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KBS Capital Markets Group
Adds Two Senior-level Executives
Monica Brock and Robert Nguyen Bring 25 Years of Industry Experience to the Growing KBS Sales and Distribution Entity
Newport Beach, CA- July 29, 2009: KBS Capital Markets Group (KBS-CMG), an affiliate of KBS Capital Advisors and KBS Realty Advisors, and the dealer-manager for KBS Real Estate Investment Trust I and II, has added two senior-level executives to help it accommodate expected future growth and product offerings.
Monica Brock has joined the KBS sales and distribution entity as director of finance while Robert Nguyen was named operations manager. The two bring a collective 25 years of financial industry experience to the Newport Beach, Calif.-based company. The announcement was made today by Mike Crimmins, KBS-CMG managing director and CEO.
Brock comes to KBS after 14 years with Capital Group Companies, Inc., an Irvine, Calif., firm that manages assets for pension funds and other institutional clients. In her most recent position at Capital Group, she directed a staff of 10 accountants and analysts and the company’s day-to-day accounting and financial reporting responsibilities.
The Anaheim, Calif. resident received her bachelor’s degree at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and MBA at Chapman University.
Nguyen joins KBS from Royal Bank of Canada, where he was complex operations manager for the company’s six California offices in Newport Beach, La Jolla, Long Beach, San Jose, Salinas and San Luis Obispo. In this capacity, he recruited and developed a staff of 28, coordinated initial public offerings (IPOs) and analyzed more than $10 million in daily trade activity. Previously, he was with United Bank of Switzerland and Sutro & Co.
Nguyen, a FINRA Registered Representative and resident of Irvine, Calif., earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Irvine, and MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.
About KBS Companies
Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., KBS Capital Markets Group (www.kbs-cmg.com) is the dealer manager for KBS REIT I and KBS REIT II. KBS Capital Advisors is the advisor for KBS REIT I and KBS REIT II. Both companies are affiliates of KBS Realty Advisors, a private equity real estate company and SEC-registered investment advisor founded in 1992 by Peter Bren and Chuck Schreiber. Since 1992, KBS has completed transactional activity exceeding $16.5 billion via 19 separate accounts, six commingled funds and two private equity REITs. KBS has offices in Newport Beach, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Los Angeles. For information, visit www.kbsrealty.com.
This release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including discussions regarding KBS REIT’s use of proceeds and certain other factors that may affect future earnings or financial results. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially include changes in general economic conditions, changes in real estate conditions, construction delays, changes in interest rates, lease-up risks, lack of financing availability and lack of capital proceeds. This is neither an offer nor a solicitation to purchase securities. Such an offer can be made only by means of a prospectus. To obtain a prospectus, please contact your investment professional or KBS Capital Markets Group, LLC at 660 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1200, Newport Beach, CA 92660, (866)KBS-4CMG.