Gwendolyn L. Butler to be Featured as a 2011 Business Leader of Color by Chicago United
OCTOBER 13, 2011 - CHICAGO, IL - Chicago United recently announced that Gwendolyn L. Butler, President and Chief Operating Officer of Capri Capital Partners, LLC (“Capri”), will join 44 other local business executives to be featured in its newest Business Leaders of Color (“BLC”) publication. The business advocacy group created this publication to highlight exceptional corporate and civic leaders who currently serve, or are ready to contribute, as board directors for Fortune 1,000 companies.
The Chicago United Business Leaders of Color typically demonstrate integrity, unwavering commitment to delighting customers, drive to improve their organizations, genuine concern for their communities, and a global perspective and experience. A chief executive or the chairman of a board nominating committee will be inspired by the successful outcomes delivered by these men and women who embrace well-considered risks as opportunities. In an ever-changing global economy, companies must be open to new approaches to solving problems and expanding markets. These Business Leaders of Color exhibit the innovation required to do that, and they lead their teams to do so as well. These individuals were selected from a nominations pool of more than 150 exceptionally qualified nominees from a wide variety of product and service industries. “It’s an honor to be named one of the Business Leaders of Color by Chicago United,” said Gwendolyn L. Butler President and Chief Operating Officer of Capri Capital Partners LLC. “Being selected as a leader by Chicago United from such a highly recognizable and accomplished list of candidates is humbling.”
Gwendolyn L. Butler is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Capri, a minority-owned commercial real estate investment management firm. Ms. Butler is the first African-American female President and COO in the commercial real estate investment management industry. At Capri, she oversees all investment, finance and marketing personnel of the firm. Ms. Butler joined Capri as Chief Marketing Officer in March 2007 and has led Capri's institutional capital raising. In that role, she has overseen more than $500 million in new commitments to Capri from leading public pension fund investors.
“The 2011 Business Leaders of Color represent the kind of talent that companies seek and they, in turn, actively recruit and groom other accomplished executives as an integral part of their professional mission,” said Gloria Castillo, president of Chicago United. “Reoccurring values described by these individuals include developing people and relationships as top priorities. The publication provides a talent showcase of individuals eminently qualified to serve our nation’s corporations. Through their identification, Chicago United aims to accelerate the rate of change of diverse representation in corporate governance.”
Chicago United has presented the Business Leaders of Color publication biennially since 2003. Past BLC members include First Lady Michelle Obama, Valerie B. Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama, Christina M. Tchen, director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, Don Thompson, president and chief operating officer of McDonald’s Corp., Luis Sierra, refinery chief financial officer of BP, and more than 200 others.
About Capri Capital Partners, LLC
Capri Capital Partners, LLC is an institutional real estate investment advisory firm, investing and managing commercial real estate properties and portfolios since 1992. Capri offers a broad spectrum of equity and debt products to its customers through separate account and commingled fund vehicles. Diversified assets managed on behalf of its pension fund and other institutional clients totaled $3.6-billion in gross fair market value as of June 30, 2011. For more information, please call 312-573-5275 or visit the company’s website www.capricapital.com.
Capri Capital Partners, LLC expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any statements contained herein to reflect any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security relating to Capri Capital Partners, LLC or any of its funds. Any offer or solicitation may be made only through the delivery of a definitive Private Offering Memorandum and all information contained herein is qualified in its entirety by such Memorandum.
About Chicago United
Chicago United is an advocacy organization that promotes multiracial leadership in business to advance parity in economic opportunity. Chicago United supports the business community’s need to maximize the use of corporate and entrepreneurial talent and brings together diverse senior business leaders to break through barriers to realize the benefits of diversity and inclusion. Chicago United is the premiere business membership organization creating an environment where racially diverse CEOs and executive level managers can share common experiences to promote multi-racial leadership in governance, management, and business partnerships. It delivers best practices for diversity practitioners and fosters relationships among leaders who share common values.
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