MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL.

Successful investment sales specialist John Goldman (photo) has been named executive vice president, director of Investment Sales, by Goodstein Realty Commercial, announced Alan M. Simon, president of the firm.

In the new position, Goldman will continue to arrange the sale and development of investment properties throughout Manhattan and to provide investment and development opportunities to The Goodstein Organization and other clients.

Most recently, John served as director of Investment Sales for Brown Harris Stevens, where he handled the sale of Manhattan properties to local users and investors.

He previously worked at William B. May specializing in investment properties, and practiced real estate law for 25 years. Goldman has syndicated, owned and managed nearly 20 Manhattan residential properties. He has personally developed residential and commercial property costing $30 million to $35 mil lion in Tribeca, Noho, Clinton and the East Village, where he was an early investor.

"Goodstein Realty Commercial is a dynamic new venture," says Goldman of the one-year old division of The Goodstein Organization. "I look forward to pitching in to help it build on its already impressive initial successes."

Goldman is a resident of Manhattan and East Hampton and has a carriage house in Clinton, where he has been particularly active in property sales and development. He received his fellowship in real estate law at Stamford Law School, his JD at Columbia Law School and his BA from Harvard College. He was born in Boston, MA.

Insignia/ESG, Inc. has announced Aileen Green (photo) has been promoted to director. Green joined Insignia/ESG in 1997 as an associate director. She is a licensed real estate broker with more than 10 years of real estate experience and over 20 years of negotiating experience with large, corporate contracts. Green has represented landlords, tenants, sellers and purchasers in complex transactions and has strong ties with municipal, economic and industrial development agencies.

In the past year, she has completed six transactions for Premier Storage Solutions, a self storage developer, three transactions with Guitar Center, a retail music company, and is working on numerous new and redevelopment projects in Long Island and Queens.

Prior to joining Insignia/ESG, Green was vice president of Schacker Real Estate Corp., where she negotiated the sales and leasing of industrial, commercial and retail properties. Previous to her tenure in the real estate industry, Green was involved in the travel industry in an executive sales position, selling and negotiating large travel contracts.

Green received her BS in Communications from Drexel University and her Masters in Business Management from Adelphi University. She is a board member of the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society (CIBS) as well as a member of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), and numerous philanthropic organizations.

For the first time ever, The Young Men's/Women's Real Estate Association (YM/WREA) has selected a woman as the recipient of its "Senior Real Estate Man/ Woman of the Year" award.

Kate Coburn (photo), currently the director of Retail Services for Cushman & Wakefield, was honored with the award at YM/WREA's members-only lunch in December. In 1985, Coburn was selected as the first woman chairman of the 52-year old Young Men's Real Estate Association, which was later renamed Young Men's/Women's.

"I've known Kate for many years and have always been impressed by her professionalism and dedication," said Mitch Arkin, outgoing chairman of YM/WREA. "She is a credit to our industry and very deserving of our Woman of the Year award," added Mark Lauzon, who was named the chairman of YM/WREA for 2000 at the same luncheon. The Senior Real Estate Man/Woman of the Year award is selected on the basis of integrity, a high degree of professional ethics, knowledgeability and accomplishments in the field of real estate, contribution of time and effort to YM/WREA and REBNY, and constructive participation in the life of the community.

Recently, at Cushman & Wakefield, Coburn completed retail master plan assignments for the Walt Disney organization in Anaheim, CA and for Clarion Partners in San Diego County. She is exclusive leasing agent for the retail space at 4 Irving Place, 88 Pine Street and 12 East 41st Street in New York City. Prior to joining C&W, Kate was vice president-Retail Leasing and Marketing for the 18-building Rockefeller Center complex in New York, where she was involved with some of the most significant leases and innovative concepts in the industry. Before that, she was director of marketing for Park Tower Realty, and earlier was a vice president with the Edward S. Gordon Company.

Involved in many professional organizations, Coburn is an active member and former director of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), a founding member and former vice president of the Association of Real Estate Women (AREW), a member of the prestigious Real Estate Roundtable of New York University's Real Estate Institute, serves on the store brokers committee of The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). In 1995, Coburn was chosen as one of 43 New Yorkers to participate in Leadership New York, a program to develop future leaders of New York. She's on the board of directors of the New York City Police Museum and is profiled in the book 11 Commandments of Wildly Successful Women.

