El Segundo, CA (Jan. 12, 2012) – Griffin Capital Securities announced today that Jeffrey S. Schwaber (top right photo), one of the financial services industry’s most respected and accomplished senior distribution executives, joined Griffin Capital Securities as president of capital markets and head of distribution.
Schwaber joins Griffin from Behringer Harvard Real Estate Investments, where he built and managed an industry-leading non-traded REIT sales organization that raised more than $5.5 billion since 2003.
“Jeff is one of the most recognized and respected securities executives in the financial services industry,” said Kevin Shields (top left photo), chief executive officer of Griffin Capital Securities and Griffin Capital Corporation.
“You can count on one hand the senior distribution executives that have built an organization to Tier 1 industry-leading status, compiled a selling group of several hundred prestigious broker-dealer partners and raised billions of dollars through multiple economic cycles, and Jeff Schwaber is certainly one of them.”
“We undertook the highest level of diligence in making the decision as to whom we would appoint as President of our securities company” said David Rupert (middle right photo), president of Griffin Capital Corporation.
“We spoke with several leading broker-dealer heads, due diligence officers and other influential industry leaders and invariably one name kept coming up. We are delighted Jeff is joining our team at such an exciting time in our company’s growth.”
A 27-year veteran of the securities industry, Schwaber brings a wealth of executive-level sales experience to Griffin, where he will focus his efforts on the distribution of Griffin Capital Net Lease REIT and Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II.
Known and widely respected throughout the broker-dealer community and acknowledged as one of the most effective and highly regarded speakers in the securities industry, Schwaber is a sought-after keynote speaker and has been a featured guest on CNBC multiple times. He is also known as a “hands-on” leader with his wholesaling and national accounts teams, and a highly participatory manager in training, education and operations.
“I considered a number of professional career opportunities and was drawn to Griffin Capital for several reasons,” stated Schwaber.
“First, the company has an outstanding combination of two high-quality, well-positioned REIT offerings and, perhaps more important, each REIT is advised by a superior management team with a level of pedigree, focus and experience centered around creating value for their shareholders.
“ I am excited to combine my capital markets expertise with the extensive real estate experience of each management team to drive sales and success to each REIT and their shareholders.”
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