Bob Peterson Joins Grubb & Ellis as Managing Director, Corporate Services

CHICAGO, IL – Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm,  announced that 22-year commercial real estate veteran Bob Peterson (top right photo)  has joined the firm as managing director, Corporate Services, effective immediately.

In this role, Peterson will oversee the company’s Corporate Services offerings in Chicago by providing “single-point-of-contact” delivery of multi-market tenant representation, disposition and real estate consulting solutions to corporate accounts.

“Bob has a proven track record of providing real estate services on a global scale and will play a key role in developing and servicing corporate accounts based in the Midwest,” said Shawn P. Mobley, (top left photo)  president, Brokerage Services.

David Susoreny, executive vice president, Corporate Services, added, “Bringing someone with Bob’s experience and skill set furthers our strategy of ensuring a consistently high level of service across our clients’ geographic footprints. We couldn’t be more pleased that he has joined our team.”

Peterson, 47, was most recently an executive vice president with NAI Hiffman. In this role, he managed the company’s downtown Chicago office and provided office tenant representation and corporate real estate strategic planning to a number of multi-market clients.

Prior to joining NAI Hiffman in 2005, Peterson spent five years as a brokerage professional for Staubach Company, where he was the downtown Chicago office’s top producer in 2003.

Throughout his career, Peterson has worked with a number of global corporations, including Ford Motor Company, McDonald’s Corporation, Northwestern Mutual, Comcast and AT&T.

He began his career in real estate with CB Richard Ellis in 1988 as a founding member of the company’s Corporate Services Group.

“I joined Grubb & Ellis for three reasons – the people, the platform and the opportunity for growth,” said Peterson. “Grubb & Ellis is in a great position, not only in Chicago, but nationally, to capitalize on the future of the marketplace.”

Peterson is a licensed real estate salesperson in the state of Illinois and is president of the Chicago Office Leasing Brokers Association. He is also on the board of directors of Chicago Youth Centers’ Fellowship House and New Foundation Center Associates. He received his bachelor’s degree from Miami University.

Contact: Erin Mays, Phone: 312.698.6735, Email: erin.mays@grubb-ellis.com