Arthur G. Nevid (photo) has been promoted to managing director of Mountain Funding Inc., a private real estate lender and investor based in Parsippany, NJ. "This promotion was necessitated by our planned expansion, which will include the opening of several satellite offices throughout the U.S. over the next three years. Arthur will run our New Jersey headquarters and continue his lead in identifying analyzing, structuring, closing and managing debt and equity investments," said Mountain's CEO Peter Fioretti. "This is a well deserved recognition."

With more than 17 years of management, development and ownership experience, and another five years as a certified Public Accountant, Nevid has been involved with mote than $300 million of property, comprising more than 3 million square feet of commercial space, and over 3,000 residential condominiums, homes and apartment units.

Nevid joined Mountain Funding in 1997 as the director of acquisitions and lending. Prior positions include serving as a real estate investment banker and asset manager at Merrill Lynch, and serving as U.S. managing director for a French-owned real estate investment firm. Nevid received an accounting degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and spent the first five years of his career as an audit and tax professional in public accounting.

Jones Lang LaSalle has announced the promotion of Kenneth A. Siegel (photo) to managing director of tenant representation. Siegel, formerly an executive vice president at Jones Lang LaSalle, will act as co-head of the firm's New York area tenant representation practice alongside Peter Roberts, co-president of the group.

Siegel, 41, has led Jones- Lang LaSalle tenant representation leasing teams in completing some of the largest transactions in Manhattan, including: Donaldson, Luftkin & Jenrette's 700,000 square-foot relocation to 277 Park Avenue; Prudential Securities' 1 million square-foot back office consolidation and 500,000 square-foot renewal; and the 350,000 square-foot headquarters relocation for Avon Products. Other clients Siegel has worked with during his 13-year career with Jones Lang LaSalle are: The Walt Disney Company; Ogilvy & Mather; J. Walter Thompson; and Aon Corporation, as well as several law and other service firms, such as Sidley & Austin; Linklaters & Paines; Loeb & Loeb; Richards & O'Neil; and Kom/Ferry International.

"Drawing upon his vast knowledge of Manhattan's real estate market, strong relationships with local landlords and sharp negotiation skills, Siegel has played a significant role in the success of Jones Lang LaSalle's tenant representation business. I am confident his contributions as managing director will enhance our efforts as the Manhattan office market continues to flourish," said Roberts.

Since joining Jones Lang LaSalle in New York in 1987, Siegel also has actively negotiated public incentive packages for the firm's clients. He and his team have negotiated 13 public incentive agreements over die last five years in New York City and the metro area.

Prior to Jones Lang LaSalle, Siegel worked in the real estate finance group at Cowen & Company, and at Solow Building Company and Price Waterhouse. He graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and received his M.B.A. in Real Estate and Finance from Columbia Business School.

W. Joshua Levering (photo), senior managing director of Newmark & Co. Real Estate of New Jersey, has been designated a Specialist, Industrial and Office Real Estate (SIOR) by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors of the National Association of Realtors. The SIOR designation is one of the highest honors in the real estate industry, bestowed only on industry experts who have met rigorous standards of knowledge and professional conduct.

"We're delighted to have another SIOR at Newmark," remarked Seena Stein, president of Newmark. "Josh has earned that designation through years of dedicated work in, and study of, the commercial real estate industry. I can't think of anyone more deserving of it."

"Gaining this certificate is an opportunity as well as an honor," Levering adds. "It creates a heightened visibility in the real estate community; it allows me to interact more readily with some of the most knowledgeable people in the business worldwide; above all, it gives me a chance to contribute the full measure of my abilities to both the industry and the Society."

Andy Frankl, president and COO of Ibex Construction, a New York-based firm dedicated to retail and corporate interior construction, announces the promotion of Vikram Reddi (photo) to director of Business Development. In his new role, Reddi will focus on business expansion anti overall development of the company. Having joined Ibex as project manager several months ago, Reddi will now oversee the company's rapidly growing operations as they relate to business development.

"Vik has been an integral part of our rapid growth thus far, and in this new capacity he will aid in the strategic planning and development of our operations, both in New York and throughout the United States," said Frankl.

Reddi, 40, has more than 19 years of experience in the construction industry. Before joining Ibex Construction, he held a position as project manager, where he built a 10,000 square-foot, $2.3 million fit-out project for the well-known cosmetics store, Sephora. Prior to that, he was employed as a project manager, building several Banana Republic, Gap and Old Navy stores.

Reddi is currently overseeing the construction of Wolf Camera's flagship store on East 86th Street. In addition, Ibex recently won a contract with Macy's to re-model an existing department store at the Queens Center Mall in Queens, NY, and will build a new Macy's furniture warehouse, also in Queens.