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SANTA ANA, Calif., May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE:GBE), a leading real estate services and investment management firm, announced today that it has named Dylan Taylor President, Global Client Services, effective immediately. Taylor has been serving as Acting President of Global Client Services since January. "We were very confident in Dylan's abilities when we asked him to take on this role earlier this year," said Scott Peters, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Since that time, his leadership skills and ongoing commitment to delivering the highest level of service have continued to strengthen the Company's relationships with new and existing clients. He is an integral part of our management team as we refine and expand upon our integrated services platform." Through its Global Client Services group, Grubb & Ellis provides a complete range of property, facility, advisory and asset management services to a wide array of corporate and institutional clients both domestically and internationally. Taylor joined Grubb & Ellis in 2005 as Executive Vice President, Regional Managing Director, Corporate Services. He was named President of the Corporate Services Group in October 2007. Prior to joining Grubb & Ellis, Taylor spent more than five years as Senior Vice President, Corporate Solutions at Jones Lang LaSalle. Earlier, he spent nearly seven years at SAIA Burgess, a global supplier of electronics based in Switzerland, where he rose to become part of the firm's senior management team. Taylor holds a bachelor's degree with honors from the University of Arizona and an MBA from the University of Chicago. About Grubb & Ellis Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE:GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies. With more than 130 owned and affiliate offices worldwide, Grubb & Ellis offers property owners, corporate occupants and investors comprehensive integrated real estate solutions, including transaction, management, consulting and investment advisory services supported by proprietary market research and extensive local market expertise. Grubb & Ellis and its subsidiaries are leading sponsors of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including tax-deferred 1031 tenant-in-common (TIC) exchanges; public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate investment funds. As of March 31, 2008, more than $3.4 billion in investor equity has been raised for these investment programs. The company and its subsidiaries currently manage a growing portfolio of more than 218 million square feet of real estate. In 2007, Grubb & Ellis was selected from among 15,000 vendors as Microsoft Corporation's Vendor of the Year. For more information regarding Grubb & Ellis Company, please visit http://www.grubb-ellis.com/. DATASOURCE: Grubb & Ellis Company CONTACT: Janice McDill of Grubb & Ellis Company, +1-312-698-6707, Web site: http://www.grubb-ellis.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/136726.html

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