ParkHub has announced that long-time entrepreneur and global property executive, Elie Finegold, has joined the company’s Advisory Board. In his role as an advisor, Mr. Finegold will guide ParkHub in growth initiatives and strategic relationships.
“ParkHub is a leader with a proven track record in the event parking business, helping parking operators maximize revenue and improve the customer experience. With their proprietary technologies and deep customer relationships, I believe they are poised to bring innovation and value across the entire parking vertical,” said Mr. Finegold. “Parking technology will be a critical component for maximizing asset value across real estate portfolios, and ParkHub is well positioned to capitalize on delivering value to this exciting market.”
Formerly as SVP of Global Innovation and Business Intelligence for CBRE (NYSE:CBRE), Mr. Finegold co-founded and led CBRE Labs and assisted the company in strategic technology investments and partnership. He was a founding board member of CRE//Tech Intersect. Prior to CBRE, Mr. Finegold was on the founding team and partner, Managing Director, and Chief Administrative Officer of Island Capital Group (ICG), a leading real estate investment banking company. As President of ICG subsidiary Island Global Yachting, he deployed more than $1.5 billion and built the operating platform to over 1,000 employees around the world. Mr. Finegold has also previously served as Chief Innovation Officer of Insignia Financial Group (formerly NYSE:IF), while acting as the Chairman of Octane, a technology-focused consortium of leading global real estate services firms. Prior to that he founded and successfully exited several technology startups.
“Elie is widely regarded as a pioneer and influencer in real estate innovation and technology,” said George Baker Sr., ParkHub founder and CEO. “His extensive experience in leading advanced initiatives and forming key alliances will undoubtedly prove valuable throughout critical stages of our company’s growth. We look forward to his counsel as we continue to drive innovation in the parking industry.”