R.M. Jack Jones III, a 20-year veteran, is Grubb & Ellis'new vice president and director of management services, steppinginto a long-time vacant slot for the local office plus Austin andSan Antonio. Michael E. Toon, with 30 years in the industry, hasbeen named senior vice president of the office services group,filling in a hole created in fall 2006 when Moody Younger joinedTrammell Crow Co. and then transitioned into the CB Richard Ellisranks.

"I personally envision us being very well rounded to handle allthe disciplines of investment and be able to do all product types,"David Richards, senior vice president and managing director inDallas, tells GlobeSt.com. "I believe we've got the rightleadership in place."

Jones, who is Richards' equivalent in the executive ranks, spentthe past three years as group property manager for Berwind,PA-based Brandywine Realty Trust. Toon had been vice president ofleasing for Chicago-based Trizec Properties Inc. before its$9-billionsale to New York City powerhouses, the Blackstone Group andBrookfield Properties Corp. Toon's long-time charge had been tooversee Plaza of the Americas at 600 and 700 N. Pearl St. andRenaissance Tower at 1201 Elm St. in the Dallas CBD. The two men,who worked together in 1999 at Trizec, are doing so again torebuild Grubb & Ellis' third-party platform in the metroplexafter losing its foothold with Younger's exit.