THE LADDER

Jennifer Ott has joined the Las Vegas office of real estate firm CBRE as first vice president, leading its retail leasing services in Southern Nevada. Ott has more than 20 years of commercial real estate experience and has worked with a number of retailers, developers and real estate investment trusts.

“We’re delighted to add Jennifer’s energy and deep market knowledge to our team,” said Las Vegas Managing Director Cassie Catania-hsu. “As retail continues to bounce back in the region, Jennifer’s expertise will bolster our ability to serve our retail clients in Southern Nevada.”

The Nevada State Apartment

Association has named Robin Lee its executive director. Lee has more than 12 years of experience in the multifamily and residential real estate sectors. Prior to joining NVSAA, she served as executive director of the Big Bear Association of Realtors in Big Bear Lake, California. Lee will be responsible for building awareness of the association, government affairs and services to apartment owners and residents.

Joe Kaminkow was appointed chief innovation officer at Aristocrat Gaming.

Kaminkow previously served as chief creative officer at Zynga, where he led development of social games. He also holds more than 130 patents in areas such as game design, operations and networks. Kaminkow will report to Chief Product Officer Matt Primmer.

“We are delighted that someone of Joe’s caliber will be working full-time across the company to champion innovation, helping us to further penetrate growth opportunities and develop even more outstanding talent within our business,” said Hector Fernandez, CEO of Aristocrat Gaming.