GlobeSt.com: Frankly, I was expecting someone in aplaid shirt. How much competition could there have been for thisjob? It is a narrow specialty.
Jaratt: I like to think there was a lot ofcompetition for it. I am a graduate forester and spent seven-plusyears as a forester. So when I need to, I can put on the plaidshirt and get on the ground with anybody. And we do. In fact, nextweek I'll be out with some of our consultants looking at timberlandin Texas and Louisiana. On the finance and investment-banking sideof my skill set, I built a corporate-banking business at SunTrustand that's very valuable here. You really have to be half foresterand half finance executive to do what we're doing.
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John Salustri
John Salustri has covered the commercial real estate industry for nearly 25 years. He was the founding editor of GlobeSt.com, and is a four-time recipient of the Excellence in Journalism award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.
