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Chicago & Midwest  + Downtown  + Industrial  |  May 11, 2023
Real estate development and investment firm CRG has promoted Shawn Clark from president to CEO and Chris McKee from chief development officer to president
Paul Bubny
By: Paul Bubny

CRG Elevates Two Key Execs to CEO, President

CRG, the Chicago-based real estate development and investment management arm of Clayco, has made key changes to its executive leadership team to support continued growth and expansion into new U.S. markets. Shawn Clark, formerly president, was named CEO. Chris McKee, who previously served as chief development officer, will assume the role of president.  

Clark and McKee will work closely with COO Steve Schnur to guide the firm’s strategic growth and continued expansion of its real estate development and investment activities across North America, including industrial, office, multifamily, student housing and mixed-use assets. Schnur will also play an important role in enhancing the firm’s internal processes. 

“We are excited about the changes to our executive leadership team and confident these changes will allow us to better serve our clients and investors,” said Clark. “We feel fortunate to have such a talented and dedicated team at CRG and are confident that, together, we will achieve even greater success in the future.” 

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-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 7-10 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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