the Lowe Real Estate Income and GrowthFund.

YOUNAN PROPERTIES
(LOS ANGELES) Adam I. Knowlton is hired as senior vice presidentand general counsel. He most recently was as a partner in the lawfirm of Freeman, Freeman & Smiley.

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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.