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Professional Profile: David Chkheidze 2012

Name: David Chkheidze Title: Director of Retail Leasing Company: Massey Knakal Retail Leasing Services Location: 275 Madison Ave., New York, NY Place of birth: Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia Family: Mother, father and two brothers College: Georgian State University in Tbilisi, Georgia, a two-year management program at Cornell University First job unrelated to your current field: JP Morgan Chase Bank, 2000-2003 First job in your current field: In Town Realty LLC, Upper West Side, 2003 What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Massey Knakal Retail Leasing Services is a focused retail leasing division whose goal is to ensure that every client obtains creditable tenants at the highest overall rental income. Hobbies: Reading, swimming, movies, travel, tennis. Favorite film: "Scent of a Woman" Favorite novel: "War and Peace," by Russian author Leo Tolstoy. Keys to success: Creativity, hard work, thinking outside the box, determination, motivation and teamwork. Person you admire most (outside of the family): Larry Silverstein If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Real estate developer, contractor, manager.
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