NAI Hiffman adds Heiberger to corporate leadership team

OAKBROOK TERRACE - NAI Hiffman, the Midwest's largest independent commercial real estate company, said John Heiberger has joined its leadership team in the role of president.

Heiberger is currently U.S. head of portfolio management at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, a position he will transition out of prior to Dec. 31. In his newly created role as president, Heiberger will head Hiffman's corporate accounting and oversee the company operations and people services departments. he will also advise on strategic financial decisions to strengthen the Hiffman brands, including Hiffman National, Hiffman's property management and project services division.

Heiberger has more than 30 years of experience in an array of financial and commercial real estate sectors, including debt placement, risk management, strategy and portfolio management. In one of his most recent roles at CIBC, Heiberger ran and reshaped a transaction-oriented business into a relationship-focused $7 billion asset platform for the US Region of CIBC.

"Attracting a person of John's caliber is a significant win for Hiffman and a critical part of the ongoing growth we have experienced over the last few years," said Dave Petersen, NAI Hiffman | Hiffman National chief executive officer.

Heiberger graduated from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business with a bachelor of science in business management, and from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University with an MBA in finance and real estate.