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Maxwell Bruce Drever
Founder & Chairman
Maxwell has been a value-added real estate investor of apartments as well as industrial, office, and retail properties for approximately 40 years. Mr. Drever formed Concierge after the sale of his predecessor firm, Drever Partners, Inc. ("DPI"), to Walden Residential Properties, Inc. (NYSE) in 1997 at a value of over $600 million. DPI's portfolio consisted of 79 apartment communities with over 18,000 units. DPI, formed in 1985 in San Francisco, raised successive private equity funds to close purchases more quickly than its competitors and acquire thousands of apartment units and notes from troubled borrowers and financial institutions including the U.S. government-owned Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC).
Contact:
415.789.1773
Ted M. Kerr, Jr.
President & CEO
Ted is responsible for acquisitions and the oversight of all operations including due diligence, construction, asset leverage, property management, asset management, and surveillance. He has over 20 years of experience in real estate asset management, property management, acquisitions, dispositions, finance, and development. Between 1992 and 1997, he was Director of Asset Management at Drever Partners, Inc. Following DPI's merger with Walden, he managed a 43,000-unit multifamily portfolio as Walden's Executive Vice President of Property Operations. Prior to rejoining Concierge, he served as President of Coach Realty Services and oversaw the development, leasing, and sale of multifamily properties as well as management of a 3,000-unit apartment portfolio. Previously, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Olympus Real Estate Partners' $1.8 billion multifamily portfolio.
Contact:
713.439.1773
ted@drever.net
Edward Baker
Chief Financial Officer
Edward, as Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for all financial aspects of Concierge, its properties, and its funds. He is an English Chartered Accountant, having qualified in 1986, and has extensive experience from his positions as Chief Financial Officer of a residential mortgage lender (which had $4 billion of on-book assets) and of the U.K.'s largest privately owned Internet Service Provider, and in corporate finance with the U.K.'s largest residential real estate brokerage company. His financial and corporate finance skills include acquisition evaluation and negotiation, budgeting, compliance, financial control, and financial management. On moving to the U.S. in 2003, he became involved as a principal and co-promoter in industrial and commercial property ventures before joining Concierge in 2005. Mr. Baker has Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Cambridge.
Contact:
415.789.1773
edward@drever.net
Jenifer Paneral, CPM®
Senior Vice President of Property Management
Jenifer is responsible for property operations and asset management, and accountable for profit-and-loss management, marketing, and developing the teams to execute the Concierge vision. She has been in the multifamily industry for over 25 years and is experienced in managing growth companies, property repositioning, renovations, efficiency programs, new construction, and lease ups. Before joining Concierge, Jenifer was Senior Vice President at Alliance Residential Management, LLC. Her portfolio consisted of up to 55,000 apartments in five regional markets. Prior to Alliance, she was Vice President at SCG Realty Services. Jenifer also serves as a Board Member and Treasurer for the Houston Apartment Association (HAA) and as a Board Member for the Texas Apartment Association (TAA), where she is active with the Media Relations and Budgeting committees. She was awarded Executive of the Year 2001 by HAA and received national recognition for her lease-up of new construction while she was with SCG Realty Services.
Contact:
713.439.1773
jenifer@drever.net
Lori D. Perro
Managing Director – Joint Ventures
Lori is involved with business development. She formerly held a similar position with Argus Realty Investors, LP (a Drever-affiliated company). Lori has over 21 years of real estate and financial services experience with public, private, and institutional investors. She was a Vice President of the Manager at Metropolitan Real Estate Equity Management, where she was responsible for business development and client services, and supported the due diligence and fund selection processes. Her experience also includes serving as a Managing Director in charge of marketing at Timbervest, LLC; a Vice President of Investment Management and Acquisitions at Lend Lease Real Estate Investment, Inc. (now owned by Morgan Stanley); and an auditor of real estate-related firms at Ernst and Young, LLP.
Contact:
704.895.3304
lori@drever.net