Commercial and Multifamily People in the News April 6, 2023
(l-r.: Andy Poppink, Greg O’Brien.)
People in the News April 6, 2023
JLL Promotes Andy Poppink to Global Executive Board as CEO, Markets Advisory
JLL, Chicago, named Andy Poppink CEO, Markets Advisory, succeeding Greg O’Brien, who has been appointed to a new role as Executive Chairman, Americas Markets Advisory. These changes become effective July 1, 2023.
Poppink, currently CEO, EMEA Markets Advisory, will become a member of the Global Executive Board, which is chaired by CEO Christian Ulbrich, and will be responsible for further developing JLL’s global Markets Advisory strategy in partnership with regional, country and local market and business line leaders.
JLL’s Markets Advisory business offers the following services: agency leasing and tenant representation; property management for owners of office, industrial and logistics, retail, multi-housing and specialty properties; and advisory and consulting such as location and portfolio strategies.
Prior to his role as CEO, EMEA Markets Advisory, Poppink was President of the Western region in the U.S. and was previously a Tenant Representation broker in the Silicon Valley region of California. He moved to Europe when he was named to the CEO, EMEA role. Following a basketball career that took him around the world, he started his career in real estate with tenant representation firm The Staubach Company, which became part of JLL in 2008.
Kristin Cameron McDonald Promoted to Senior Vice President With Avison Young
Avison Young’s Greenville, S.C. office promoted Kristin Cameron McDonald to Senior Vice President.
McDonald and her business partner, Breck Dorton, specialize in industrial and investment services. Over the past year, she and Dorton have found creative real estate solutions for clients by continuously sourcing and negotiating off-market opportunities.
McDonald began her commercial real estate career in 2020 with Avison Young following an eight-year career in corporate law. She has executed more than $107 million in transactions.
Lument Adds Jennifer Athas to Its Real Estate Investment Sales Team
Lument announced the hiring of Jennifer Athas as Managing Director of Real Estate Investment Sales. She reports to Chief Operating Officer Mike Larsen.
Athas has more than 20 years of experience in the industry. Before joining Lument, she held leadership positions as an investment sales advisor for Berkadia, Institutional Property Investors and Apartment Realty Advisors. During her career, she has successfully closed over $3 billion in multifamily and development sales in the Northeast. Athas specializes in multifamily properties across a variety of construction types, geographies and risk profiles.
