Newmark Knight Frank honors top 2007 performers

Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) honored several members of the firm at the company's annual New York City holiday party, held on December 14, 2007. Executive managing director Robert Silver of the New York headquarters office of NKF has earned the firm's "Broker of the Year" designation for 2007. Charles Tabone, managing principal and partner heading up NKF's Long Island office, was named the firm's 2007 industrial broker of the year. This is the third time Tabone has earned this recognition. And in another "repeat performance," NKF Capital Group principal David Noonan was recognized as financial services broker of the year for the third consecutive year. Others recognized include Rob Neblett, managing principal of NKF's Houston office, who was named national office broker of the year. Based in the firm's New York office, managing director Kenneth Hochhauser was recognized as the company's retail broker of the year. Also for 2007, NKF recognized Brent Ozarowski as New York associate broker of the year; Randall Liberman (of the firm's New York headquarters), as financial services associate broker of the year; Neal Gronowetter, also based in New York, as retail associate broker of the year; and Greg Frankovich, of the firm's Los Angeles office, as regional office associate broker of the year. Meanwhile, NKF named senior managing director Mitch Bernstein as its 2007 project management, logistics & consulting employee of the year. 2007's facilities management employee of the year was Richard Grant, and Michael Prunty was recognized as property management employee of the year. NKF's brokerage support employees of the year were NYC-based Rajika Nakkawita, of the firm's marketing department, and David Strongwater, from the research department. Maria Exadaktilos received the company's 2007 administrative assistant of the year award.   And, in special recognition of their 25 years of dedicated service, Barbara Yagoda and Sam Mohabir were honored for their continued commitment to NKF.