Meridian Capital

Commercial real estate juggernaut Meridian Capital Group named former regulator Brian Brooks as its Chairman and CEO. Brooks takes the reigns from co-founder Ralph Herzka, who will remain with the company as Senior Chairman. The change-over will take place in April. Herzka helped found Meridian in 1991 and steered it to the forefront of commercial mortgage origination. “As we look to institutionalize Meridian as a world-class company and further diversify our revenues, there is no better steward of our future than Brian. He is an outstanding and recognized leader in financial services, and I am excited to work with him to build on our firm’s foundation of unparalleled experience and market intelligence,” Herzka said in a press release. Brooks is…