KBS NEWSSeptember 2, 2008 August 22, 2008 |
Equity Acquisitions Group
Steve Jarecki - Senior Vice President
Steve Jarecki is Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Dispositions for KBS Capital Advisors, which has encompassed the origination, underwriting, financing and closing of 20 office buildings since 2003 totaling nearly $1 billion. Additionally, Mr. Jarecki has facilitated the marketing and closing of 70 property dispositions since 1996 totaling over $1 billion. Mr. Jarecki has been with KBS Realty Advisors since 1995 and is in his 21st year in the commercial real estate industry.
Prior to his roll as Director of Acquisitions and Dispositions, Mr. Jarecki was a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager for KBS responsible for investment strategies of seven separate account and commingled funds. Mr. Jarecki joined KBS as a Vice President and Asset Manager and was responsible for implementing value added operational strategies, with an emphasis on shopping centers and office buildings.
Prior to joining KBS, Mr. Jarecki held various positions with the Newport Beach based shopping center development company, Donahue Schriber.
Mr. Jarecki graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1987. He has served as a panelist at numerous real estate industry conferences including the USC Lusk Center Southern California Market Forecast, ICSC Los Angeles Idea Exchange and CB Richard Ellis Capital Markets Presentations.
Peter Mette - Senior Vice President
As Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Dispositions, Peter Mette oversees and directs the origination, underwriting, financing, and closing activities of acquisitions and dispositions in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Portland, and Seattle markets. Prior to the formation of KBS Capital Advisors, Mr. Mette joined KBS Realty Advisors in 2005, and has 14 years of commercial real estate experience.
Previously, Mr. Mette was an Investment Officer for MetLife responsible for all aspects of real estate acquisition, disposition, and asset management for its General Account activities in northern California, Seattle, and Denver. In his five-year tenure at MetLife, Mr. Mette completed over $400 million of equity real estate transactions.
Mr. Mette earned Bachelor of Business Administration-Finance and Master of Business Administration degrees from Georgia State University.
Bill Rogalla - Senior Vice President
As Senior Vice President of Acquisitions & Dispositions, Mr. Rogalla oversees and directs the origination, underwriting, financing and closing activities of acquisitions, dispositions and joint venture agreements in the Central United States, which currently includes Chicago, Minneapolis, Dallas, Houston and Austin. Prior to the formation of KBS Capital Advisors, Mr. Rogalla joined KBS Realty Advisors in 2005 and has 20 years of commercial and residential real estate experience.
Previously, Mr. Rogalla served as a Senior Vice President with SIMEON Properties, where his responsibilities included management of the Life Sciences Fund, which focused on the acquisition and development of research facilities throughout the U.S. From 1996 thru 2003, Mr. Rogalla was a Senior Vice President and Board Member for Slough Estates USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of the publicly held British firm, Slough Estates International. His duties included the origination and management of Slough’s development and investment activities in the US. During his tenure, Mr. Rogalla directed development activities in excess of $800 million as well as over $450 million of acquisitions and dispositions. From 1988 to 1996, Mr. Rogalla served as a Chicago based investment and leasing broker with Draper and Kramer.
Mr. Rogalla earned his Bachelor of Science- Accounting and Master of Science – Taxation degrees from De Paul University.
Shannon Hill - Senior Vice President
As the Senior Vice President for KBS Capital Advisors’ Northeast region, Shannon Hill oversees and directs the origination, underwriting and closing activities of acquisitions and dispositions of commercial property.
Prior to the formation of KBS Capital Advisors, Mr. Hill joined KBS Realty Advisors in May 2004. Mr. Hill has 14 years of experience in the real estate investment field, combining a broad range of skills including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, workouts, and asset management. He has been directly involved in over one billion dollars in equity asset acquisitions and loans.
Previously, Mr. Hill was a Vice President of ING Realty Partners. He is a graduate of The University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude.
Robin Burke - Senior Vice President
As Senior Vice President and Asset Manager for KBS Capital Advisors, Robin Burke is responsible for the performance of the firm’s assets in the Southeast United States and will engage and direct all third party consultants and agents, including property management, leasing, property tax consulting, property-level legal, and construction management.
Ms. Burke joined KBS in 2007, and brings 25 years of experience managing real estate investments, directing third party vendors, and negotiating acquisitions and dispositions.
Prior to KBS, Ms. Burke enjoyed a seven-year tenure with CB Richard Ellis, where she served as a Vice President specializing in tenant and agency office leasing in the Washington, DC suburbs. Prior to CBRE she was Director of Real Estate Services with USAA Realty Company where she provided a wide range of real estate services for the company’s northeast / mid-atlantic portfolio which consisted of approximately 11 buildings in six states.
Ms. Burke graduated from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Business. She is a licensed Salesperson in Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia, and is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and a member of the Greater Washington Commercial Association of Realtors and the National Association of Office Parks.
Len Bravo - Senior Vice President
As Senior Vice President of Asset Management and Acquisitions Mr. Bravo will be directly responsible for all asset management, acquisitions and disposition activity for the KBS Southeast U.S. region. Mr. Bravo will head up the KBS regional office based in Atlanta, Georgia and will initially oversee an office and industrial portfolio valued in excess of $300 million with an eye towards growing the company’s portfolio in major southeast markets.
Prior to joining KBS, Mr. Bravo was with the Atlanta office of Starwood Capital Group Global, LLC as Vice President within the Asset Management group. As an officer at Starwood, Mr. Bravo oversaw a portfolio of over 3,500 multifamily and condo conversion units, as well as, several residential land development transactions throughout the U.S. In addition to his recent role of overseeing much of Starwood’s multifamily and condo conversion portfolio, Mr. Bravo oversaw the asset management and disposition of over $500 million of office and industrial properties throughout the Eastern U.S. He worked with several partners on the disposition of approximately $300 million in residential land, condo and single family home sales and led the underwriting on several acquisition efforts. Prior to his role at Starwood Capital, Mr. Bravo worked in New York as an Associate for the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund.
Mr. Bravo graduated from the C. W Post (campus of Long Island University) with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Additionally Mr. Bravo is taking coursework towards an MBA from Georgia State University.