brian foreman

director, real estate

About

Senior Real Estate Professional with a proven track record of success in financial services, real estate and construction. Superior networking abilities and outstanding skills in identifying opportunities, negotiating contracts and directing project management. A flexible strategic thinker experienced in implementing effective real estate management programs Productive and goal oriented skills. Supervised in excess of $100.0 million in leases and construction Actively and successfully acquired, managed and sold mixed real estate portfolios Generated new leases from Fortune 500 corporations and national tenants. Leveraged E Commerce to expand company services. Identified and captured market opportunities resulting in cost effective investment enhancements Managed multi site operations focusing on property management, leasing and acquisitions. Enhanced the overall value of real estate portfolios by 23% based upon leasing and acquisition dates. Achieved $75 million real estate pro-forma success through management, leasing and construction.

Country

united states

City

new york

Industry

real estate

Skill

real estate, commercial real estate, contract negotiation, corporate real estate, leases, asset management, property management, real estate economics, disposition, mergers and acquisitions, financial analysis, marketing, negotiation, real estate development, real estate transactions, strategic planning, strategy, budgets, management, due diligence, location intelligence, marketing strategy, project management, investment properties, real estate financing, lease negotiations, financial modeling, sellers, reo, entrepreneurship, international real estate, retail, lease administration, asset managment, online marketing, finance, market research, shopping centers, retail site selection, real estate license, transaction management, analysis, tenant, facilities management, real estate investment, real estate negotiation, budgeting, landlord, planning, dispositions

Experience

director, real estate

ipg mediabrands worldwide

2005-9 - Present · 21 yrs 1 mo

* Optimise efficiency in occupied leased facilities (3.1 million square feet) with an annual budget of $40 million. * Capitalise on benefits from surplus assets * Coordinate the safe, secure, and environmentally-sound operations and maintenance of assets * Create structures to maximise short and long term gains * Reduce operating expenses * Challenge the status quo * Work with senior management to understand and anticipate business needs. * Harness the real estate to generate a competitive advantage. * Through focused management reduce costs, improve space utilisation and working conditions and return capital for investment in core business activities.

portfolio manager

fdic

1992-3 - 1998-7 · 6 yrs 5 mos

senior portfolio manager

national property analysts

1989-6 - 1994-1 · 4 yrs 8 mos

* Managed the national real estate portfolios on behalf of the Wall Street institutional joint venture partners. * Negotiated complex transactions in accordance with investment objectives and clients leasing and construction requirements. * Implemented asset and portfolio strategies to increase portfolio values by 18% and successfully completed timely reports to investors