Meridian Capital Group Names Brian Brooks as Chairman & CEO; Ralph Herzka Assumes New Role as Founder & Senior Chairman

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meridian Capital Group, one of the nation’s leading commercial real estate finance, investment sales and retail leasing advisors, announced today that it has named Brian Brooks, a former Acting Comptroller of the Currency, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding co-founder Ralph Herzka, effective mid-April. Mr. Herzka, 62, co-founded Meridian in 1991 and rose to become one of the foremost leaders and innovators in commercial mortgage origination. He will c