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. Tags: