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SANTA ANA, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE:GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, today announced that Adele Simmons has joined the Company as Vice President of Internal Auditing. Based in Santa Ana, Simmons' will be responsible for establishing an internal audit function centered around the reporting standards established by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. "I am pleased that Adele has chosen to bring her knowledge and experience in internal audit to Grubb & Ellis Company," said Richard W. Pehlke, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "We believe she is a valuable addition to our team and will play a key role in balancing Grubb & Ellis' needs as a public company for effective corporate governance with our objective of creating long-term shareholder value." Simmons brings more than 18 years of experience to Grubb & Ellis. Most recently, she was Vice President, Internal Audit Americas for Experian. In this position, she was responsible for developing and executing audit plans, overseeing internal audit staff and executing key internal audit initiatives. Prior to Experian, Simmons served as a Senior Manager for Bearing Point, Inc., and held various director positions with Oracle Corp. Simmons holds a bachelor's degree from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is a Certified Public Accountant, as well as a Certified Information Systems Auditor. 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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