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April – Briefs/People
Starwood Appoints Rohm President of SH Group; Rivers Named SVP, Managing Director of Lowe; C&W Expands Mid-Atlantic Presence; Davis Promoted to COO at UDR; Blackstone Taps Barzegar for CEO of LogiCor; HFF Adds Seven-Person Capital Markets Team to Denver Office; Related Cos. Names Finkle President of Related Affordable; Gilbert Named CEO at NorthStar Income.
March – Briefs/People
Transwestern Makes Two Executive-Level Promotions; RCA Hires Mallinson as Executive Managing Director; Avison Young Buys Houston-Based Mason Partners; Watters Named CEO of Mortgage Banking at Chase; CBRE Promotes Marshall to Lead Industrial Services; Bermingham Joins USAA as Managing Director of Investments; IndCor Welcomes Collins as CFO; PREI Names New European Co-Heads, Chief Risk Officer.
Top Women in Real Estate: Advice to Rising Stars
While the commercial real estate industry has grown more diverse, the number of women in executive positions remains small. This year, CPE identified 25 success stories. These women—consummate businesswomen, dealmakers and innovators for their companies and the industry—offered some valuable words of wisdom for both women and men striving to follow in their footsteps.
February – Briefs/People
Harbor Group Names Stoner CFO; Herzog Joins UDR as CFO; C&W Appoints Busi to Head Valuation & Advisory Group; Cotman Joins Cassidy Turley as SVP of Strategy; McAuliffe to Lead CBRE M-F Investment Sales; Herren Joins Behringer Harvard as Institutional Sales Director; Uranowitz Named President of Gebroe-Hammer Associates; Transwestern Hires Mid-Atlantic Government Services Team.
January – Briefs/People
American Campus Communities Names Talbot CIO; McCarthy Promoted to Senior Managing Director at Hines; Sidor Joins Cassidy Turley; Avison Young Opens Irvine Office; Behringer Harvard Hires Watt as EVP; Sofia Onboard with C&W Retail Team; Prudential Promotes Collett to President of Asset Resources; Darragh to Oversee GCS in Canada, Latin America for CBRE.
December – Briefs/People
Stettinius Promoted to CEO at Cassidy Turley; Johnson Capital Picks Carnes for President; McGuinness Named President of Inland; Westley Appointed DTZ’s Corporate Services President; Scurtis Made Managing Partner at LYND; Chess Joins Encore Equities as President; A10 Capital Hires Conway as Chief Credit and Risk Officer; Neyland Named President of Steadfast Income REIT; Ward Joins IPA as National Director of Capital Markets.
Keeping the Faith
When Paul Ellis launched CNL Commercial Real Estate five years ago, he had an unusually short move from the old shop to the new. Glancing out the window at the CNL Center complex on South Orange Avenue in Orlando, he can still see the office from which he once ran Trammell Crow Co.’s North Florida operation.
November – Briefs/People
Changes at the Top at Related Cos.; First Potomac Names Blocher CFO; IPA Appoints Murdy National Director; Avison Young Buys Starrpoint Commercial, Opens Third L.A. Office; NGKF Promotes Wootten to Executive Managing Director; Witte Named Senior Managing Director at Hines; Voit Hires SoCal Regional Director; Prudential Mortgage Capital Expands M-F Team.
Bob Faith’s Mission to Buy, Build, Manage Drives Greystar
For someone who once seemed to be headed for a career as a petroleum engineer, Bob Faith has enjoyed a journey that may be as improbable as any real estate CEO’s today.









