Executive Profiles
World View
These days, Matt Khourie is finally getting a breather from a task that has taken up a hefty portion of his three years as CEO of CBRE Global Investors: assembling a gigantic jigsaw puzzle. …
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…
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.…
Changes at the Top at Related Cos.
Related Cos. has promoted three of its executives up the ladder, including company founder Stephen Ross's passing of his CEO torch to another veteran.…
MetLife’s $60 Billion Man
Robert Merck Leads a Real Estate Debt and Equity Giant By Paul Rosta, Senior Editor Among the ranks of commercial real estate executives, Robert Merck is something of a throwback. In an era when the notion of dedicating a career to a single company seems as old-fashioned as the Nash…
Border Crossing: Mark Rose Leads Canada’s Avison Young onto the Global Stage
Having led the 2008 unification of Canadian service firm Avison Young’s three provincial affiliates, CEO Mark Rose has been orchestrating its foray into the United States. Since 2009, Avison Young has opened 15 U.S. offices, including six during the first half of this year.…
Going for the Gold
The name has the ring of a white-shoe law firm: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank. More than just the latest iteration of an 83-year-old company, though, the new handle tells a dramatic story in only four words.…
Retail Dynasty: Family-Run CBL Thrives Under Stephen Lebovitz
As a real estate expert and Harvard Business School management professor, Arthur Segel is in demand around the world as a guest lecturer. But since he took over the reins of CBL & Associates three years ago, he’s also shepherded the company through the aftermath of a difficult recession. …
