HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Hines announced that the board of directors of Hines Global Income Trust has appointed two new members to its board: Laura Hines-Pierce, senior managing director in the Office of the CEO at Hines, and Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, president of Prairie View A&M University, effective immediately. With these appointments, Laura Hines-Pierce joins Jeff Hines and David Steinbach as internal board members, while Dr. Simmons joins John Niemann, Burt Cabañas and Dougal Cameron as independent directors. “Dr. Simmons’ and Laura’s board appointments will be instrumental in guiding and propelling Hines Global forward as we navigate the future of real estate,” said Jeff Hines, CEO, director and chairman of the board for Hines Global. “Both women bring deep experience in operations, innovation and leadership that will be extremely valuable as we oversee transformational growth at Hines Global. I look forward to their diverse perspectives and understanding of the challenges and opportunities ahead.”
The Hines organization has extensive experience in this investment space, having sponsored non-listed REITs since 2003.
HOUSTON – Partners Real Estate Company, the holding company of NAI Partners, Partners Capital and Partners Development, announced that Evan Wagner has joined Partners Development as a development manager. In this role, Mr. Wagner will work directly with Julie Ward, Vice President, to advance ground-up development investment opportunities and deliver full-cycle fee development services—from site selection through building completion. “Evan is a top talent who will help accelerate the growth of our in-house development efforts, and we’re excited to welcome him to the team,” said Jon Silberman, Managing Partner of Partners Real Estate Company.
DALLAS – Jeff Kittleson has been appointed Managing Director and Retail Major Market Leader for CBRE’s South-Central Division, which covers Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, in addition to the Phoenix and Denver markets. Based in Dallas, Kittleson will lead and expand CBRE’s Retail Advisory & Transaction practice in these regions. “With Jeff’s retail real estate experience and his track record at CBRE, he is the right leader for our platform and will help CBRE Retail reach new heights across the South-Central region, Phoenix and Denver,” said John Morris, Executive Managing Director, Americas Industrial & Logistics and Retail Leader at CBRE.
HOUSTON – Patrinely Group, a national real estate firm headquartered in Houston, announced the addition of Brandon Campbell as Vice President of Asset Management. Based in Dallas, Campbell brings more than 15 years of commercial real estate experience in asset management, leasing, acquisitions and dispositions, underwriting, and portfolio and property management.
CHANDLER, Ariz. — Offerpad, a leading iBuyer, announced the planned composition of its board of directors following the closing of its merger with Supernova Partners Acquisition Co. The board will include: Katie Curnutte, former SVP of Communications and Public Affairs at Zillow and founding partner of Kingston Marketing Group; Alexander Klabin, co-chair of Supernova, founder and CEO of Ancient, and Executive Chairman of Sotheby’s Financial Services; Ryan O’Hara, former CEO of Move, Inc. (parent company of Realtor.com); and Sheryl Palmer, CEO of Taylor Morrison Home Corp.
DALLAS – Nick Buehner, formerly of Vinson & Elkins, has been named assistant general counsel at Trammell Crow.
HOUSTON – The Jenkins Organization announced the appointment of Barry Graff and Mike Noble as district managers within its RV Resorts division.
DALLAS – Cliff Booth, founder, president and CEO of Westmount Realty Capital, announced he will assume the role of chairman at the firm he founded more than 30 years ago. Brant Brown, Westmount’s long-time chief financial officer and chief operating officer, will become the company’s president. With this leadership transition, Booth and Brown will continue to focus on growth and capitalize on the opportunities the firm has identified in the market.
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Caption: (Left) Laura Hines-Pierce, senior managing director in the Office of the CEO at Hines, and (right) Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, president of Prairie View A&M University.
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