Minneapolis’ Opus adds to board of directors

Peggy Lamb (Photo courtesy of Opus.)

Peggy Lamb has been elected to the board of directors of Minneapolis-based Opus.

Lamb is managing director of Halstatt, a family owned investment firm based in Naples, Florida, and is a principal in its Halstatt Real Estate Partners, a women-owned real estate private equity firm.

The Opus Board of Directors includes business and industry experts, as well as family members of Gerry Rauenhorst, who originally founded the business in 1953. It provides strategic guidance and supports responsible practices in many areas, including financial controls and audits, conflicts of interest, enterprise risk, investment management, corporate responsibility, board and leadership team composition, succession planning and executive compensation.

Prior to joining Halstatt in 2017, Lamb spent 15 years with Goldman Sachs, where she was a member of the management group for its investment banking division, chief of staff for the financing division and chief operating officer of its investment banking real estate department. She is a member of the SL Green Realty Corporation (SLG) Board of Directors and serves as chair of its compensation committee. She is also a member of the Starwood Credit (SCREDIT) Board of Directors, serving on its audit committee, and the Starwood REIT (SREIT) Board of Directors, serving on its audit and compensation committees.

Lamb earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois, and her master’s degree from Harvard Business School. She currently serves on real estate advisory boards for the University of Florida and Florida Gulf Coast University, and she is president of the Harvard Club of SW Florida.