Mark Banta

Business Education

B.S. Business Administration, option in Marketing
California State University, Chico


Real Estate Experience

Commercial Realty Advisors NW 1/06 – Present
733 S.W. 2nd Avenue, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97204

Associate Broker, Portland, OR
Joined Commercial Realty Advisors NW in January 2006
Closed over 20 successful real estate lease transactions in 2007
Completed two year commercial broker training program at Commercial Realty Advisors NW December 2007
Independent Associate broker at Commercial Realty Advisors NW January 2008


Real Estate Licenses

Associate Broker – State of Oregon
Associate Broker – State of Washington


Clubs and Affiliations

International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
Commercial Association of Realtors Oregon (C.A.R.)
Sunset Athletic Club


Other Professional Experience

Wilton Enterprises 6/02 – 9/05
2240 West 75th Street, Woodridge, IL 60517

National Account Manager – Western USA, Scottsdale, AZ
Responsible for Western US with broker and direct account management including Albertson’s, Fred Meyer, Safeway, and Raley’s.

Tone Brothers, Inc. (Spice Islands Spices, etc.) 3/00 – 5/02
2301 S.E. Tone’s Drive, Ankeny, IA 50021

Regional Manager – West Coast Region, Scottsdale, AZ 7/01 – 5/02
Responsible for Broker Sales management in Southern California, Northern California, Arizona, and Hawaii (over $19MM – 2nd largest territory at Tone’s)

Regional Manager – Southwest Region, Scottsdale, AZ 3/00 – 6/01
Responsible for Broker Sales management in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and West Texas ($8.5MM in annual sales)
Finished fiscal ’01 in #1 position with sales exceeding 128% versus previous year’s volume


Newell-Rubbermaid 10/95 – 2/00
Rubbermaid Home Products Division, Wooster, OH

National Account Manager, Scottsdale, AZ 5/99 – 2/00
Responsible for all Albertson’s (post merger) business effective July 19th, 1999 ($17MM)

National Account Manager, Salt Lake City Utah 1/98 – 4/99
Responsible for American Stores and all Rubbermaid business at American Stores ($7.5MM annual volume in ’98)
60% increase in dollar sales versus previous year (1998 versus 1997)
Awarded Winners Trip for outstanding Sales accomplishment in 1998

National Account Manager, Portland, OR 6/97 – 1/98
Responsible for all Rubbermaid Seasonal business in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska following May ’97 reorganization ($8.6 MM annual volume)

District Manager, Portland, OR 10/95- 6/97
Responsible for all Rubbermaid Seasonal Products Division business in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Western Canada ($7.5MM annual volume)
Sales Increase of 22% in 1996 versus 1995

Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY 3/86 – 10/95

District Sales Manager, Colgate Broker Division, Portland, OR 1/93 – 10/95
Responsible for all Broker Division business in Oregon, Washington, Montana, and North Dakota
Included management of five broker offices and all Key Accounts in the Northwest (Fred Meyer, Thrifty-Payless, Safeway, Albertson’s, United Grocers, etc.)

Softsoap Enterprises Inc., Chaska, MN

District Manager, Northwest District, Portland, OR 7/92 – 12/92
Transferred to Softsoap Enterprises Division following Colgate acquisition of the Mennen Company
Responsible for broker sales management in Oregon, Washington, Utah, and direct responsibility for Payless Drug.

The Mennen Company, Morristown, NJ

District Account Manager, Portland, OR 12/88 – 7/92
Responsible for Fred Meyer, Payless Drug, Pay n’ Save, Drug Emporium, and Bi-Mart ($5MM annual volume)
Top Performer in 1991 with a 21% increase at Payless and a 22% increase at Fred Meyer versus previous year
Awarded Mennen Green Blazer award for top sales performance in 1991


Personal

Married with 3 daughters
Former and future recreational triathlete