Commercial Real Estate technology veteran Mark Kingston, former chief executive officer of Argus Software, has lead the formation of commercial real estate technology company The Pavonis Group, to be headquartered in Houston with partners across the globe. The company will provide 360-degree technology, information services, strategic advisory services and investment capital for real estate companies growing and managing portfolios around the world.
“Our vision,” said Kingston in a written statement, “is to create a comprehensive offering of integrated technology, data and services to materially increase the liquidity of the global real estate industry.”
Pavonis’ founding partners include Demetrios Louziotis, Soh Har Pang and Patrick Ng, all former executives with Argus; Jeffrey Finn, former chief executive officer of NAI Global; Ken Harrison, former chief executive officer of Colliers International Valuation and Advisory Services; Jeff Fisher, professor emeritus of Real Estate at the University of Indiana; Theodore Stratis, former chief information officer from ING Real Estate; Colin Duthie who held leadership positions at Credit Suisse and UBS; and real estate legal expert, Glenn Petillo.
The global presence of Pavonis is further enhanced by Investment Partners Felix B. Maduro, Vice-President of Agencias Feduro, a leading distribution company of personal care and food products in the Republic of Panama, and Yuichiro Kawaguchi, Professor of Real Estate Finance at Waseda University in Japan.