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J.E. Robert Companies announced that Barden Gale joined the firm as chief executive officer. Mr. Gale joins JER from Starwood Capital Group, where he served as vice chairman of real estate. Joseph E. Robert, Jr., founder of JER and its chairman and chief executive officer since 1981, will become executive chairman. As executive chairman, Mr. Robert will work with Mr. Gale to add value in setting corporate strategy and structure and in building relationships with investors and business partners. Mr. Gale will be assuming day-to-day operations. As chief executive officer, Mr. Gale is responsible for leading the company’s strategic growth and managing its daily business operations globally. He will begin in mid-July and be based in McLean, Virginia. -PR Newswire