Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) announced today that they have added senior leadership to lead a new Hospitality, Gaming and Leisure practice, within the company's Valuation and Advisory (V&A) practice, hiring a veteran group of highly respected industry leaders with a remarkable tenure and history of success.
The new leadership includes David S. Gray, MAI, MRICS, executive vice president, Edy Grossexecutive vice president, and Ryan Maker, analyst. Mr. Gray and Mr. Maker will both be based in the Boca Raton office, while Mr. Gross will be located in the Miami office.
Mr. Gray and Mr. Gross will be responsible for Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure assignments in the Southeastern US and the Caribbean, with support from Mr. Maker. This group will focus exclusively on providing valuation and consulting services for a broad range of hotels, casinos and leisure properties. The appointment of senior leadership follows a series of recent top-level hires that have expanded NKF's growing Valuation & Advisory practice. Hospitality, Gaming and Leisure is part of NKF's V&A Practice and is headed by Bryan Younge, NKF executive vice president, V&A.
"Bringing on David, Edy, and Ryan in the southeast is a trifecta of talent and it is the perfect near-ending of the page turner that has been the build out of our immensely talented Hospitality, Gaming and Leisure Practice," said John Busi, president of V&A.
"I am fortunate to be in great company with such high-level talent coming to the V&A practice," added David Gray, executive vice president of V&A's Hospitality, Leisure and Gaming practice. "The entrepreneurial spirit is contagious at NKF and that's what makes them so successful and nimble to making strategic decisions."
"What excites me most is the leadership, team, and potential for growth in this practice," said Edy Gross, executive vice president of V&A's Hospitality, Gaming and Leisure practice. "NKF has been able to recruit impressive talent in the industry with a solid and seasoned leadership team."
The NKF V&A practice was founded 18 months ago. V&A's specialized services sectors include: Data Centers/Mission Critical; Healthcare & Seniors Housing; Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure; Multihousing; Industrial/Logistics; Retail/Regional Malls; Self Storage; Financial Reporting and Property Tax.
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.
