Two Veteran Brokers Move from Ritchie Commercial to GVA Kidder Mathews

September 25, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Richard Stoll and Carla Scimemi, both from Ritchie Commercial, have joined the San Francisco office of GVA Kidder Mathews. The two collaborate on large scale development projects in the Bay Area.

Stoll, an investment sales and receivership assignment specialist, has been in the commercial real estate industry for 36 years and was most recently a managing director for Ritchie Commercial's San Francisco office. Prior to Ritchie, he was a vice president at CB Richard Ellis in San Francisco. He holds a Juris Doctor Degree, and, in addition to his brokerage career, he has been a transactional real estate attorney and commercial litigator. His recent project activity includes the sale of a former Coca Cola plant that was sold as a redevelopment site. Stoll will be a sr. vice president with GVA Kidder Mathews.

Carla Scimemi has been in the industry for 20 years, specializing in office and industrial real estate in the Bay Area. Scimemi, a top producer who is also from Ritchie Commercial's San Francisco office, will be a vice president with GVA Kidder Mathews. During her career, she has represented over 1 million square feet of commercial real estate in the Bay Area.

GVA Kidder Mathews is one of the largest independently owned commercial real estate firms on the West Coast, with 195 brokers in 9 offices in California, Oregon, and Washington, and performing $2.5 billion in transactions annually.

Contact:
Karen Benoit
GVA Kidder Mathews
206.296.9600
kbenoit@gvakm.com