New COO at Sunshine Group.Louise Sunshine, chairperson and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. for The Sunshine Group, Ltd., today announced the appointment of Charles Reiss as president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for the organization. "We are extremely pleased that Charlie Reiss will be joining us as president and chief operating officer," said Sunshine. "He represents the industry's gold standard in terms of reputation and professionalism. He is a gifted developer, distinguished teacher, top-tier administrator and an energetic, creative and dynamic leader. I will work closely with Charlie to continue building our organization and to explore new areas of opportunity." The Sunshine Group, established in 1986 by Sunshine, is one of the nation's premier marketing, leasing and sales organizations for luxury condominium residences and hotels. The organization was acquired in 2002 by NRT Incorporated NRT Incorporated is the nation's largest residential real estate brokerage company. It is a subsidiary of Realogy Corporation. NRT's commercial operations rank as the twelfth largest corporate-owned commercial real estate brokerage in the country. , the nation's largest residential real estate brokerage company and a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation. Adding NRT's strength and reach has quickly paid significant dividends. In 2002, The Sunshine Group had approximately $2 billion in various residential developments under sales and marketing contracts. It has since registered a four-fold increase with more than $8 billion in luxury developments under contract today. The organization has also attracted more than 20 highly regarded industry professionals in the same time period. "Charlie's extraordinary abilities and breadth and range of experience will be particularly helpful in managing--and continuing--our record growth," Sunshine said. "With Charlie at my side, I am confident that The Sunshine Group will find new ways to continue to be the company to outperform, outdo and outshine out·shine v. out·shone , out·shin·ing, out·shines v.tr. 1. a. To shine brighter than. b. To be more beautiful, splendid, or flamboyant than. 2. all the others--the possibilities are unlimited." Reiss was formerly senior vice president of development for The Trump Organization where he was most recently responsible for developing the 90-story, 2.5 million square feet Trump International Hotel and Tower Trump International Hotel and Tower is the name associated with a series of high end condominium buildings developed either by Donald Trump or by parties who have licensed his name. These properties generally have both hotel condominium and residential condominium accommodations. in Chicago. Prior to that, Reiss was director of the Columbia University School of Real Estate Management where he greatly increased admissions and faculty, and taught graduate level courses. As president and CEO of Housing Futures, he counseled some of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's leading development organizations, including such governmental entities as the Battery Park City Authority The Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority is a New York State public benefit corporation whose mission is to plan, create, co-ordinate and maintain a balanced community of commercial, residential, retail, and park space within its designated 92-acre site on the lower west side . Reiss has also held high-level positions in the city's planning and housing agencies. He is married to Marcia Reiss, an author of books on New York and architectural history. They have two grown children, Dr. Juliana Reiss, a clinical psychologist in Pittsfield, Mass., and Peter Reiss, a Boston-based architect. The Sunshine Group is a member of the NRT NRT Nicotine Replacement Therapy NRT Norm-Referenced Test NRT near real time NRT Non-Real-Time NRT National Response Team NRT Tokyo, Japan - Narita (Airport Code) NRT Net Registered Tonnage family of companies. NRT Incorporated is a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation. |
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