Richard Orf Joins PGIM from Berkadia

PGIM Real Estate Finance continues to expand its multifamily group with the addition of Richard Orf, who will serve as deputy chief underwriter for the firm’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) lending platform. Orf will be responsible for transaction oversight, client relationship management and ensuring efficient collaboration between the originations and underwriting teams. He is based in the company’s St. Louis office, and will report to the FHA team’s Chief Underwriter Rick Sherman.

Off joins with more than 15 years of commercial real estate and capital markets experience, including most recently at Berkadia where he served as vice president, deputy chief underwriter. Earlier in his career, he served in similar functions with GE Real Estate and CitiMortgage.

“PGIM Real Estate Finance presents an exciting opportunity, having a dynamic platform and well-established reputation in the industry. With their diversified products and top-level talent, they have been a leader in the real estate market for well over a century,” said Orf.

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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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