Grubb & Ellis Company Announces Top Producers for 2008 at Annual Circle of Excellence Awards
SANTA ANA, Calif., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, today announced that Wayne Fisher, executive vice president, Office Group, from the Philadelphia office was the company's No. 1 producer and top Office Group professional for 2008.
Fisher received both honors at Grubb & Ellis' Circle of Excellence Awards. The annual event, which was held in Maui, Hawaii, April 28 through May 1, recognized more than 60 of Grubb & Ellis' top producers.
"Grubb & Ellis has a clear and focused growth strategy that can only be successful if our brokerage sales professionals embrace our goal of providing unparalleled client service," said Jack Van Berkel, chief operating officer and president, Real Estate Services. "Each of the individuals honored at The Circle of Excellence brings strong industry expertise, exceptional local market knowledge and an unwavering commitment to client service. We're proud to recognize them for their accomplishments."
Additional producers taking the top honors in their respective specialty were: Gary Schwartzman, Retail, New York; Stuart Siegel, Industrial, New York; Kit Corbin, Land, San Antonio; Philip Giunta, Investment, Boston; and Dana Brody, Multi Housing, Los Angeles West. The company's Los Angeles office was recognized as Office of the Year, and Grubb & Ellis|Pacific Realty, based in Omaha, Neb., as Affiliate of the Year.
Also honored at the Circle of Excellence were three brokerage sales professionals who have excelled over the past year and embody the characteristics the company values most.
Randall Book, senior vice president, Tenant Advisory Group, Detroit, received the Spirit of Grubb & Ellis Award for his success in cross-selling the full range of the company's services. Since joining Grubb & Ellis in 2005, Book has been successful in partnering with business line leaders from throughout Grubb & Ellis and with offices across the country to provide his clients with solutions to their full scope of real estate needs across their entire geographical footprint
The company's Enterprise Selling Award, which recognizes an outstanding individual with success in driving efforts to secure business in multiple markets and business lines, was presented to Shawn Mobley, executive vice president and managing director of the company's Midwest markets. Mobley has recruited more than 40 brokerage professionals in the Chicago area and played a key role in the development of several new multi-market corporate relationships in the Midwest since joining the company nearly four years ago.
David Susoreny, managing director, Corporate Services Group, won the Hal Ellis Award, a new award created in memory of the company's founder Hal Ellis, who passed away in 2008 after a long illness. The award recognizes the individual who exemplifies the attributes that Ellis himself most valued - professional excellence, leadership and high ethical standards.
Since joining Grubb & Ellis more than 10 years ago, Susoreny has developed corporate relationships that occupy in excess of 170 million square feet throughout the world. In the past year, he has been responsible for securing and expanding relationships with global clients including MillerCoors, Ingersoll Rand and Kraft Foods. Susoreny, who currently oversees corporate relationships within the North Central region, was named the company's top Corporate Services Group professional of the year at the 2007 Circle of Excellence Awards.
The Company's Top 20 Transaction Services honorees were:
Wayne Fisher, Tenant Advisory, Philadelphia
Neil Resnick, Tenant Advisory, Los Angeles West
Stuart Siegel, Industrial, New York Midtown
Jack Kerrigan, Office, Boston
Randall Book, Tenant Advisory, Detroit
Gary Schwartzman, Retail, New York Midtown
Howard Rosen, Office, New York Midtown
Thomas Tunnicliff, Office, Chicago
Alan Weisman, Industrial, New York Midtown
Rick O'Brien, Global Logistics, Pittsburgh
Bruce McNair, Tenant Advisory, Washington, D.C.
Philip Giunta, Investment, Boston
Jack Soloff, Office, Philadelphia
Michael Gottlieb, Office, New York Midtown
Louis Oliva, Global Logistics, Pittsburgh
Dixie Walker, Institutional Capital Markets, Newport Beach
John Cannon, Office, New York Midtown
Serge Vishmid, Tenant Advisory, Los Angeles West
Thomas Volini, Tenant Advisory, Chicago
Sven Sykes, Tenant Advisory, Chicago
The Company's Top Five affiliate brokers were:
Chris Hobson, Office, Grubb & Ellis|BRE Commercial, San Diego
David Odmark, Office, Grubb & Ellis|BRE Commercial, San Diego
David Scherer, Office, Grubb & Ellis|Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Lee Clyburn, Office, Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham, Raleigh, N.C.
Barry Hendler, Industrial, Grubb & Ellis|BRE Commercial, Carlsbad, Calif.
To qualify for Circle of Excellence, brokers must fulfill the highest production standards set by the company, which typically results in honoring the top 5 to 8 percent of all company professionals.
About Grubb & Ellis
Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies. With more than 130 owned and affiliate offices worldwide, Grubb & Ellis offers property owners, corporate occupants and investors comprehensive integrated real estate solutions, including transaction, management, consulting and investment advisory services supported by proprietary market research and extensive local market expertise.
Grubb & Ellis and its subsidiaries are leading sponsors of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including tax-deferred 1031 tenant-in-common (TIC) exchanges; public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate investment funds. As of September 30, 2008, more than $3.8 billion in investor equity has been raised for these investment programs. The company and its subsidiaries currently manage a growing portfolio of more than 225 million square feet of real estate. In 2007, Grubb & Ellis was selected from among 15,000 vendors as Microsoft Corporation's Vendor of the Year. For more information regarding Grubb & Ellis Company, please visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
