Black Creek Group Appoints Gary Reiff as Chief Operating Officer.DENVER, Colo. -- Black Creek Black Creek may refer to: In the United States:
The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Mr. Reiff also serves as the company's Chief Legal Counsel. Mr. Reiff is a seasoned real estate and corporate attorney with more than 20 years of experience representing a wide range of both private and public companies. Prior to joining Black Creek Group in early 2007, Mr. Reiff was an attorney and shareholder of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, P.C., where he also served as a member of the firm's Executive Committee and co-chair of the firm's Corporate and Securities Department. During Mr. Reiff's tenure at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, he represented a variety of businesses and corporations in their acquisitions, dispositions, ventures, financings and general corporate counseling. Mr. Reiff has had a long involvement in the Colorado civic community. He currently serves on the board of the Denver Urban Renewal Authority The Urban Renewal Authority (Chinese: 市區重建局; URA) is a statutory body in Hong Kong responsible for accelerating redevelopment to provide a better living environment and neighbourhood. , and previously served on and chaired the Boards of Trustees of the University of Northern Colorado  It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with and ()University of Northern Colorado (Northern Colorado) and the State Colleges of Colorado. He received his B.A., with distinction, and M.A. from Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. and his law degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Law is considered one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States. . Black Creek Group is an innovative real estate private equity firm focused on creating and managing unique real estate platform companies. Unlike companies who strictly raise and allocate capital, Black Creek Group is an active real estate operator focused on the identification, development, financing and operations of a diverse range of real estate opportunities. Black Creek Group companies have included Dividend Capital Group, Mexico Retail Properties, Corporate Properties of the Americas and American Real Estate Investment Corporation, the predecessor to Keystone Property Trust (formerly NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : KTR KTR Contractor KTR Keep Them Rolling KTR Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia - Tindal (Airport Code) KTR Kingstree, South Carolina (train station code) KTR Kauai Test Range ), among others. In his new role, Mr. Reiff will provide strategic guidance on the company's real estate operating companies, helping the company's managing principals optimize business platforms, structure transactions and develop growth plans. "We are extremely pleased to have Gary as part of our executive management team," said Evan Zucker, one of the three managing principals of Black Creek Group. "His expertise will help us accelerate the growth and development of our real estate platform companies. More importantly, we all enjoy working together." |
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