Stream Realty Partners has appointed industry veteran Ariella Middlebrook as chief financial officer in its Dallas office.

In this key executive role, Middlebrook is tasked with spearheading the financial strategy to promote fiscal excellence within the organization. Her responsibilities include managing corporate accounting, treasury, and cash management, monitoring financial performance, and optimizing resources.

Additionally, Middlebrook will maintain and enhance banking relationships, conduct profitability analysis, and play a vital part in the acquisition and structuring of brokerage teams. Operating from Stream’s corporate headquarters in Dallas, Middlebrook’s appointment will help shape and drive Stream’s overall growth strategy.

With a career spanning Fortune 500 companies, global enterprises, agile startups, and major public accounting firms, Middlebrook has excelled in navigating the multifaceted realm of commercial real estate. Serving as Chief Accounting Officer and Global Controller for Kincentric (a SpencerStuart Company) and holding roles such as U.S. Chief Financial Officer for Avison & Young and Senior Financial Operations Leadership positions at General Growth Properties, JLL, and KPMG, Middlebrook has consistently demonstrated strategic leadership in the face of rapid organizational growth and pivotal transformation initiatives.  

Middlebrook’s stewardship has extended to managing teams responsible for a comprehensive suite of financial functions, including financial close and reporting, sophisticated budgeting and forecasting models, treasury, cash management, tax, and compliance. Under her supervision, her teams excelled in scaling operations by implementing cutting-edge ERP and SaaS financial systems across domestic and international platforms, ensuring seamless and effective operations.

KAI has hired Tania Lecona as design manager of KAI Design at its Dallas-Fort Worth office.

Lecona has five years of industry experience with expertise in housing design and unit remodels having worked extensively with housing authorities throughout Texas.

Prior to KAI, Lecona was an architectural project manager for the Affordable and Multifamily Housing Studio at Quorum Architects, Inc. and a design associate at RPGA Design Group, Inc., both in Fort Worth.

Lecona has a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and a Master of Architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington, plus an Associate of Arts from Dallas College. She is currently a board member of the Fort Worth Chapter – Construction Specifications Institute (FWCSI) and she mentors architecture students through the CAMP program of AIAS at CAPPA of UT Arlington.

She and her husband Edward currently reside in Arlington, Texas.

Adam Altsuler has been named chief financial officer for Transwestern.

Serving as a key member of the firm’s Executive Committee, Altsuler is charged with setting enterprise-wide fiscal priorities and overseeing all financial matters for Transwestern as it executes a bold transformation designed to scale capabilities and optimize synergies to support its mission of value creation. Altsuler succeeds Steve Harding, who held the CFO post for 21 years before being promoted to the role of Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) in 2023.

Before joining Transwestern, Altsuler was Executive Vice President and CFO of U.S. Development Group, which develops, owns and manages large-scale multi-modal logistics centers and energy infrastructure in North America. During his 10 years with the company, he oversaw corporate finance, financial planning, treasury, capital markets, accounting and investor relations activities.

Altsuler started his career in investment banking at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette/Credit Suisse First Boston before serving as an investment analyst at an energy-focused hedge fund and holding financial leadership roles at Eagle Rock Energy Partners.

Altsuler earned a BBA in finance from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Rice University, graduating Beta Gamma Sigma. He currently serves on the Advisory Council for KBH Energy Center at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business.

BBG, one of the nation’s largest independent commercial real estate services firms, appointed financial services industry leader Barrett Scruggs as chief revenue officer, a new position at the firm.

In his latest role, Scruggs will lead and manage BBG’s revenue generation efforts, and enhance overall operational efficiency between service lines. This includes formulating and executing comprehensive sales and business development strategies, identifying new market opportunities, and fostering strategic partnerships to drive sustainable growth.

Scruggs will work closely with cross-functional teams to streamline internal processes, implement best practices, and identify areas for continued improvement across BBG’s operations.

Scruggs has a wealth of experience in operations management and business growth leadership roles in the consumer financial services sector.

Before joining BBG, Scruggs served as a Vice President at SoFi Technologies. In that capacity, he created successful revenue growth strategies and led operations for the firm’s workplace benefits business. He also held other senior-level positions at the company.

Scruggs’ achievements include a prestigious military and educational background. He was a Captain and Battery Commander of the U.S. Army’s Missile Defense Unit, awarded the Bronze Star medal and graduated from the U.S. Army Ranger School. He graduated with an MBA at Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in management from the U.S. Military Academy.

Lynn Van Amburgh has been promoted to senior vice president with the Dallas-Fort Worth office of Weitzman.

At Weitzman, Van Amburgh is responsible for leasing a portfolio of Dallas-Fort Worth retail properties, including Golden Triangle Mall in Denton.

Her retail leasing experience includes some of the most high-profile properties in Dallas-Fort Worth and in Texas, including Galleria Dallas, NorthPark Center, The Crescent, Highland Park Village, El Paso’s Cielo Visa Mall, Town East Mall in Mesquite and The Parks at Arlington.

Van Amburgh is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Education from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Cushman & Wakefield announced today that Campbell Puckett has joined the firm as Executive Director. 

Puckett specializes in representing tenants’ interests in office leasing, transaction management, strategic planning/consulting and acquisitions and dispositions, delivering industry-leading advisory services to corporate occupiers.

“Campbell is a rising star in our profession and brings a unique, innovative approach to our tenant representation efforts,” said Victoria Malkin, Cushman & Wakefield President, Central. “His addition is especially important as we help clients navigate a complex environment and return-to-office strategies. What’s more, his collaborative approach will only strengthen our industry-leading tenant rep group in Dallas/Fort Worth.”

Added Puckett, “We have an extraordinary opportunity at Cushman & Wakefield, and I’m excited to be part of it. The Dallas/Fort Worth growth story will continue, but clients face uncertainty regarding their corporate real estate. We have the right people and platform in place to help them resolve those issues and create a workplace that drives long-term business success and is ideal for employees.”

Puckett joins Cushman & Wakefield from CBRE, where he began his commercial real estate brokerage career after graduating from Texas Christian University in 2015. In the community, he serves on the Board of the American Heart Association and was named 2020 LLS Dallas Man of the Year by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. 

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