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Olivia Millar, 30 Director, Sustainability and Workplace Strategies Practice, Studley Inc. What Others Say About Her: Peopleoriented. Constantly shares best practices and ideas. Charismatic; inspiring; commands attention.“Olivia is tenacious— she constantly chases the right deals aggressively, yet she’s tactful,” said Forrester Construction Co. project development manager Frank Pinto. Recent Achievements: Launched Studley’s Will O’Donnell, 33 Senior Vice President of Transactions, Europe & Asia, AMB Property Corp. What Others Say About Him: In new situations, can quickly get up to speed; strong in negotiating international deals. Detail oriented but sees big picture.“There are always reasons not to do deals, but Will keeps fighting and working at it and finding ways to complete deals,” said RREEF director & portfolio manager Steve Lekki. Recent Achievements: Helped expand AMB’s sustainability and workplace strategies practice in January. Consults on approximately 400,000 square feet of office space nationwide, advising clients about green initiatives. Best Advice Received: She once read,“Don’t grow a wishbone where you should grow a backbone.” Advice to Others: Remember to look at the community; don’t just evalu- Asia presence in the past two years, increasing employees in China from three to 51 and setting up platforms in South Korea and India, as well. Best Advice Received: “Only offer your word if you plan to and believe you can keep it. (It) is the only thing you have that has real value,” advised Michael Evans,AMB managing director for Japan and Korea. Advice to Others: “Pick mentors well,” and, “The challenging deals that don’t go as smoothly as you’d like are the ones you learn the most from.” Toni Reeves, 38 Divisional Senior Vice President of Property Operations, JPI Management Services What Others Say About Her: Balances clients’ needs ate yourself but those around you. Watch accomplishments and contributions to the commercial real estate industry—individuals that, at age 40 or under, promise to deliver much more as their careers progress. Spanning the industry, excluding the brokerage sector (CPN features “Hot Brokers” each March), these are surely stars to watch. Tony Nobuyuki, 35 Partner, Kearny Real Estate Co. What Others Say About Him: Exceptional commu- with other responsibilities.Thorough; accurate.Versatile with passion for customer service and tremendous work ethic.“She is a true leader and sets an example for others,” said Hillwood Properties president Mike Berry.“She inspires everyone around her to achieve their best.” Recent Achievements: Instrumental in the central acquisitions team’s first fourth-quarter-2006 purchase of an asset that sold in August 2007 at a 27 percent profit. Returned 15 percent year-over-year same-store netoperating-income growth on her stabilized portfolio at year-end 2007. Best Advice Received: “Everyone is replaceable,” according to Joe McDearmon, her boss, on her second day in her first “real”job. Advice to Others: “A little bit of hard work can get where you want to be.Also, there is no such thing as a bad piece of real estate.” nication skills. Keen sense for uncovering opportunity; focused.“One of the greatest achievements in working with any developer or investor is to achieve a level of trust and understanding,” observed Sheri Repp Loadsman, planning manager for the city of Carson, Calif., lauding Nobuyuki’s integrity and work ethic. Recent Achievements: Between August 2007 and June 2008, he led the acquisition, repositioning and re-tenanting of Nissan North America Inc.’s former U.S. headquarters and oversaw the sale of 12 of the 13 existing buildings to 11 buyers. Played a critical role in Kearny’s historic land exchange with the U.S. government for the design and construction of the Los Angeles Air Force Base, leading entitlement efforts that helped keep the base off the Base Realignment and Closure list. Best Advice Received: “Focus on an area that interests you and on the people that you will be working with and learning from, rather than on money,” his father advised at the beginning of Nobuyuki’s career. Advice to Others: “Don’t be afraid to take chances; not every opportuni- Jason Vipperman, 35 Regional Vice President of Property Management for the Central and Western States Region, Developers Diversified Realty Corp. What Others Say About Him: Enthusiastic; innovative. Combines superior work ethic with excellent attitude and genuine compassion.“(Jason has) the ability to take a fresh, innovative approach on things,” noted Oxford Property Services CEO Bill Hayden.“He’s really engaged with his team, and he’s passionate.” Recent Achievements: Took an active role in establishing Developers Diversified service-bundling program, increasing new business development at community centers, cultivating relationships with key tenants and recruiting 18 new employees. Best Advice Received: “Attitude is a choice.” Advice to Others: “Follow your passion; the line between work and life is hard to define when you’re doing something you’re passionate about.” Visit www.cpnonline.com/search and enter key words “Stars to Watch” in quotation marks for more on these up-and-comers. ty will turn out perfectly, but you learn a lot from your mistakes.” www.cpnonline.com • October 2008 • COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS 19 http://www.cpnonline.com/search http://www.cpnonline.com

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