SYRACUSE — Pioneer Companies announced that Mark W. Roney has joined the Syracuse–based commercial real-estate development, construction, and management firm as chief financial officer. He will participate in the company’s managerial and strategic planning and organizational administration. Roney’s primary responsibilities include capital sourcing, implementing tax strategies, risk management, financial oversight, and structuring of development and acquisition […]
SYRACUSE — Pioneer Companies announced that Mark W. Roney has joined the Syracuse–based commercial real-estate development, construction, and management firm as chief financial officer.
He will participate in the company’s managerial and strategic planning and organizational administration. Roney’s primary responsibilities include capital sourcing, implementing tax strategies, risk management, financial oversight, and structuring of development and acquisition opportunities.
Roney brings more than 20 years experience in real-estate finance, management, development, and accounting to the Pioneer team. He has been involved in numerous real-estate projects encompassing retail, multifamily, industrial, residential, office, and senior housing and has a background in low-income and historical tax-credit structures, tax exempt and conventional financing, and real-estate syndications, Pioneer said in a news release.
Roney is a CPA and a graduate of Oswego State University with bachelor’s degrees in economics and accounting. He completed an MBA at Regis University, and earned a certificate in hotel real-estate investments and asset management from Cornell University.
A resident of Skaneateles, Roney has served various roles in the community including participation as a board member on the municipal board and planning board, as well as a village trustee. He was the chair of the alternative energy technology committee, has been a member of several other local nonprofit organizations, and is currently a board member and treasurer of the Skaneateles Library Association.
The Pioneer Companies — with offices in Syracuse; Rochester; Denver, Colo.; and Phoenix, Ariz. — has developed and managed more than 20 million square feet of properties throughout the United States.
The company employs 35 people in Central New York, according to CNYBJ Research. Pioneer is headquartered in the Washington Station building, a property it developed and opened near Armory Square in 2010.