Exec of the Year

Executives of the Year: First Place – Vision and Vitality

Announcing CPE’s 2017 Executives of the Year! The annual awards program, now in its 21st year and determined by a peer vote, recognizes commercial real estate’s top achievers in all of the industry’s main business lines, from investment and development to finance and advisory services.

Vote: 2017 Executives of the Year

CPE has added a popular vote to the 2017 Executives of the Year awards program. Now’s your chance to help select the winners! The deadline to vote is November 13.

2017 Executive of the Year Awards Nominations

Commercial Property Executive is putting together the ballot for this year’s Executive of the Year awards, and we want your input!

Executive of the Year Spotlight: David Simon

The retail REIT expanded its footprint through strategic redevelopment.

Executive of the Year Spotlight: Stephen Furnary

The company kicked off 2016 with a management-led recapitalization, selling a majority interest to a Baltimore-based asset manager.

Executive of the Year Spotlight: David Durning

In 2017, the company expects to match its recent annual investment pace of $15 billion, domestically and in new international markets.

Executive of the Year Spotlight: Bob Sulentic

Nearing $11 billion in 2015, CBRE’s annual revenue has grown by nearly 70 percent since Sulentic became CEO in 2012.

Executive of the Year Spotlight: Katy Gnapp

Based in Chicago, Gnapp manages 13 market teams, which provide banking and advisory services to more than 2,000 real estate clients.

Executive of the Year Spotlight: Bill Benjamin

In 2016, Ares allotted around $910 million of equity among 26 transactions and 87 properties.

2016 Executives of the Year/First Place: Raising the Bar

By Sanyu Kyeyune This year marks CPE’s 20th Executives of the Year Awards, which recognizes commercial real estate’s top achievers as selected by their peers. The leaders you will read about in the next few pages represent the industry’s main business lines, from investment and development to finance and advisory services. Also recognized here is outstanding achievement in the major asset categories. As always, the winners of first-place and honorable mention awards were selected by a confidential vote of the CPE 100, an invited group of industry leaders. During a dynamic year, these executives have orchestrated some of the largest,…