Thursday, June 11, 2009

New Faces and New Posts at Grubb & Ellis

Four Washington, DC Area Top Producers Promoted to Executive Vice President Status

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 11, 2009) – Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, has promoted Warren Amason, Eric Berkman, Steven Gichner and Bruce McNair (top right photo) to executive vice president from senior vice president.

“Warren, Eric, Steve and Bruce’s consistently high performance and commitment to superior client service set the standard for professionals throughout our company and the entire industry,” said Jack Van Berkel, (top left photo) chief operating officer of Grubb & Ellis and president, Real Estate Services.

“We are very proud of what they have achieved and couldn’t be more pleased to have them on our team.”

Amason, who has been with Grubb & Ellis since 1984, manages suburban leasing and sales efforts in Northern Virginia and has represented the interests of clients such as TRW, ManTech International Corporation, Metron, Inc., Fujitsu, GTE, Northern Telecom, Fairfax Hospital System, Rolls Royce, America OnLine, Disney Development Corporation and British Aerospace Inc.

A 23-year veteran of the commercial real estate industry, Berkman joined Grubb & Ellis in 1999 and specializes in investment sales in the D.C. metro area. He has been an honoree at the company’s Circle of Excellence awards for the past eight years, and in 2006 was the No. 2 top producer in the company. Berkman is a member of Grubb & Ellis’ President’s Council.

Gichner, who joined Grubb & Ellis in 1999, facilitates the acquisition and disposition of institutional-quality office and industrial assets in the Mid-Atlantic and secondary markets on behalf of private and institutional investors.

CONTACT: Erin Mays, 312.698.6735, erin.mays@grubb-ellis.com


David K. Christensen, CCIM, is New Senior Vice President for West Coast

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, announced that 25-year commercial real estate veteran David K. Christensen, (middle right photo) CCIM, has joined the company as senior vice president, effective immediately.

Christensen joins Grubb & Ellis from Jones Lang LaSalle, where he was executive vice president and a member of the firm’s Real Estate Investment Banking Group. Specializing in real estate lending and mortgage brokerage, he has been involved in transactions valued in excess of $3 billion throughout his career. At Grubb & Ellis, he will be responsible for assisting clients throughout the West Coast with their debt financing and equity needs.

Scott Davis Joins Company as Vice President, Director, Land Group

SANTA ANA, CA– Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, announced that Scott Davis, (bottom left photo) an expert in commercial real estate land sales, has joined the company as vice president, director, Land Group, effective immediately. In this role, he will lead the Grubb & Ellis Land Group.

“Grubb & Ellis has made a commitment to providing customized solutions to its clients by offering deeper specialization and collaboration across service lines and geography,” said Greg Coxon, president, Transaction Services. “With Scott’s experience and capability of building a strong, successful practice group, Grubb & Ellis’ Land Group is likely to become one of the best in the industry.”

Davis will be based in the company’s Houston office.

Randy Lockhart Promoted to Executive Vice President

ONTARIO, CA-- Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, has promoted Randy Lockhart, (bottom right photo) to executive vice president, Transaction Services.

“Randy’s consistently high performance and commitment to superior client service set the standard for professionals throughout our company and the entire industry,” said Jack Van Berkel, chief operating officer of Grubb & Ellis and president, Real Estate Services. “We are very proud of what he has achieved and couldn’t be more pleased to have him on our team.”

Lockhart is currently in his 23rd year in the commercial real estate industry. He specializes in the sale and leasing of industrial buildings, land, new developments and investments in the Inland Empire. Throughout his lengthy career, Lockhart has completed more than 1,200 transactions valued in excess of $1 billion. He has been the top salesman for the Grubb & Ellis Inland Empire office for the past six years and in the top 10 nationally in 2007.

CONTACTS:
Julia McCartney, 714.975.2230, julia.mccartney@grubb-ellis.com
Damon Elder, 714.975.2659, damon.elder@grubb-ellis.com

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