BOMA/Chicago Grows Board of Directors and Elects New Officers for 2011

CHICAGO, Nov. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago (BOMA/Chicago) announced today that Robert Six, chief operating officer at Zeller Realty Group, was elected president of its board of directors. Along with six new members of the BOMA/Chicago board, Six was elected during the association's 2010 Annual Meeting, held last night at the InterContinental Chicago.

"We want to thank our outgoing board president, Maureen Ehrenberg, and former board members Paul Dunn, Teresa Mancuso and Jon DeVries for their years of support and dedication to BOMA/Chicago," said Michael Cornicelli, executive vice president, BOMA/Chicago. "We are fortunate to have some of the most experienced and visionary members of Chicago's commercial real estate community serve on our board, and we are thrilled to usher in this new chapter of leadership."

Under Six's leadership, the board will be responsible for guiding the strategic direction of BOMA/Chicago, the oldest BOMA Association in the world. The board is comprised of 22 commercial real estate executives with an average of more than 20 years of experience in the industry.

Six, who served as vice president of the board of directors in 2010, has been an active member of BOMA/Chicago's board since 2004. He previously served as chair of the Education Committee for more than a decade and chair of the Information Committee for six years. During that time, Six was instrumental in launching BOMA/Chicago's electronic Member newsletter and inaugural Economic Impact Study for Chicago's Central Business District, as well as enhancing the association's educational offerings.

Six currently serves as chief operating officer at Zeller Realty Group, where he oversees the operations of the company's four million square foot portfolio of properties located throughout the Midwest. During his more than 28 years in commercial real estate, Six has made it a priority to mentor young professionals and has taught numerous Real Property Administrator courses presented by BOMA/Chicago. Widely recognized for his industry leadership, Six has chaired the Greater Chicago Food Depository's marquee fundraiser, the Commercial Real Estate Awards Dinner, and is a past president of the Chicago Office Leasing Brokers Association and the Chicago Commercial Real Estate Organization. Six currently serves on the Commercial Real Estate Organization's advisory board and the board of directors of the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association.

"BOMA/Chicago is a valuable asset to Chicago's commercial real estate community, and I am proud to be a part of its leadership team," said Six. "I look forward to working with our members and local civic and business institutions to ensure we remain a vital advocate for the commercial real estate industry in the future."

BOMA/Chicago further strengthened its board with the election of six new members. They are:

• Alicia Berg – Columbia College: As vice president of campus environment at Columbia College, Berg is responsible for the planning, design, construction and facilities management of the university's more than 20 buildings located throughout Chicago's South Loop.
• Thomas Kienzle, Jr. – Golub Realty Services: Kienzle serves as general manager of the John Hancock Center, where he is responsible for property management and tenant relations at one of the most sought-after Class A office spaces in the United States.
• George Kohl – CB Richard Ellis: As a managing director at CB Richard Ellis, Kohl oversees the company's newly-integrated agency leasing and asset services businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area. Kohl will serve as treasurer of BOMA/Chicago's board of directors in 2011.
• Kevin Purcell – MB Real Estate: Purcell serves as executive vice president at MB Real Estate, where he provides strategic management and leasing guidance for the company's 15 million square foot portfolio.
• Philip Stafford – Colliers International: In his role as senior vice president and principal at Colliers International, Stafford leads the company's property management division in Chicago, where he is responsible for nearly 43 million square feet of the company's portfolio.
• Paul Saccone – Able Engineering Services: Saccone is president of Able Engineering Services, one of the largest operations and maintenance service providers in the United States.

BOMA/Chicago's board of directors also elected its 2011 officers at its Annual Meeting last night. In addition to Six's election to president and Kohl's election to treasurer, Richard Saulig, vice president of corporate real estate at The Northern Trust Company, was elected vice president of the board of directors.

About BOMA/Chicago

Now in its 108th year and the oldest BOMA local Association in the world, BOMA/Chicago represents the interests of the people and companies that own, operate, manage and service Chicago's commercial buildings. BOMA/Chicago members make up 81 percent of downtown's total rentable building area and nearly 90 percent of rentable space in Class A buildings downtown. These valuable assets are the core of one of the world's greatest business districts. By advocating the interests of the owners of these valuable assets, BOMA/Chicago also supports the businesses that are housed in them--businesses that require quality office space and quality service.

SOURCE BOMA/Chicago