SVP Acquisitions Position

Subject: New Executive Search Assignment: SVP Acquisitions (Real

Estate)


I have a new executive search assignment and would appreciate any suggestions you have for candidates.


Position: SVP Acquisitions


Company:

Client is a successful, profitable, growing real estate investment firm with retail, industrial and office property holdings throughout the United States . The company is an aggressive acquirer of properties. The company focuses on under-performing properties in markets with maximum growth potential. The company is based in Southern California, presently has three more small offices through out the US , and will be adding additional offices. The company's portfolio includes more than eight million square feet in 18 states valued at $550 million. The company has a strong financial position including a strong, under-leveraged balance sheet and having solid cash flow. The company is focused on continuing its successful growth.


Location: Southern California


Reporting relationship: reports directly to the Owner/President


Responsibilities:

The client takes an aggressive, pro-active approach to finding and acquiring special opportunity properties it has profiled. The Senior Vice President Acquisitions is responsible for designing, developing, implementing and overseeing programs to identify, evaluate and acquire real estate investment opportunities that meet the company's criteria. The responsibilities include: supporting and overseeing the activities of the company's regional acquisition executives; overseeing the company's programs and relationships with brokers and brokerage firms; enhancing those programs to maximize results; and, the development, implementation and oversight of a direct research program which identifies sourcing opportunities.


Background requirements:

Candidates must have strong commercial real estate acquisition experience, preferably with a variety of property types, preferably retail, office and industrial properties. The Senior Vice President Acquisitions needs to have relevant experience which translates into having reviewed and transacted a large volume of acquisitions. The selected candidate must have strong understanding of market drivers in real estate with ten years overall of relevant professional experience. Candidates will likely have had experience on either the brokerage side or the owner side, or both.


Summary:

Appropriately qualified and motivated candidate will be highly attracted to this opportunity to handle responsibility for the acquisition function for a successful, profitable, growing, financially strong, under-leveraged, national real estate investment firm which has a solid appetite for acquisitions.


Please send resumes: to Santina.Vitti@ KornFerry. com



Thank you.


Best to you,

Elliot


Elliot Gordon

Senior Client Partner

Korn/Ferry International

office direct: 949-260-9500

gordone@kornferry. com


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