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Bob began his career in real estate management in 1971 with the Del E. Webb Corp. in Phoenix and spent 6 years traveling and providing management services to contract properties throughout the country. In 1977 he left Del Webb and formed Robert F. Knight & Associates and became a real estate management specialist while affiliated with Valley-wide commercial brokerage firms. For 17 years, primarily through broker and owner referrals, Bob and his associates serviced an average of 1.5 million square feet of office/industrial/retail product encompassing 123 clients and 156 sites. Tenant relations, accounting and the physical plant were always, and continue to be the focus. In July, 1994, Knight & Associates' 1.8 million square foot client portfolio was merged with Eagle Western Management Company's 1.2 million square foot product base to become, under Bob's direction, Metro Phoenix's largest office/industrial/retail fee management firm, culminating with approximately 7.6 million square feet of managed assets by Spring, 1998. For 21 years, 28 property managers served under Bob's leadership and the majority are presently active in the Phoenix area real estate marketplace. Grubb & Ellis Management Company acquired Eagle Western and Bob served out a two-year employment agreement to transition the staff/clients from a local to a national business environment. The resulting Phoenix/Tucson division became the firm's largest western regional office while supporting the largest Grubb & Ellis brokerage office in the U.S. Bob then returned Knight & Associates to the private sector to begin a 3+ year exclusive consulting contract with Nationwide Realty Investors, a subsidiary of Nationwide Life Insurance Company regarding it's 1.6 million square foot assets in Columbus, Ohio and Phoenix. Finally, Mr. Bob Hufford and Mr. Joe Ladrigan joined Bob to emphasize third party service responsible for "creating real estate value through expert management." Bob holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Arizona State University and a CPM from the Institute of Real Estate Management. Return to Top Joe joined Eaton International Corporation in 1978 where he held several positions from Controller to Vice-President of Real Estate. During this time, he was responsible for arranging construction financing for several class "A" office properties. In 1983, Joe was named Vice President of Real Estate and was responsible for all aspects of operations and management of the Eaton International portfolio of approximately 1.3 million square feet of office and industrial buildings. During this time, notable clients included First Interstate Bank (now Bank of America), Bank One (now Chase), Wachovia Bank and Trust, Salt River Project and Wendy's Restaurants In 1985, Eaton International was acquired by Fairfield Communities, Incorporated and the Pagosa Springs project was spun off to the parent company while the Phoenix commercial division continued to operate autonomously. In 1987, Joe was responsible for taking the commercial division private and setting up a new entity, JDM Properties, Incorporated, which continued to operate and expand the portfolio. Joe was named President of Real Estate in 1987 and continued to finance, develop and lease the portfolio until the entity was taken public in 1991 as Stratford American Corporation and began diversification into the oil and gas industry. Joe assumed responsibilities for Chimiarra Investments, a private trust, in 1991 after a large part of the portfolio was sold to Chimiarra by Stratford-American. He managed the entire trust portfolio of approximately 600,000 square feet until 1997, at which time he established Landmark Property Management in order to diversify and establish relationships with other owners. In April, 2003, Joe joined Robert F. Knight & Associates, L.L.C. as a partner and brought his existing portfolio with him. Joe received his BA in Accounting from Notre Dame and his MBA from Arizona State. He has been a member of the Building Owners and Managers Association since 1987 and has served on many committees and special projects. Joe has been a licensed Arizona real estate salesman/broker since 1985 and attained the Certified Management Accountant designation in the same year. Return to Top

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