Jim Kerrigan Joins Grubb & Ellis as Senior Vice President, Director, National Data Center Practice

Top producer will form and lead new specialty practice

CHICAGO, IL – Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, announces Jim Kerrigan,(top right photo) formerly a Principal at Staubach Company and a leading data center expert, has joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Director, National Data Center Practice, effective immediately.

In this role, Kerrigan, 39, will continue to focus on helping corporations find sites that meet their power and fiber requirements and can support their operations while establishing a newly formed National Data Center Practice.

“Our corporate clients have very specific real estate needs related to data centers, and these needs are rapidly becoming more complex as technology progresses,” said Jack Van Berkel, (middle right photo) Chief Operating Officer and President, Transaction Services. “Jim’s status as the leading data center expert in the real estate services industry makes him a valuable addition to our team, and reinforces our unwavering commitment to providing our clients with unmatched service and expertise.”

Joining Kerrigan at Grubb & Ellis is David Horowitz, (middle left photo) 26. Horowitz joins as an Associate Vice President. Both will be based in the Company’s downtown Chicago office.

“We couldn’t be more pleased that Jim and David have decided to join Grubb & Ellis,” said Shawn Mobley,(bottom left photo) Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Grubb & Ellis’ Chicago area offices. “Our focus is to continually add to the breath and depth of our expertise. Jim and David will allow us to better serve our clients as they balance their space needs with the needs of their technical operations, while also strengthening our national platform.”

Kerrigan began his real estate career in 1991 with Studley. He joined The Galbreath Co. in 2003 before moving to Tanguay-Burke-Stratton, a boutique tenant representation firm which was acquired by Staubach. He received the Staubach Top Achiever award in seven of the last eight years as well as the Company’s Top Gun award in 2006 and 2007 for completing more than 1.5 million square feet of leasing transactions.

Horowitz began his career in 2005 when he joined Staubach as an Associate, earning Runner Up for the company’s Downtown Chicago Rookie Broker of the Year award.

Contact: Erin Mays, 312.698.6735, erin.mays@grubbellis.com