Chicago & Midwest + Downtown + Office | April 6, 2023

CBRE Hires Senior Transaction Manager in Chicago

CBRE has hired Ciana Carpenter as a senior transaction manager in Chicago. A licensed attorney, Carpenter will join the tenant representation team of Brad Serot, Paul Reaumond, Ian Murphy and Tony Coglianese, who together have leased more than 10 million square feet globally since 2020.

Carpenter brings nearly 10 years of commercial real estate and legal experience to the position. She joins CBRE from Charles Schwab, where she served as a senior relationship manager and senior transaction manager.

“Ciana’s experience and skillset deepens our team’s capabilities as she will provide clients with expert advice and guidance throughout the lease review process while also supporting their portfolio optimization efforts,” said Serot. “We are thrilled to add her to the team and look forward to her contributions to the business.”

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 13-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 15-20 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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