Savills names CRE veteran as co-president of Texas region

Savills appointed Cally Miltenberger as co-president for its Texas region.

Miltenberger is an accomplished commercial real estate executive with deep roots in the Dallas Fort-Worth metroplex and has over 19 years of industry experience.

As Co-President, Texas Region, Miltenberger will partner with current Texas President Mark O’Donnell to execute a strategic expansion of Savills across the region. This newly combined leadership team will be responsible for implementing the firm’s investment strategy within the commercial brokerage, capital markets, and consultancy divisions across the Dallas Fort-Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio markets.

In addition, Miltenberger and O’Donnell will support the Savills global occupier services (GOS) platform and collaborate with the team to identify portfolio pursuits and administer regional transactions. Miltenberger will be based in Dallas and will work closely with the local brokerage and consulting teams.

Miltenberger joins Savills from Link Logistics where she was vice president of customer solutions where she worked closely with the most critical clients within the global supply chain. Previously, she was a client solutions leader for CBRE where she focused on winning and structuring successful partnerships with multi-market occupier clients across all industries and ranging in size from Fortune 500 companies to the middle market.

Prior to these roles, Cally spent over a decade as a management consultant in EY’s Strategy and Transaction Group focusing on developing and implementing bespoke strategies and initiatives for corporate real estate organizations. In her early career, she gained experience as a tenant rep broker at JLL, a capital markets analyst at The Staubach Company, and a staff consultant at PwC. Miltenberger has been recognized for her professional accomplishments, including receiving CREW Network’s National Impact Award, and being elected as the CREW Dallas president in 2022.

Adolfson & Peterson Construction names VP of Central Texas region

Adolfson & Peterson Construction promoted Eric Churchill to Vice President of Central Texas.

Churchill takes on this role less than two years after joining AP as Central Texas Business Development Director.

In his new position, Churchill works with regional leadership to provide direction and drive AP’s Central Texas expansion efforts. To that end, he is also responsible for all business development efforts, including setting and executing Central Texas revenue and profit goals.

Armed with more than three decades of professional business development experience, Churchill increased AP’s Central Texas region revenue in his two years in the role and is projected to nearly triple revenue growth in 2024. He also diligently diversified AP’s client base by pursuing and obtaining business in the educational, healthcare, multifamily, office and mission-critical sectors.

A Texas A&M graduate, Churchill serves on the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Management Committee, ULI Austin Advisory Board, ULI Sponsorship Chair and Programs Committee and the ULI Austin P3 Local Member Council. He is affiliated with the Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA) and serves on the RECA Programs Committee. He is also involved with the Society for Marketing Professional Services Austin Chapter, which honored him with its inaugural leadership award.

JLL adds VP to Houston office

Walker Pennington will join the Healthcare & Life Sciences team at the Houston office of JLL as Vice President.

In his new role, Pennington will focus on investment sales and tenant representation, leveraging his extensive network to drive growth and create value for clients.

Walker returns to JLL after a successful tenure at CBRE, where he spent two years honing his skills in the Healthcare & Life Sciences sector. Prior to that, he spent four years as an integral part of the JLL team, demonstrating his commitment to excellence and passion for the industry. Throughout his career, Walker has cultivated strong relationships with both local and national medical office building owners, earning a reputation for his strategic approach and ability to execute complex transactions.

A proud graduate of Texas A&M University, Walker holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance. During his time at Texas A&M, he excelled both academically and athletically, playing collegiate baseball while earning his degree.

Paladin Partners continues growth with industry veteran

DALLAS  – Paladin Partners, a full-service commercial real estate company, announced today that Robert Miller has joined the firm as a new partner.

“We are extremely honored to have Robert join the team.” said Conrad Madsen, SIOR, Co-Founder and Partner of Paladin.  “Adding him to the firm allows us to have significantly better coverage on the western side of DFW and helps bring our vision of opening an office in Fort Worth one step closer to reality.”“Ultimately Robert wanted a platform that truly fosters culture, collaboration, and equity opportunities all behind a unified approach, and we were lucky to be a perfect fit for his vision.  He will be a key contributor to the team for many years to come.”

“Can’t say enough about Robert.  He is an outstanding addition to our firm, and we look forward to being able to provide more serviceability to our clients across Tarrant County and beyond.   It’s not often you find a guy that has spent decades at the same company wanting to make a move and we are very fortunate to have him.  He will be instrumental to our continued growth.” said Greg Nelson, Co-Founder and Partner. “We are all about the character of the man first and foremost and Robert checks all those boxes with flying colors.  It was a very easy decision for us to add him to our team.” continued Nelson. 

Robert began his real estate career in 2002 in Temecula, California with Lee & Associates before relocating to Dallas/Fort Worth over 10+ years ago.   He has had experience working with both industrial Landlords and Tenants across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and beyond. He and his family live in Burleson and he graduated from Baylor University.