In an unusual twist shaking up Wichita’s real estate industry, Landmark Commercial Real Estate’s president is headed to J.P. Weigand & Sons — and the most recent Weigand president will fill that role at Landmark.
Weigand announced Wednesday that Kevin Dreiling of Landmark is its next president and managing partner.
Late Wednesday night, Landmark announced Josh Turner, the former J.P. Weigand president who in August confirmed his departure from the firm, was becoming its next president.
Brad Saville, Landmark Commercial Real Estate founder and CEO, said Turner’s industry experience made him “a natural fit for this position.”
“He has a proven track record of effective and impactful leadership and his enthusiasm to grow the company will bring even more energy to this thriving team,“ Saville said in a news release.
In a Thursday interview, Saville said he and Turner had known each other for years and recently strengthened that relationship. A brief coffee meeting turned into a conversation lasting a couple of hours, he said.
“I was very comfortable from the first time we sat down,” Saville said.
Turner’s first day with Landmark was Aug. 29. He told the WBJ this week’s announced moves have been amicable.
Neither company commented further on the timing.
Dreiling has been with Landmark since January 2020, following a 20-year career at the Wichita-based Restaurant Management Co. His career includes time as a commercial broker at Weigand from 1993-96.
“It would be hard for me to overstate how excited we are to have Kevin join us as president of J.P. Weigand & Sons,” said Nestor Weigand Jr., the company CEO and chairman of the board, in a news release. “He and I had a great relationship when he was a broker here more than 25 years ago and we have a great relationship today.”
According to WBJ data, J.P. Weigand is the largest commercial real-estate brokerage in Wichita and the third-largest residential brokerage, while Landmark is the third-largest commercial real-estate firm.
Turner served in executive leadership positions at J.P. Weigand since 2020 — after joining the firm from Occidental Management — prior to parting ways with the company.
In Wednesday’s release, Turner said, “Brad and I have a lot in common and we both want to see this organization become even greater than it is today. I believe that together, we can do just that.”
On Thursday, Turner said Landmark’s “broker-centric” focus attracted him to the firm.
“I really enjoy teaching, coaching and working with the next generation in addition to current, successful agents,” Turner said.
In the Weigand news release, Dreiling said it “is the right time for me to return to J.P. Weigand & Sons, and I am so excited to get started.”
“This organization and so many of the people that are a part of Weigand tradition have greatly influenced my life since the very beginning of my real estate career,” Dreiling said. “I am really looking forward to working with Nestor, the Weigand family and the entire team.”
Through a spokesperson, the Weigand team declined further comment.
Saville confirmed to the WBJ that Dreiling’s last day with Landmark will be Sept. 23, but declined to comment further on details around the departure.
“I wish Kevin the best of luck with his new opportunity,” Saville said. “Kevin and I will remain lifelong friends and colleagues.”
Stan Longhofer, director of Wichita State University’s Center for Real Estate, said he believed the unique timing of the moves was happenstance and that both Dreiling and Turner were in a position to be ready for new challenges.
Longhofer said Turner “brings a wealth of property management experience” fitting well with that piece of Landmark’s business, and he said Dreiling is also a strong real estate professional with his overall and Weigand-specific track record.
“I think it’s a win-win for everybody involved,” Longhofer said.
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