Recent personnel moves across the Chicago and Midwest commercial real estate community highlight continued investment in brokerage, title, and compliance capabilities supporting activity in the region and nationally.
In St. Louis, Michael Yemm has joined CBRE as an associate in the firm's local office. He will collaborate with Katie Haywood, Brian Bush and Jon Hinds, focusing on the leasing of industrial properties throughout the greater St. Louis area. Yemm arrives at CBRE following his graduation from Carthage College, bringing internship experience in the St. Louis market that includes a role with Armanino LLP, where he supported valuation and financial analysis assignments.
Proper Title, LLC is expanding its commercial platform with the addition of Kerry Walsh as commercial operations and underwriting manager. The firm notes that Walsh brings more than 20 years of experience spanning legal work, underwriting and litigation. In this new position, she will apply her background in real estate and title law to oversee complex commercial transactions for clients across the United States as the company's national commercial title business continues to grow.
NAI Farbman, the brokerage division of full-service commercial real estate firm Farbman Group, has announced that Vice President Brandon Ben-Ezra has been selected to join NAI Global's Young Professionals Network Leadership Committee. The committee is responsible for helping shape the next generation of brokerage professionals within NAI Global's worldwide network, giving Ben-Ezra a formal role in guiding training and leadership development efforts across the platform.
The Inland Real Estate Group, LLC has appointed Thad Ingersoll as Chief Compliance Officer for Inland's broker-dealer and registered investment adviser businesses. In this capacity, Ingersoll will design, implement and oversee the company's compliance program. His responsibilities will include serving as a strategic advisor to executive leadership and business partners, working to maintain regulatory compliance while supporting responsible growth across Inland's distribution channels.
Together, these appointments underscore how regional and national firms are reinforcing key functions in brokerage, title services and regulatory compliance as they support commercial real estate activity in the Chicago, Midwest and broader U.S. markets.
