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Saywitz Promotes Roberts to Director of Leasing
Throughout his seven-year tenure at Saywitz, Roberts has worked in various capacities relating to leasing and tenant relations for the firm’s multifamily portfolio throughout Orange County.
Recap Promotes Trehubenko, Smith
Effective July 31, current president Todd Trehubenko will become CEO and founder and current CEO David Smith will take on the role of chairman.
JLL Hires Another Veteran Capital Markets Team
A quartet of experts has joined Jones Lang LaSalle’s New York Capital Markets business. JLL said Thursday that Richard Baxter, Jon Caplan, Ron Cohen and Scott Latham have defected from Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
Marcus & Millichap Makes Two Executive Appointments
Real estate investment services firm Marcus & Millichap said Thursday that it has named two employees to higher positions.
Lowe Names Newman President of Real Estate Group
Real estate investment, development and management firm Lowe Enterprises, Inc., has named Richard Newman, Jr., President of the firm’s Real Estate Group.
RETS Taps Thornburg as Director for San Francisco Office
Commercial real estate recruiting and staffing firm RETS Associates has named Cheryl Thornburg as director in its San Francisco office. Thornburg, who specializes in recruiting commercial real estate and financial services professionals in the Bay Area, will work closely with Diane Blake in the firm’s Silicon Valley office in order to attend to the firm’s growing Northern California client base.
JLL Expands Silicon Valley Operations, Leadership
Jones Lang LaSalle has spread its Silicon Valley wings with the addition of five new executives. These consist of three new hires and two transferred employees.
Khourie Named CEO of CB Richard Ellis Investors
Less than a year after being named President of CB Richard Ellis Investors, Matt Khourie has also been named Chief Executive Officer. Khourie joined CBRE in July and now succeeds Vance Maddocks, who after more than three years serving in two senior leadership roles plans to fully focus on his role as President of the Strategic Partners U.S. series of funds.
George Smith Taps Sarkissian as SVP
Commercial real estate investment banking firm George Smith Partners has named Raffi Sarkissian senior vice president. He will work to place debt with lenders for commercial real estate property owners, structuring conventional as well as Small Business Administration loans.
Green: ‘Exiting Stage Left is Not Easy’
Last week Marcus & Millichap president and CEO Harvey Green announced his retirement. Green joined the firm in 1981 and rose through the ranks to lead the company’s growth from 22 offices and 424 agents in 1996 to 76 offices and more than 1,200 agents today. CPE caught up with Green to discuss his feelings about his departure and his thoughts on his tenure with Marcus & Millichap.