CHESTERFIELD, Mo.--NewGround has appointed Eddie Ibarra as In-House Counsel.
With over seven years of experience in real estate, contract, and construction law as well as business experience in negotiations, research, and analysis, Ibarra’s role will focus on contract management and negotiations, managing outside counsel resources and client requests for proposals and proposal responses.
Based in St. Louis, he will assist the Leadership and Business Development teams to provide strategic direction in many facets of business operations regarding legal, contracts, and proposals.
“NewGround’s reputation within the industry is second to none,” said Ibarra. “I am honored to be joining NewGround as the In-House Counsel, especially after seeing the company’s teamwork and core values in practice. I look forward to becoming a part of the team and making a positive impact.”
Ibarra joins NewGround after serving as an attorney and managing portfolios and assets for other commercial design, build, and real estate firms such as HOK, Cushman & Wakefield, Maxus Properties, Inc., and KeyCorp Real Estate Capital Markets.
“With Eddie’s breadth of experience including real estate development, he will be involved in some of our client service projects in addition to being our In-House Counsel,” said Skip Zaegel, NewGround’s EVP & CFO. “ Eddie was one of several excellent individuals we met with for this position. He will be a wonderful fit with the culture of our company and our core values. We are really happy he chose to join NewGround.”