From NFP to Alliant: Pestana to Head Real Estate Section, Based in Charlotte

Alliant Insurance Services, a national distributor, has named Gary Pestana managing director of Alliant Specialty, in the firm’s real estate and hospitality area. He will be based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Pestana has more than 30 years’ experience in risk management programs for real estate companies. He was previously managing director for real estate for the U.S. brokerage NFP, based in California. He also was senior vice president at Marsh, according to his Linkedin page.

Pestana will focus on growing Alliant’s real estate team and providing advice to owners and developers in the Mid-Atlantic region and elsewhere in the country, Alliant Executive VP Michael Heid said.