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John Pavone 2011

Name: John Pavone Title: Vice President Company: UGL Services Location: New York, N.Y. Birthplace: Flushing, N.Y. Family: Sister, Jessica; mother, Rosalie; father: John Sr. College: Loyola University, Maryland First job outside of real estate: Locations intern on a movie set First job in real estate or allied field: Painting cooling towers as a teenager What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Multi-discipline, integrated and global corporate real estate services firm that exclusively represents corporate end users. The firm's plans are to continue its expansion through key acquisitions and the hiring of talented, ethical and intelligent professionals within various disciplines of CRE. Hobbies: Skiing, running (completed 4 marathons, best time, 3:47), writing, ice hockey, squash, reading, music, film Favorite book: "The Fountainhead," "The Sun Also Rises" and "The Stranger" Favorite movie: "Blue Velvet" and "Slapshot" Favorite website: http://nycreview.blogspot.com/ Persons you admire most (outside of family): Joe Strummer and Joe Namath Keys to success: Integrity, objectivity, persistence, creativity and teamwork If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Extreme skier or novelist
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