Ohio

CLEVELAND, OHIO — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital (BWE) has selected DJ Effler as CEO. Effler has served as the company’s president since 2020, where he oversaw operations and numerous investor relationships at BWE’s Columbus, Ohio office. He previously held a position as an executive vice president. Prior to joining BWE, Effler was a life company lender at Nationwide and a private equity investor at Rockbridge Capital. Effler will officially become CEO on July 1. The current CEO, Ned Huffman, will remain as a special advisor to the company. 

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Coastal Ridge Real Estate has appointed Mark Yale as chief financial officer (CFO). Yale will work at Coastal Ridge’s headquarters in Columbus and will be responsible for guiding the overall financial performance of the company. Yale previously served as Washington Prime Group’s Executive Vice President and CFO. In this role, he was responsible for financial management and oversaw accounting, finance, investor relations, treasury, tax and information services. Yale additionally served as the CFO of Glimcher Realty Trust prior to its acquisition by Washington Prime Group in 2015.