Saturday, November 5, 2011

HFF Austin expands with addition of Robert Wooten and Kelsey Roop as associate directors





 AUSTIN, TX – HFF announced today that its Austin office has expanded with the
addition of Robert Wooten as an associate director in the debt placement group and Kelsey Roop as an associate director in the investment sales group. 

Mr. Wooten will focus on debt and structured finance transactions with a specific focus on the Austin and San Antonio markets.   He joins the Austin office from HFF Houston, where he worked in the debt placement group since 2007.  Mr. Wooten holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from The University of Texas at Austin.

Ms. Roop is relocating to the Austin office from HFF Dallas where she has worked for the investment sales group since 2007.  She will primarily focus on office investment sale transactions in the Austin and San Antonio markets with a secondary focus on industrial and retail transactions.  Prior to HFF, she was the director of market research with The Staubach Company in San Antonio.  Ms. Roop is a licensed real estate salesperson in Texas and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

“Robert and Kelsey have four years of experience with HFF in our Dallas and Houston offices and have added a tremendous amount of value to their respective teams and offices.  They have extensive experience in the Austin and San Antonio markets and we are eager to have them as a part of the growing Austin office as we move forward within our inaugural year,” said Sean Sorrell, senior managing director and co-head of HFF’s Austin office.

Contacts: 
Sean Sorrell, HFF Senior Managing Director, (512) 532-1900                                             
ssorrell@hfflp.com                             
Douglas Opalka, HFF Managing Director, (512) 532-1900                                                       
dopalka@hfflp.com                       
 Kristen Murphy, HFF Associate Director, Marketing, (713) 852-3500
krmurphy@hfflp.com                       

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