Thursday, March 5, 2009

David Burback Named Executive Managing Director of Grubb & Ellis Company’s Industrial Practice

SANTA ANA, CA – Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, has named David S. Burback, (top right photo) a 30-year commercial real estate veteran, executive managing director of its Industrial Practice Group.

As executive managing director, Burback’s role is to leverage all of the capabilities of Grubb & Ellis’ integrated platform on behalf of the firm’s industrial clients. He will oversee more than 430 industrial transaction specialists nationwide.

“We are very pleased to have someone of Dave’s caliber in this important role,” said Greg Coxon, president, Brokerage Services for Grubb & Ellis. “Based on his tenure, management experience and industrial expertise, he is the ideal candidate to take the services and solutions we are able to offer our industrial clients to the next level.”

Burback joined Grubb & Ellis in 2005 and has served as executive vice president and managing director of the company’s Los Angeles South Bay office, the top industrial office across the firm’s nationwide platform, since that time.

Prior to joining Grubb & Ellis, Burback was a principal with Northwest Realty Advisors, a firm he founded in 2000 to specialize in commercial investment services in the Pacific Northwest. Previously, he was manager of the Colliers International office in Portland, Ore. Burback spent the majority of his career in Southern California, launching his career as an industrial professional with CB Richard Ellis, and rising to the level of manager of the firm’s Riverside office.

Burback is a graduate of the University of Southern California. He is a past president of NAIOP and member of ICSC, and ULI. A recognized industry expert, he is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.
Contacts:
Sharon Abar, 714.975.2185, sharon.abar@grubb-ellis.com
Damon Elder, 714.975.2659, damon.elder@grubb-ellis.com

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