Joel Pina - CFO
610.572.1012
jpina@marbau.com

Joel Pina prior to joining Marks Baughan as CFO, Joel Pina was the CFO of Preferred Real Estate Investments, a $1 billion-plus privately-held developer, owner and operator of commercial real estate with a portfolio of 8 million square feet. He was responsible for all aspects of financial management at Preferred. Prior to that, he was a founder, Chairman and CFO at i-Open, a venture-backed, new media company providing digital signage software and solutions to major retailers throughout the United States. His activities included cultivating business relationships and negotiating contracts with premier retail clients and advertisers and successfully raising $8 million of private equity through multiple rounds of financing.

Prior to founding i-Open, Mr. Pina was the CFO for Graham Partners, a $225 million private equity fund that engages in leveraged acquisitions, joint ventures, growth capital investments and other equity-related investments. He was actively involved in all stages of due diligence, transaction structuring, financing and post-closing financial monitoring of portfolio companies, as well as fund accounting, administration and reporting. Prior to joining Graham, Mr. Pina had very successful tenures as Manager of Worldwide Tax Reporting and Planning at ARCO Chemical, and as a Senior Tax Manager at Price Waterhouse.

Mr. Pina received a BS in Business Management and Accounting from Boston College, a Masters of Taxation from Villanova University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a former CPA and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.