High-rise commercial buildings

Sub Markets

Property Sectors

Topics

Chicago & Midwest CRE News In Your Inbox.

Sign up for Connect emails to stay informed with CRE stories that are 150 words or less.

Chicago & Midwest  + Midwest  | 

ORIX Adds McConnell to Oversee Post-Merger Marketing

ORIX Real Estate Capital (OREC), the combined company of Lancaster Pollard and RED Capital Group, has hired Julie McConnell as its director of marketing, communication and research, based in Columbus, OH. She spent the last 11 years at Diamond Hill Capital Management, most recently as head of marketing & communications and intermediary sales.

“As we move forward as a newly-merged company, we identified the need for an accomplished marketing and business leader to bring the additional capacity, experience and perspective necessary to help us with several important initiatives related to the integration,” said OREC CEO Nick Gesue. “Julie is the right person for that role, and we are thrilled to have her join our team.”

McConnell will oversee the integration of the Lancaster Pollard and RED marketing teams, led by Tyler Howard and Lisalynne Quinn respectively. She will also oversee the firm’s research efforts, led by Daniel Hogan.

Connect Chicago is coming up on May 14! Click here to register for the event.


Get Chicago News in 150 Words

For comments, questions or concerns, please contact Paul Bubny

Connect

Inside The Story

Connect With OREC’s GesueConnect With OREC’s McConnell

About Paul Bubny

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).

  • ◦People