Executive’s Bios

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Bill Caton, Owner / Board Chairman has many years in his own ownership of Caton Commercial Real Estate agency and Caton Property Management and serves as Chairman of the Board for Merchant Commodities, LLC, and Advisor to oversee the key elements and support of MC’s business development. 

Bill Caton is the founder of Caton Commercial Real Estate Group with a background in the service industry spans more than 40 years. Bill specializes in commercial development, farmland sales, 1031 exchanges, and commercial and industrial leasing and sales.

Past President and Board Member of the Northern Illinois Commercial Association of Realtors and is on the NICAR Board of Directors and Charter Chairman of NICAR's Commercial Global Business Council. Bill is part of the Illinois Realtors (IR) where he has served as Chairman of the Commercial Committee and IR Global Committee and a member of the Global Working Group, the Public Policy & Government Affairs Member Involvement Group, and a major investor in the REALTORS Political Involvement Committee and a Commercial Committee member of NAR.