Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Crexi Announces Expanded Executive Team to Prepare for Accelerated Growth

Kris Cheh Beck 
 

 LOS ANGELES,CA, Sept. 22, 2021 -- CREXi, the commercial real estate (CRE) industry's fastest-growing marketplace, data, and technology platform, today announced the addition of Tim Laehy as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Kris Cheh Beck as Chief Legal Officer (CLO).

 In response to Crexi's accelerated momentum and positive feedback from the CRE community, the company continues to add headcount, increasing its total number of employees by close to 40% in 2021.

Mike DeGiorgio

"We're thrilled to have Tim and Kris join our already impressive executive line-up," said Mike DeGiorgio, founder and CEO of Crexi.

 "We have extremely high goals and as we work to maintain the high growth we have been achieving, Tim and Kris's expertise will be paramount."

Laehy brings over 20 years of extensive finance, operational and advisory experience to his new role as CFO.

Tim Laehy 

 During his tenure as Interim CFO of Coinbase, Laehy built and managed their global financial operations and initiatives, dramatically scaling the business as it shifted from a startup to a mature organization, and growing the company's gross revenue by 60 times.

Beck joins Crexi after spending almost two decades building legal functions from the ground up for several notable high-growth companies.

Most recently, Beck was the Chief Legal Officer at United Capital, which was acquired by Goldman Sachs for $750 million in 2019.

There she advised senior management in varying areas, ranging from intellectual property to business platform development to key corporate transactions.

 

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California-based bank signs lease for first retail branch in Texas

 


Rebecca Griffin

DALLAS, TX and FT. WORTH, TX, Sept. 22, 2021 – Atlas Capital Advisors, an independent real estate investment and advisory firm, announced today that it has represented Orange County, California-based First Foundation Bank in a new lease for 3,800 square feet of space at Preston Shepard Place located at 1709 Preston Road in Plano, Texas. 

 This will be the bank’s first retail branch location in Texas and third completed transaction overall in Texas this year.

                This lease continues the momentum of First Foundation Bank’s entrance into Texas.  In March 2021, they signed a lease for 6,931 square feet of space at the Crescent, relocating its principal executive office out of California. 

 Additionally, in July 2021, First Foundation Bank signed a 4,328-square-foot lease at Williams Square for a new loan production office.

Serge Vishmid

Serge Vishmid, Managing Principal of Atlas Capital Advisors, represented First Foundation Bank in all three transactions. He was assisted locally by his former colleague, Rebecca Griffin of Newmark. 

“As the economy and commercial real estate industry continues to evolve following the COVID-19 pandemic, financial institutions and banks like First Foundation Bank have remained a bright spot for growth,” said Vishmid. 

 “First Foundation will continue to focus on growth within the Dallas Metroplex and other key markets throughout the United States.

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David Ebeling

Ebeling Communications

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949.278.7851 (Cell)

david@ebelingcomm.com

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“PR Strategist for the Commercial Real Estate Industry:  I do what I love and love what I do.”

www.atlas-capital.us.

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