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Ronel Borner joined CenterPoint Properties as Senior Vice President, Development, in October 2019. He is responsible for leading the Company’s development strategy within the Eastern Region, including New York/New Jersey, Savannah and South Florida markets. Prior to joining CenterPoint, Ronel served as Director of Real Estate Development at The Rockefeller Group as well as principal at Acquis Development Corporation. Ronel has more than 15 years’ experience across all aspects of real estate, including entitlements, brownfield development, due diligence, zoning, design management, and project-level debt/equity financing in the New York/New Jersey market. He is a member of the NAIOP New Jersey Chapter as well as the NAIOP National Forums Program. Ronel received his Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and a Master of Science in Real Estate from New York University.

Carmine Bottigliero joined CenterPoint’s Central Region Development team in December 2018. Carmine focuses new development projects in CenterPoint’s Joliet and Elwood intermodal parks. He also works on a variety of complex rail, port and infrastructure-related industrial development projects, beginning at land acquisition and due diligence through construction and occupancy. Carmine has more than 15 years of experience within construction and development for international and domestic large-scale commercial, industrial and roadway projects. Prior to joining CenterPoint, Carmine worked for F.H. Paschen, Epstein and most recently Clayco. Carmine graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and construction management.

Alan Bouchier-Hayes joined CenterPoint in 2007 and is responsible for overseeing financial components for all conventional and complex development activity and opportunities. With over 13 years of experience in commercial real estate, Alan is well-versed in procurement, risk assessment and performing complex financial analyses on investment portfolios. Prior to joining CenterPoint, he worked in the real estate division of First Midwest Bank. Alan is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and member of the Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers (AIRE). He received a bachelor’s degree in business from DIT, Dublin, Ireland and an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management.

Chris Green joined CenterPoint Properties as Development Manager, Central Region in 2019. Together with the development team, Chris manages the development process in the Central Region including assembling of land, governmental approvals, selecting design engineering teams, bidding, negotiating, pricing and developing project schedules. Prior to joining CenterPoint, Chris served as a Project Manager for Mortenson, where he was responsible for the management of data center construction. Chris received a Master’s degree in Project Management from Northwestern University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Dubuque.

Mr. Harrington joined CenterPoint Properties Trust in 1999 and currently oversees the development of logistically located facilities and industrial parks for CenterPoint Properties. He oversees CenterPoint’s development service group, which is responsible for the development of industrial business parks, manufacturing and distribution facilities. He has spent more than 20 years developing industrial commercial real estate. In addition to his commercial real estate experience, he worked for several years as a civil engineer with local Chicago engineering firms. He received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Marquette University and a Masters of Business Administration from Loyola University, Chicago. Furthermore, he is a member of the NAIOP Chicago Board of Directors and a member of the NAIOP Chicago Legislative Committee.

Ryan Kelleher joined CenterPoint as Manager of Development Transactions in 2019. In this role, Ryan assists the West Coast development team with all aspects of new development in the primary markets of Seattle, Northern California and Southern California. Ryan plays a key role in managing the entitlement and environmental review processes for development projects throughout the region. He also works with broker contacts to source new land acquisitions, responds to RFPs and interacts with prospective tenants. Additionally, Ryan contributes to building pro formas, underwriting and investment decks for new development projects. Prior to joining CenterPoint, Ryan spent over seven years in the consulting industry specializing in land-use planning, entitlements and environmental impact analysis for complex land development and public works projects. Ryan holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from University of California Santa Barbara and a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from University of California Irvine.

John Lass joined CenterPoint Properties in June 2008 and is responsible for overseeing built-to-suit industrial development projects and construction management initiatives. He has developed more than 4 Million SF throughout the country since joining the Company. In addition to supervising industrial development projects, Mr. Lass has an extensive background in rail-proximate development, material handling systems, general contracting and owner’s representative services. Prior to joining CenterPoint, Mr. Lass was a project manager for construction management firm Bovis Lend Lease, where he oversaw public improvements to O’Hare Airport in coordination with United Airlines and the City of Chicago. Mr. Lass is a LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design + Construction. He received a Bachelor of Science in construction management from the University of Cincinnati.

Hunter Leonard joined CenterPoint as a Development Analyst in 2019 and now works with the Central Region team on build-to-suit and speculative development projects. He is responsible for site selection, land acquisition, entitlements, and leasing as a part of the full development process. Before CenterPoint, Hunter was an Associate at Ernst & Young in its Transaction Advisory Services group. He provided various valuation and consulting services to help institutional clients make more strategic real estate decisions. Hunter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Mr. McKiernan joined CenterPoint Properties in October 2006 and is responsible for the origination, development, execution and integration of park teams for new and existing business opportunities. Mr. McKiernan coordinates, communicates and integrates development teams to maximize transaction volumes and land absorption through a focused national strategy to identify and leverage supply chain cost savings resulting in maximized yields on transactions.

Prior to joining CenterPoint, McKiernan served as Captain in the United States Air Force from March 2001 until he was honorably discharged in March 2006. He most recently served as a Business Advisor to the United States Central Air Force, Middle East Division, where he managed the deployment and budget for 25 offices in 18 countries. He advised senior leadership on business operations for 200 acquisitions and construction project valued in excess of $250M. Mr. McKiernan graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a B.S. in Management in June 1999.

Michael has spent more than 30 years in the industrial real estate sector, developing over 35 million square feet for some of the world’s most recognizable shippers, BCOs and retailers. In his role at CenterPoint, Michael oversees all conventional and complex development activity. He’s led the development of more than 6,500 acres—transforming much of this land from superfund and nearly-obsolete brownfield sites to state-of-the-art intermodal campuses. Michael is a member of the Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers (AIRE) and an associate member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). Michael received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Boston College and his MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business.

Ken Osborne joined CenterPoint as a Development Manager in 2019. In this role, Ken is responsible for working within the development team to plan, coordinate and direct the production of industrial and logistic facilities in the Central Region, primarily in the Joliet and Elwood intermodal park.  Prior to joining CenterPoint, Ken worked as a Preconstruction Manager with Clayco.  Ken holds a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management from Illinois State University.