Grubb & Ellis Names New Senior Vice President of Investments

* Kevin Shannon, managing director of Seeley Co.’s investmentdivision, has joined commercial real estate services firm Grubb & Ellis Co. as a senior vice president of its investment services group. Based in Los Angeles, he will focus on office, industrial and retail investment.

* Robert N. Alpert has been named a vice president of Union Bank of California’s community banking group. Los Angeles-based Union Bank is a division of UnionBanCal Corp., a San Francisco-based bank holding company.

* Los Angeles-based Capitol Records has appointed David Linton senior vice president of R&B; promotion and marketing. He previously worked with Bad Boy and La Face labels.

* Robert J. Wess has been appointed executive vice president of Union Development Co., a family-owned real estate development and management firm based in Cerritos. He will be responsible for development and implementation of the company’s growth strategy. Weiss previously served as Smart & Final Stores Corp.’s corporate vice president of real estate.

* Prudential Securities Inc., the New York-based global securities firm, has named Michael Lim first vice president of investments at its downtown Los Angeles office.