Grubb & Ellis appoints senior exec

San Jose, Calif. -- Grubb & Ellis Co. announced that Robert Cook has joined the company as senior VP corporate services, based in the company’s San Jose office.



Cook will lead the suite of services designed to help corporate real estate departments respond to the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s pending lease accounting changes, which are expected to have far-ranging implications for companies and how they manage their real estate portfolios. In addition, Cook will expand the company’s Corporate Services relationships throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.



Cook has held senior strategic and financial planning positions with companies such as Northrop Grumman Corp., Cisco and Sun Microsystems.