Marcus & Millichap’s LaBar to Retire; Parker, Matricaria Tapped to Succeed

Richard Matricaria

J.D. Parker

Calabasas, CA-based Marcus & Millichap, Inc. announced the planned retirement of COO Mitch LaBar at the end of 2019. J.D. Parker and Richard Matricaria, who were promoted to EVP of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Services, Inc. in March 2019, will assume LaBar’s current responsibilities upon his retirement.

LaBar rejoined the company in 2016 as COO after initially retiring in 2008. Starting in 1984, he had a progression of roles, including stints as a broker, regional manager and member of the company’s senior management team.

Marcus & Millichap’s Hessam Nadji (pictured) says, “Mitch’s experience in all aspects of brokerage and management, and his relationships with many of our top professionals, has been instrumental in helping us implement numerous positive changes and improvements in the last three years. Together, we created an exciting succession plan that leverages the impressive talent and experience of our division managers and other key executives.”

Parker and Matricaria will continue to report to LaBar for the remainder of the year, as he transitions into retirement by year-end.

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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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