**New York People and Company News – Week of January 5, 2026**
**Rockefeller Group Appoints New Chief People Officer**
Rockefeller Group has announced the appointment of Greg Noorigian as Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer. Based in New York, Noorigian will lead the company’s human resources department, succeeding Patricia Glorioso following her retirement. Prior to joining Rockefeller Group, Noorigian served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Revantage, Blackstone’s real estate services platform.
**Acadia Realty Trust Welcomes Chief Accounting Officer**
Acadia Realty Trust has named David Buell as its new Chief Accounting Officer, effective January. Buell, who brings over 15 years of experience in publicly traded REITs, succeeds Richard Hartmann. Hartmann, who has served the company since 1997, will transition to a new role as Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, and will support the leadership transition.
**Synergi Names Tracy Lea Neff as President**
Synergi, an international engineering, fabrication, and installation firm specializing in turnkey architectural stair systems, has promoted Tracy Lea Neff to President. Neff previously held the role of Chief Operating Officer and will now oversee the company’s integrated operations model.
**KSR Expands Leadership Team**
New York City-based real estate investment and services firm KSR has announced the addition of four senior professionals across its capital markets, retail leasing, and operations divisions. Joining the team are:
– Mark Seruya, Senior Managing Director, Capital Markets
– Sam Sabin, Senior Director, Retail Leasing
– Abie Dwek, Senior Director, Retail Leasing
– Greg Rogers, Director of Operations
**Annaly Capital Management Executive to Retire**
Anthony Green, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Corporate Officer, and Secretary at Annaly Capital Management, Inc., is retiring after 16 years with the company. A senior member of the executive team, Green will continue to serve as a Senior Advisor through March 31.
**Mavik Closes $685M Special Opportunities Fund**
Mavik, a North American investment firm focused on special situations in commercial real estate and hard assets, has announced the successful closing of its second closed-end fund, Mavik Real Estate Special Opportunities VS2. The fund raised $685 million in commitments, surpassing its original target of $515 million.
**Denholtz Launches First DST Offering**
Denholtz, a leading private investment management firm, launched and fully reserved its first Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) offering, DX SB Industrial I DST. The offering was rolled out in partnership with Orchard Securities, LLC, which acted as the exclusive managing broker-dealer.
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*This week’s roundup highlights significant executive changes and major moves in the real estate investment and development community in New York.*
