Chairman and CEO
Ken formed The Silverman Group following his sale of Silver Line Building Products Corporation in 2006. At the time of the sale, Silver Line was the largest vinyl window manufacturer in the United States and the leader in its field. Ken plans to make The Silverman Group a major player in the private equity and real estate arenas.
When Ken assumed the leadership of Silver Line in 1984, the company had 50 employees and a single plant. By the time Ken sold his solely owned and privately held company in July 2006, it had 8,000 employees with plants in New Jersey, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, Texas and North Carolina. Over that time period, Silver Line received numerous honors including being named Home Depot Vendor of the year for six consecutive years! In addition, the Company received honors from well respected lumberyards such as 84 Lumber and Strober.
The Silverman Group’s real estate portfolio includes commercial, office and industrial buildings across the United States. Additionally, the private equity division of The Silverman Group seeks investment opportunities in areas in which Ken has a wealth of executive experience including the building products and consumer products fields. Ken intends to develop relationships with entrepreneurs who have the same type of initiative and drive that he does, believing his team can add to the growth of new ventures.
Mr. Silverman graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Business and Finance. Over the years Ken became active in many community and charitable causes. He presently sits on the Advisory Board of Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. He and his wife, Claudia, reside in New Jersey. Both his children, Britany and Blake Silverman are executives with The Silverman Group.
kennethsilverman@silvermangroup.net
Executive Vice President
Along with his father, Blake founded The Silverman Group and presently focuses on the core business interests evaluating new real estate and private equity opportunities. He also oversees the property management, leasing and construction of the Silverman Group. On a daily basis, Blake helps to seek private equity investments in the industrial sector and commercial real estate acquisitions. He also analyzes the risks and returns of different investments and examines the performance of prospective property types in order to determine if they would be lucrative investments.
Before the Silverman Group, Blake worked for his father as the Director of Business Development at Silver Line Building Products. Silver Line was the largest manufacturer of vinyl windows and doors sold through retailers and lumberyards across the country. As director of business development, he spent a great deal of his time learning the many aspects of the manufacturing business; from sales to production to purchasing. He also spent some time in the private Bank of Merrill Lynch and the mezzanine finance group and Brown Brothers Harriman. Blake is a graduate of Bucknell University with degrees in Business Administration and History. He resides in New Jersey with his wife, Tracy.
blakesilverman@silvermangroup.net
Vice President of Real Estate
Mark has been associated with the Silverman family for over 27 years. He is a Certified Public Accountant and formerly was a partner in the firm of Sobel & Co and responsible for the Silver Line account. In 1992, Mr. Steinbauer joined Silver Line as Chief Financial Officer and in 1999 he was promoted to Administrative Vice President. In that capacity Mark chaired all site selection and development for Silver Line’s rapid expansion of facilities. Mark negotiated economic incentives with both state and local agencies resulting in real estate tax reductions and abatements for the 2,500,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space in six states.
By 2005, the Silverman family had developed a large real estate company that included not only their manufacturing and warehouse facilities, but also multi-tenant and office space. Mr. Steinbauer assumed full responsibility for the real estate company.
Mark is a graduate of Rutgers University with a BS in Accounting and lives in Maplewood, NJ with his wife and three children.
marksteinbauer@silvermangroup.net
Vice President and General Counsel
Phil joined Silver Line Building Products Corporation in 1998 as Corporate Counsel and Vice President. In that capacity he had oversight responsibility for all legal matters including litigation management, contract review, employment practices, intellectual property and corporate compliance. Previously, he was Assistant Corporate Counsel to The Money Store, Inc.
As General Counsel to The Silverman Group, Phil heads the legal team and is the in-house counsel for all real estate and related transactions as well as litigation oversight, corporate matters, contracts and all other legal issues.
Phil is a graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and graduated with high honors. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Bridgeport School of Law in 1985 and is a member of the New Jersey Bar and the United States District Court. Phil and his wife reside with their two children in East Brunswick, N.J.
philarem@silvermangroup.net
Vice President - Leasing
Toby Nelson has been a real estate professional since 2005 and is Vice President of Leasing at the Silverman Group. Prior to joining the Silverman Group, Toby was Vice President at The Garibaldi Group/CORFAC International (2005-2010) where he was involved in market research, new business development, tenant representation and project leasing of both commercial industrial and office assets. Prior to that Toby worked at Marsh USA, Inc. (2001-2005) the largest national brokerage, specializing in risk management services.
As Vice President of Leasing, Toby assists in oversight
of all the leasing activities of the Silverman
Group’s
portfolio which consists of over 4.5 million square
feet primarily along the eastern seaboard. Toby
is also heavily involved on a daily basis with respective
leasing agents and managing relations with the
brokerage community. A majority of his time is devoted
on tenant relations and retentions.
Toby is a graduate of Fairfield University in Connecticut.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business
Administration. He resides with his wife Britany in
New Jersey.
tobynelson@silvermangroup.net
, CPA
Controller
Scott joined The Silverman Group in 2007 and is responsible for financial management, general accounting and budgeting activities for all properties owned by the firm. Prior to joining The Silverman Group, Scott was an Assistant Controller with Silverstein Properties Inc. and was the Controller for the Eastern Region with Broadway Real Estate Services in New York City.
Scott has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Hofstra University. He is a member of both the American Institute and the New York Society of Certified Public Accountants. Scott and his wife reside with their two children in Monmouth Junction, N.J.
scottfisher@silvermangroup.net
Vice President – SL Investment Partners
Erin joined The Silverman Group in 2011 and is responsible for running the Silverman family office- SL Investment Partners, LLC. Prior to joining The Silverman Group, Erin was a Vice President of Investment Research for Jacobson Family Investments (JFI), where he assisted in managing a $100 million-plus internal hedge fund for the large New York based family office. Prior to joining JFI, Erin spent five years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as a Vice President in the Global Investment Research Division and was a senior member of the #1 ranked Internet research team as determined by Institutional Investor Magazine in 2005, 2006, and 2007. At Goldman, Sachs & Co., Erin also worked on the Packaged Food and Financial Services Teams. From 1997 to 2000, Erin worked as an Analyst for PaineWebber, Inc. in their Managed Account Group and on the Retirement Plan Sales desk.
Erin is a graduate of Hamilton College and received an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Erin and his wife Debra reside with their two children in Summit, N.J.
erinmccann@slillc.com
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