HERNDON, Va., November 1, 2010 – NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, has named its 2011 leadership, led by S. Alex Klatskin, partner with Forsgate Industrial Partners, a private industrial real estate development and investment firm based in Teterboro, New Jersey. Klatskin will serve as chairman for the leading organization for developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial, retail and mixed-use real estate.
Klatksin accepted the leadership gavel from 2010 Chairman Lawrence Pobuda, partner with the Minneapolis-based Stewart Lawrence Group, during NAIOP's Development '10: The Annual Meeting for Commercial Real Estate, held recently in Orlando.
"NAIOP is privileged to have Alex leading the association next year as corporate chairman," said Thomas J. Bisacquino, NAIOP president and CEO. "His extensive involvement in the commercial real estate industry and his contributions to NAIOP are a tremendous strength, and we look forward to his astute and forward-thinking leadership throughout 2011."
Klatskin joined NAIOP in 1998 and has been extensively involved in the association. He is founder of the Family Owned Business National Forum, a governor for the NAIOP Research Foundation and a trustee and former chairman of NAIOP-PAC. He previously served as president of the NAIOP New Jersey chapter.
Outside of NAIOP, he is a roundtable member of the Real Estate Roundtable, a member of the Board of Regents of the American Architectural Foundation and serves on the advisory boards of Johns Hopkins University's St. John Department of Real Estate and the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
Klatskin is a registered architect in New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia, and a licensed planner in New Jersey. Earlier this year, he was recognized by the American Institute of Architects and elevated to its College of Fellows.
Executive Committee Leadership Named In addition to Klatskin, 10 NAIOP members and Bisacquino will lead the association as members of the Executive Committee. In their roles, these members will work with the corporate committees and NAIOP's corporate staff to plan and execute 2011's programs and activities.
Members of the 2011 Executive Committee are as follows:
Chairman-Elect
William Hunt
Elmhurst Group
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Vice Chair, Government Affairs
Gene Reilly
AMB Property Corporation
Boston, Mass.
Vice Chair, Education
Jean Kane
Welsh Companies
Minnetonka, Minn.
Vice Chair, Membership and Chapter Relations
Jonathan Tratt
Tratt Properties
Phoenix, Ariz.
Secretary and Vice Chair, Information and Research
Larry Lance
Alliance Commercial Partners LLC
Lakewood, Colo.
Treasurer
Greg Walz
Northwestern Investment Management Company
Milwaukee, Wis.
Immediate Past Chairman
Lawrence Pobuda
Stewart Lawrence Group
Minneapolis, Minn.
Chairman, Business Development Committee
Ashley Powell
RREEF
San Francisco, Calif.
Chairman, Industry Trends Task Force
Steve Martin
SDM Partners
Atlanta, Ga.
Chairman, National Forums Committee
Ralph Heins
Primera Companies Inc.
Dallas, Texas
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About NAIOP
NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is the leading organization for developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial and mixed-use real estate. NAIOP comprises 15,000 members in North America. NAIOP advances responsible commercial real estate development and advocates for effective public policy. For more information, visit www.naiop.org.