Farmington Hills, Michigan-based Farbman Group announced that James Elia has joined the company as vice president of revenue.
Elia will lead efforts to grow revenue across Farbman Group’s family of companies, including property management, NAI Farbman brokerage, Huntington Construction, Huntington Maintenance, the Apex trade companies and ClimateGuard Pro.
Elia brings more than 20 years of experience in business development, B2B sales, lending and client relationships. He joins Farbman Group from Metropolis Technologies in Detroit, where he served as director of business development for the Midwest. Before that, he spent more than four years as director of business development at Ace Parking, where he led a seven-person sales and marketing team and grew revenue across San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles.
Elia also served as vice president of third party originations at Nextres, as a national account executive at Rocket Companies and Caliber Home Loans, and for six years as vice president of business development at The Neighborhood Market Association. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from Harrison College in Indianapolis, and an associate’s degree in economics from Cuyamaca College in El Cajon, California.
In his new role, Elia will focus on expanding client relationships, connecting customers with the full range of Farbman Group services and building a disciplined, team-wide approach to business development across the nine states where the company operates.
