MANAGEMENT Who's News PERSONNEL

Real Estate Weekly, June 27, 2001

Cushman & Wakefield president and chief executive officer Arthur J. Mirante II was the Lincoln Center Real Estate and Construction Council 2001 Gala honoree on May 17.

In February, the American Jewish Committee presented Mirante with the National Human Relations Award for his many years of service. Through this award, the AJC seeks to recognize individuals who have attained a leadership role in their industry and who have contributed to the community through civic and philanthropic endeavors. Last year, Mirante received the New York Area Quarterback Award from The United Way of New York, the Heartshare All-Star Millennium Award from the foster care agency, and was the honoree at the annual dinner of Kushner Hebrew Academy.

Mirante is on the board of the United Way of New York City, the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, the Nassau County Fine Arts Museum, and the Boy Scouts of America. He has been honored by New York organizations such as Just One Break, Futures in Education Foundation, New York Boys Choir, The Israel Cancer Research Fund, and the Realty Foundation of New York, Inc.

CB Richard Ellis announced the appointment of Thomas Garden as senior vice president of the New York City offices.

He brings over twenty years of real estate experience in landlord representation, tenant representation and office and industrial development. In his new position, Garden will be responsible for consulting and brokerage services to corporate clients throughout the country. Garden was formerly managing director with Kennedy-Wilson Properties. He also was vice president of Jones Lang LaSalle where he formed and directed the firm's national disposition group. Prior, Garden served as a partner with the Boston office of The Linpro Company, which is now known as LCOR.

Garden earned a bachelor of arts degree from Dartmouth College and is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York. He currently resides in North Caldwell, N.J.

Halstead Property Company has announced the opening of a new management division to be called Halstead Management, LLC which will be directed by Paul R. Gottsegen.

Prior to joining Halstead Gottsegen, who has 24 years of experience in the industry, was managing director at Insignia Residential Group where he supervised the management of many of Insignia's most visible and high-profile cooperative apartment accounts, including The San Remo and 1040 Fifth Avenue. Gottesegen has been a longtime leader in the residential real estate industry. He was the founder and president of Soren Management, Inc. He also served as vice president of Douglas Elliman-Gibbons & Ives where he was responsible for the management of over 75 cooperatives in Manhattan.

Gottesegen attended Wesleyan University, Hunter College and The Julliard School. He is a certified property manager, New York State licensed broker, member of the Real Estate Board of New York and an honorary member of the New York Buildings Managers Association.

William S. Frank and Henry S. Kobrin joined the Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc. as directors of corporate services. The duo will take on account and assignment management responsibilities for the company's national and global clients.

Frank, a 30-year veteran of the industrial and commercial real estate industries, will serve as a portfolio manger to Newmark's corporate clients. Prior to joining Newmark, he was a senior real estate manager with Sony Corporation of America, ITT Corp. and several other major corporations.

Frank is a graduate of CW Post College and Brooklyn Law School. He has also completed extensive course work at the NYU Real Estate Institute. He is a member of the Bar in New York and Florida and holds a New York real estate broker's license. Frank is a member of IDRC, having served as Chairman of the New York Chapter, Treasurer for the IDRC 2000 NYC Convention Committee and a member of the IDRC International World Congress Committee.

Kobrin, who has more than 20 years of industry experience, joined Newmark & Company in January to assist with the management of real estate portfolios for corporate clients requiring services to supplement those provided by their in-house real estate departments. Prior to joining Newmark, Kobrin held the position of vice president of real estate for Reliance Group Holdings, Inc.

Kobrin holds a B.A. in political science. Additionally, he has completed several advanced real estate courses at New York University. Kobrin is a longstanding member of the National Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives.

Plymouth Partners, Ltd. named Mark Thompson as managing director and hired Nicole La Branche as director, the company announced.

Prior to joining Plymouth, Thompson served four years with Epic Edge, an international technology consulting firm. Earlier, Thompson developed projects in Eastern Europe and the former USSR for MPM, Ltd. Thompson is a graduate of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, where he received an M.S. in city and regional planning. He also earned a B.S. in public affairs/urban planning from the University of Southern California.