An accomplished financial executive with decades of experience in
the real estate sector, James P. Knell currently serves as the chairman
of the SIMA Corporation in Santa Barbara, California. As the
organizational head of the joint-venture partnership management
enterprise, he maintains responsibility for overseeing all financial
activities, preparing operating and capital budgets, and reviewing
overall business performance. James P. Knell leads the SIMA Corporation
in overseeing some 2,500 apartment units and more than 2 million square
feet of commercial real estate.
During his time with the SIMA
Corporation, James P. Knell has acquired considerable expertise in areas
such as value-added investing, asset and portfolio management, and debt
and equity structuring. He created a risk rating system, which helps
the company identify operating issues and address them in an efficient
manner. In addition to supervising a subsidiary property management firm
with approximately 200 employees, Knell oversees competitor monitoring
and treasury and cash management functions at SIMA.
