South Florida Industrial & Logistics Update

Don Wrinkle has been in the Maritime Industry for 37 years. He joined the Business Development & Marketing team at PortMiami in 2015, as the port’s cargo development liaison. He began his career in 1978 with Albury & Company in Miami as Operations Manager and later as Vice President. Thereafter, he joined Hapag-Lloyd’s Procurement & Operations team with direct oversight for the Americas region. In this capacity, he was a member of the Grand Alliance and G-6 Alliance Terminal negotiating team, responsible for the Caribbean Transshipment Hubs.

Scott Gregory is the vice president, market officer, overseeing the company’s 15 MSF Industrial portfolio and team throughout South Florida. He joined Prologis in 2012 in Central Florida and later expanded his responsibilities into South Florida and relocated to Miami. Prior to joining Prologis, Mr. Gregory held leadership roles focused on leasing, asset management and land acquisitions for Lincoln Property Company, RREEF and KB Home throughout the Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville markets. He has also served four years as a captain in the U.S. Army, stationed in Hawaii and deployed around the world on peacekeeping and wartime missions. Mr. Gregory received his MBA from Hawaii Pacific University and a Bachelor’s degree in business from the University of New Hampshire. He is a licensed Florida real estate broker, a CCIM, a NAIOP board member, and active within the local community.

Steven E. McCraney, President & CEO of McCraney Property Company, has offices in West Palm Beach, Orlando, FL. and Charlotte, NC. A self-made entrepreneur, he and his team have developer of Industrial/distribution and office-flex properties. Additionally, the company has developed and operated some 24 company-owned fuel properties within the Florida markets. The company's present active Industrial / distribution developments in South Florida, Orlando (Central Florida), Charlotte and Atlanta total 6,600,000 sf for 2017 / 2018. Mr. McCraney is an active member of The Florida Council of 100, The Orange Bowl Committee, NAIOP’s National Board of Directors, and past President of NAIOP South Florida. National Real Estate Investor magazine acknowledged McCraney to its Top 50 list of US Industrial Developers for 2017. He was Developer of the Year for Central Florida in 2013, 2014 and 2016. He was the former Chairman of the YPO Florida, and serves on its Southern US Executive Board. He serves on the University of Florida’s Bergstrom Real Estate Advisory Board, Place of Hope Children's Charity, Villanova University DiLella Center for Real Estate, and was honored by the South Florida Business Journal as an Ultimate CEO. He holds the CCIM Designation and is a delegate member of SIOR. Mr. McCraney earned his degree from Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, and has completed additional post graduate work at Harvard Business School and Duke University. He is an active alpine mountain climber, having scaled many of the world’s tallest peaks for Children’s Charity "Place of Hope". Recent climbs include: The Avenue of Volcanos, Cayambe, Ecuador 19,000', Elbrus, Russia – 18,510', Aconcagua, Argentina-22,241', Kilimanjaro-Tanzania, Africa-19,340', Mt. Rainier14,411', the Grand Canyon 48 Mile-24 Hour Challenge, and ran the Marine Corp Marathon – Washington, DC.

Jonathan S. Gelman is a Shareholder in the Fort Lauderdale office of Greenberg Traurig and a member of the firm’s Global Real Estate Practice. Jon focuses his practice on the sophisticated structuring, financing, acquisition and disposition of all asset classes of real estate. With nearly 25 years of experience, Jon counsels leading owners, investors, developers, lenders and operators in major transactions throughout Florida and nationally.

Larry W. Genet is a Senior Vice President in the CBRE, Inc. Fort Lauderdale, FL office. As part of the CBRE platform Mr. Genet can provide a wide range of services from local to Fortune 1000 clients including agency and tenant representation, asset or portfolio management, high level medical, labor and data analytics prior to site selection, project/construction management, capital markets, debt and structured finance and valuation advisory services. CBRE is the global leader for real estate services worldwide. Larry has extensive experience in landlord agency, tenant representation, acquisitions, dispositions and property management. As a third-generation commercial real estate professional and South Florida native, Larry boasts deep community ties, an intimate knowledge of the South Florida market and numerous professional contacts. Larry’s leasing expertise of industrial, office and medical properties coupled with his experience in acquisitions and dispositions gives him the ability to represent a myriad of clients in the South Florida market. Additionally, Larry controls a portfolio of many millions of square feet allowing him to see every deal in the market. This ensures his clients never miss an opportunity. His knowledge of tenants and buyers in the market is unrivaled as is his market intelligence and understanding of values.

Malcolm has been active in South Florida Real Estate for over 25 years. He has a Masters Degree in Real Estate from Florida International University, and has previously worked in the real estate investment division of Travelers Insurance.

Ed is President and Managing Principal of Mitchell Property Realty, Inc where he oversees all the operations of the company including investor relations, financing, development and acquisitions. Prior to founding Mitchell Property Realty, Ed served for over 11 years as Regional Senior Vice President of Duke Realty’s Florida Operations. During Ed’s tenure at Duke Realty, he was responsible for the development, marketing, leasing, and management of the company's office and industrial portfolios in Central and South Florida, which totaled more than 12 million square feet and was valued at approximately $1.6 billion. This included 240 tenants and 86 separate buildings. Ed has been in the Florida real estate market for over 30 years. Prior to joining Duke Realty in 2007 as Senior Vice President of its South Florida operations, Ed was First Vice President with CB Richard Ellis for three years and Managing Director for four years. During this tenure, Ed invested and developed properties on his own behalf and for his clients. Ed also held positions as Director of Leasing and Development with Premier Commercial Realty for five years and Leasing Representative and Construction Manager with Trammell Crow Company for five years.

Mr. Easton is the Chairman of The Easton Group, the real estate brokerage, investment, management and development firm he founded in Miami in 1974. Educated at the University of Miami, Mr. Easton received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in1966, and his MBA in 1976, majoring in Finance with a minor in Accounting.

As National Director, Industrial Services for the U.S., Stephanie focuses on overall growth of Colliers’ industrial business, including the establishment of new client relationships and expansion of existing affiliations. She promotes talent recruitment and retention to support Colliers’ best-in-class Industrial Services team as they accelerate client success. Drawing on her 25 years of commercial real estate experience, Stephanie leads Colliers’ industrial platform, especially in providing thought leadership, research and marketing. She brings extensive experience in acquisitions, lease transactions and negotiations, asset management, and development projects. Before joining Colliers, Stephanie spent nearly 15 years at Duke Realty Corporation where she rose to the level of Regional Senior Vice President, overseeing leasing for a multi-market, multi-million-square-foot portfolio in Central and South Florida in addition to leading property management, development and marketing of the firm’s industrial portfolio in the region. Prior to her time at Duke, she held progressively more senior roles at Trammell Crow Company and CBRE.

Jonathan S. Gelman is a Shareholder in the Fort Lauderdale office of Greenberg Traurig and a member of the firm’s Global Real Estate Practice. Jon focuses his practice on the sophisticated structuring, financing, acquisition and disposition of all asset classes of real estate. With nearly 25 years of experience, Jon counsels leading owners, investors, developers, lenders and operators in major transactions throughout Florida and nationally.