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NAI Hiffman Names Heiberger CEO, Launches Advisory Group
NAI Hiffman has promoted President John Heiberger to the additional role of chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2024. Heiberger joined Hiffman as president in January 2023. Prior to that, he spent more than two decades in senior real estate finance positions, including the U.S. head of portfolio management at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and chief strategy officer at The PrivateBank.
Current CEO Dave Petersen will transition to chairman of the board of directors, while Dennis Hiffman, a 50-year industry veteran who founded Hiffman in 1981, will transition to founder and chairman emeritus of the board of directors. The executive succession and group launch have been planned for more than two years.
Heiberger’s appointment will coincide with the launch of a new national Advisory Services group, including an expanded lender services business. In addition to lender services, advisory services will include project services, with Bob Assoian, currently head of Hiffman National, tapped to lead the new group as executive managing director and head of Advisory Services.
