Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) is pleased to announce that it has hired Executive Managing Director Jenna Barnett to work out of its Indianapolis office and to expand its tenant representation practice in the Midwest. Barnett will report directly to Executive Vice President Mike Gerard, who oversees regional operations for the firm’s offices in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan.

Widely known as one of the top office tenant-representative brokers in Indianapolis, Barnett specializes in representing high-growth clients, both locally and nationally as well as global occupiersfor many of the country’s best-known businesses. Her propensity for developing relationships and closing complex transactions has allowed Barnett to develop a unique skill set to adapt to each client’s exclusive requirements by reconciling cost and culture in support of their short- and long-term goals.

“Jenna’s work in the Indianapolis market stands out,having sustained success in both winning new business and growing existing clients. The market holds her in high regard,” said Gerard. “Her ability to leverage the NKF global platform is well-established, and we are confident that she will play an important rolein supporting the growth of our Indianapolis brokerage operations.”

A select few of Barnett’s notable clients include Salesforce; Woodhouse Day Spas; Cheetah Digital; and Hall, Render, Killian Heath & Lyman, P.C., and select transactions include Salesforce Tower representing Salesforce, 247,000 square feet; 36 South Pennsylvania Street representing Salesforce (formerly ExactTarget), 117,398 square feet; Market Tower representing Strada, 36,437 square feet; and 8425 Woodfield Crossing Boulevard representing Nelnet, 61,576 square feet. She has received several significant awards and recognitions throughout her career, including NAIOP’s Best Office Transaction for Salesforce Tower; placement on Indianapolis Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 list; CoStar’s Power Broker award; and NKF’s Top Producers award.

“My ability to anchor the NKF platformlocally will be instrumentalto serving my clients and growingmarket share,” said Barnett. “I look forward to influencing the collaborative spirit of the local NKFoffice as we aggressively pursue national and global opportunities from Indianapolis.”

Barnett’s hire and NKF’s Indianapolis presence is essential to providing comprehensive coverage throughout the Midwest,and is integrated with the firm’s demonstratedgrowth strategy,having acquired multiple offices in Ohio.

About Newmark Knight Frank

Newmark Knight Frank, operated by Newmark Group, Inc., is one of the world's leading commercial real estate advisory firms. Newmark has over 4,600 employees in over 120 offices. Together with London-based partner Knight Frank and independently-owned offices, NKF's 15,000 professionals operate from more than 400 offices in established and emerging property markets on six continents. With roots dating back to 1929, NKF's strong foundation makes it one of the most trusted names in commercial real estate. We offer a complete suite of services and products for both owners and occupiers across the entire commercial real estate industry.

Our investor/owner services and products include investment sales, agency leasing, property management, valuation and advisory, diligence, underwriting and, under trademarks and names like Berkeley Point and NKF Capital Markets, government sponsored enterprise lending, loan servicing, debt and structured finance and loan sales. Our occupier services and products include tenant representation, real estate management technology systems, workplace and occupancy strategy, global corporate services consulting, project management, lease administration and facilities management. We enhance these services and products through innovative real estate technology solutions and data analytics designed to enable our clients to increase their efficiency and profits by optimizing their real estate portfolio. We have relationships with many of the world’s largest commercial property owners, real estate developers and investors, as well as Fortune 500 and Forbes Global 2000 companies. For further information, visit www.ngkf.com.