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Rodrigo Lopez Elected as Chair of MBA's COMBOG

Oct 30, 2013

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced the election of Rodrigo Lopez, CMB, president and chief executive officer of AmeriSphere Multifamily Finance LLC as the new chair of its Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors (COMBOG). R. Paige Hood, managing director of Prudential Mortgage Capital Company and Robert M. Stout, CRI, president and chief executive Officer of Q10 Capital, LLC will serve as vice chairs. COMBOG is comprised of MBA member executives representing all aspects of the commercial/ multifamily real estate finance industry. COMBOG leads the strategic development of MBA’s commercial/multifamily policy and initiatives, as well as best practices and standards. It represents the diverse interests of MBA’s member companies through standing councils, which are led by industry leaders and supported by expert staff, and special work groups and task forces. “I want to thank outgoing Chairman Brian Stoffers for his leadership of COMBOG over the last year and welcome Rodrigo Lopez as the new chair. Rodrigo brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the chairman position, something he has shown repeatedly during his time on the Board,” said MBA Chairman E.J. Burke. “Additionally, I want to welcome Paige Hood and Bob Stout as vice chairs, and our new COMBOG members as well. I have no doubt this year’s team will carry on MBA’s tradition as the leader in advancing the commercial/multifamily real estate finance industry’s business objectives.” Lopez was previously Vice Chair of COMBOG. In addition to their service on COMBOG, Lopez, Hood and Stout all serve on MBA’s Board of Directors. MBA’s new members of COMBOG are: Rick Coppola, TIAA-CREF Grace Huebscher, Beech Street Capital Tony Love, Forest City Capital Corporation Gregory R. Michaud, ING Investment Management Americas T. Anthony Premer, Pacific Life Insurance Company Gregory R. Reimers, JP Morgan MBA’s returning members of COMBOG are: Joseph F. Beggins, GEMSA Loan Services LP David Brickman, Freddie Mac Margie Custis, Principal Real Estate Investors Thomas Dennard, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC Keith Dunsmore, Esq., Bryan Cave LLP Thomas O. Fish, Jones Lang LaSalle Mark B. Fisher, CMB, StanCorp Mortgage Investors LLC Hugh Frater, Berkadia J. Kingsley Greenland, II, DebtX Ken J. Griggs, NBS Financial Services Brad Hauger, PNC Real Estate/Midland Loan Services Jeffery R. Hayward, Fannie Mae David Iannarone, CWCapital Guy K. Johnson, Johnson Capital Group Inc. Richard D. Jones, Esq., Dechert LLP Jeffrey S. Juster, Newport Capital LLC Reginald Leese, BlackRock Financial Management Inc. Zanda Lynn, Fitch Ratings Brigid Mattingly, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Phoebe Moreo, Deloitte Kevin Riordan, Annaly Commercial Real Estate William Ross, NorthMarq Capital, LLC Brian F. Stoffers, CMB, Immediate Past COMBOG Chair, CBRE Capital Markets Jody Thornton, Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. Jon B. Weinberg, Ameritas Investment Partners
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Oct 30, 2013
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