CMF People in the News June 2, 2022
Freddie Mac Multifamily Promotes Corey Aber and Erlita Shively
Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., named two new vice presidents to help the company serve its mission and manage its risks. Corey Aber is now Vice President of Multifamily Mission, Policy & Strategy and Erlita Shively is now Vice President of Multifamily Counterparty Risk Management.
A 17-year veteran, Aber held a number of positions related to Freddie Mac Multifamily’s mission, policy and strategic initiatives. In his new role, he will oversee the company’s mission-focused policies, initiatives and strategies including regulatory relations and new initiatives processes. This includes leading all aspects of Freddie Mac Multifamily’s Equitable Housing efforts.
Aber previously played an integral role in the development of the Green Advantage suite of offerings and worked on Freddie Mac’s Targeted Affordable Housing Team.
Shively joined Freddie Mac in 1997 as a Senior Auditor and has held a number of positions throughout Freddie Mac including director of Customer Compliance Management for Multifamily. Currently, she leads a team charged with setting the strategic vision for the division’s servicer relationship and lender compliance management. Her team is responsible for the Multifamily Seller/Servicer Guide and carry out annual risk management activities to maintain stability and ensure liquidity across the Optigo network.
JLL Names Erika Schanke Executive Vice President of Global Retail Business Development
JLL, Chicago, appointed Erika Schanke to Executive Vice President of Global Retail Business Development. She will be responsible for the company’s global retail business development initiatives, increasing communication and cross-selling across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia-Pacific.
“This is an opportune time for Erika to join as retail has seen a significant rebound over the past few quarters and inflation is starting to curb big-ticket items like homes and cars, giving consumers more disposable income–which has retailers in expansion mode currently,” said Naveen Jaggi, President of Retail Advisory Services, JLL.
Previously, Schanke was Vice President at New York-based Odyssey Retail Advisors LLC, where she focused on landlord clientele and luxury retail partnerships. Prior to her role with Odyssey Retail she was at Cushman & Wakefield for over 13 years, where as Managing Director of retail she led cross-border and multi-market initiatives for the Americas.
In this role, Schanke will partner with Charlotte Elstob, who is JLL’s global business development lead for industrial real estate, to continue closing the gaps in global retail distribution needs through JLL’s Retail Industrial Task Force, a blended service model that caters to the entire lifecycle of evolving real estate requirements between retailers and retail property owners.
CBRE Announces New Executive Leadership Roles
CBRE Group, Dallas, announced new executive leadership responsibilities, effective immediately.
Danny Queenan has assumed the responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer, Real Estate Investments. He led the REI segment in 2018 and 2019 before becoming Chief Executive Officer of Advisory Services in January 2020. Earlier in his career, he was Chief Executive Officer of CBRE development subsidiary Trammell Crow Co.
Mike Lafitte, who currently has dual roles as Chief Executive Officer of both Real Estate Investments and Trammell Crow Co., will now focus on his TCC Chief Executive Officer responsibilities to further build this business. He also assumed oversight of CBRE’s Client Care program, focused on driving measurable, integrated solutions for the company’s largest investor and occupier clients.
Jack Durburg has assumed the responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer, Advisory Services. He has served as Chief Executive Officer, Global Workplace Solutions, since January 2020. As Global Chief Operating Officer in 2018 and 2019, Durburg oversaw all global business lines that today comprise the company’s Advisory Services business segment. Earlier in his career, he served as Chief Executive Officer of the Americas, with responsibility for all business lines, and Global President for Brokerage Services, overseeing the company’s leasing and capital markets brokerage activities.
Chandra Dhandapani assumed the responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer, Global Workplace Solutions. She most recently served as Chief Operating Officer of GWS and Chief Transformation Officer for CBRE. She joined CBRE as Chief Digital & Technology Officer in 2016 and led a broad-based transformation of the company’s digital strategy and technology infrastructure.
Chris Kirk, Chief Operating Officer of CBRE, has been given elevated responsibilities in this role. He now shares responsibility with CBRE CEO Robert Sulentic for driving excellence across the entire company and has dotted-line operational oversight of the three business segments. In addition, Kirk has assumed direct oversight of Project Management, which remains part of the GWS segment, and will be accountable to Dhandapani for this responsibility.
