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ALLEN ARTHUR - Principal
Allen Arthur is a co-founder of ARTHUR BOKMAN ASSOCIATES.
Before forming ARTHUR BOKMAN ASSOCIATES, Mr. Arthur
was Director of Real Estate for Webvan Group, Inc. for three
and one half years. At Webvan he directed a real estate team
that assembled and developed a portfolio of leased properties
totaling over six million square feet. Upon the demise of
Webvan, Mr. Arthur was retained by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court
to develop the shutdown, lease termination and liquidation
strategies for the entire portfolio of properties. This was
accomplished in less than six months exceeding the cash recovery
by over 100%.
Previous to Webvan Group, Inc. Mr. Arthur was Director of
Properties for Fresh Choice Restaurants. He was with Fresh
Choice for four years and saw the development of over 30 units
and multiple remodels. During his time at Fresh Choice he
also successfully coordinated an effort to shutdown ten unprofitable
units, reduce expenses on remaining units, develop a remodel
plan to update older units and design a new profile unit cutting
develop costs by 20%.
Mr. Arthur attended Merrimack College in Andover, MA where
he received a B.A. in Political Science. He is an active member
of the I.D.R.C. and the N.R.A. where he previously sat on
the board of the Food Service Technology Group, Western Group.
BRIAN BOKMAN - Principal
Brian Bokman is the co-founder of ARTHUR BOKMAN ASSOCIATES.
Prior to establishing ARTHUR BOKMAN ASSOCIATES he was
employed by Webvan Group, Inc. as the Director of Leasing
in the Real Estate Department. His time at Webvan provided
a vast array of experiences, ranging from leasing over 2,000,000
square feet of office and industrial space in the first twelve
months, to renegotiating, subleasing, assigning and disposing
of over 2,000,000 square feet of office and industrial space
in the last twelve months. The experience included taking
the company through the bankruptcy process and the liquidation
of eight buildings and over $100 million of assets.
Prior to joining Webvan Group, Inc. Mr. Bokman was a Principal
of The Bokman Company. The Bokman Company was a brokerage
company specializing in representing retailers on a regional
basis. This experience resulted in the development of Mr.
Bokman into a premier negotiator and effective dealmaker.
The Bokman Company represented some of the best retailers
in the market at the time, including: GAP, Inc., Sprint PCS,
Walgreen's, and Office Depot.
Mr. Bokman attended San Diego State University where he received
a B.S. in Business Administration.
Extended Resources - ARTHUR BOKMAN ASSOCIATES
has a series of unaffiliated associates that are brought into
any situation to assist with various areas of specialty. The
ARTHUR BOKMAN ASSOCIATES team has established professional
relationships through their course of business to provide the
following services: legal, financial analysis, real estate brokerage,
construction, financing, architecture and interior design, telephony,
networking and information technology.
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