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Kevin Bender Joins JLL from CBRE

Connect Los Angeles is coming up March 21st at the Hotel Indigo Downtown Los Angeles. You can get more information and register on this link.

JLL continued to expand its expertise with the addition of 23-year CRE veteran Kevin Bender, who joined as Managing Director and Market Lead of the firm’s Integrated Portfolio Services (IPS) group in the Southwest. Bender comes over from CBRE, where he was one of the company’s top tenant representation brokers.

Based in JLL’s DTLA office, Bender will continue to service existing and new clients in SoCal, while also working with IPS’ Wyn Channer and David Fredrickson who are responsible for developing and supporting the portfolio in bringing best practices to the firm’s accounts.

JLL’s Peter Belisle says, “Kevin’s character, expertise and results make him the perfect candidate to help us enhance the services we provide to our clients. We are confident that he will be an integral component to helping us grow our IPS business in the Southwest.”

Bender has completed more than five million square feet of office lease transactions, primarily in Los Angeles and Orange County.

For comments, questions or concerns, please contact Dennis Kaiser

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About Dennis Kaiser

Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.

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