DENVER, Nov. 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Creek Group, a Denver, Colorado real estate investment management firm, announced today the appointment of Steve Stroker as Vice Chairman of Black Creek Capital Markets, the company’s distribution group.
Mr. Stroker is a long-tenured financial services industry executive, with more than 35 years of experience in various leadership positions. He served most recently as a Senior Partner with Red Rock Strategic Partners, a business strategy consulting firm for wealth managers. Previously, Mr. Stroker served as a Regional Director at R.W. Baird, where he oversaw Baird’s wealth management offices in various states in the Midwest and Rocky Mountains. Prior to Baird, Mr. Stroker spent nearly 25 years at Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley, where he was a financial advisor, branch manager, complex director and regional director. In these capacities, he worked with thousands of Morgan Stanley financial advisors in multiple offices across the country. He also served as Head of Professional Development for Morgan Stanley.
In his new role with Black Creek, Mr. Stroker will direct the firm’s capital raising efforts and shape its strategy to better service financial advisors and wealth managers, as well as expand distribution opportunities in the wealth management and registered investment advisor channels.
“What attracted me to Black Creek was their experience investing across all cycles and sectors over long periods of time, and in delivering institutional-quality commercial real estate investment options to individual investors,” said Mr. Stroker. “I look forward to helping to expand our suite of investment solutions to new distribution channels.”
Black Creek Group is an experienced real estate investment management firm with more than $17 billion of investments over its 25 year history. The company manages diverse product offerings across the spectrum of commercial real estate – including office, industrial retail and multifamily – and has a track record of creating value and producing long-term results for investors. Black Creek offers a range of investment solutions for both institutional and wealth management channels.
“We are extremely pleased to have Steve as part of our leadership team,” said Raj Dhanda, President of Black Creek Group. “We are confident that his expertise across all aspects of financial services will help us accelerate the growth and distribution of our real estate solutions.”
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