ERI, Fresno, California, has named Anna Marie Francello as its senior director of strategy and business development.
Francello brings more than 24 years of experience in real estate, corporate services, sustainability initiatives and environmental management with organizations from financial institutions to a cable and media company. She was most recently a senior vice president at Cablevision, reporting directly to the chief executive officer and overseeing the company’s corporate real estate and administrative services across more than 200 properties and supporting 15,000 employees, achieving service level enhancements and savings through automation and standardization.
“Anna Marie is a seasoned business development, corporate real estate and sustainability-focused executive recognized for her ability to successfully lead a diverse workforce across large portfolios and high-touch service areas, achieving significant operational efficiencies and service level enhancements, while executing cost containment strategies,” says John Shegerian, co-founder and executive chairman of ERI. “Her client-centric focus coupled with her more than two decades of experience in business process improvements, sustainability and environmental management and risk mitigation allow for her to drive innovative solutions that remain practical and aligned with ERI’s mission.”
Shegerian adds, “Anna Marie’s success in building teams and instilling dedication and accountability to team success comes from her keen focus on developing and retaining key talent. We are tremendously honored to have her join us and we’re confident that her input and contributions will be significant.”
Francello is a CPA and licensed New York real estate salesperson who started her professional career in public accounting with Price Waterhouse and Ernst & Young, providing tax structuring strategies and due diligence in real estate. She expanded her corporate real estate experience by joining Newmark & Co. as the operations and reporting manager for the Global Accounts Group.
ERI bills itself as the nation’s leading recycler of electronic scrap and the world’s largest information technology asset disposition (ITAD) and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company. It is certified to demanufacture and recycle every type of e-scrap in an environmentally responsible manner. ERI processes more than 275 million pounds of electronic scrap annually at eight locations.