CBL CBL and Associates Properties Inc

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE:CBL) today announced that Katie Reinsmidt has been promoted to Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations and Dan Summerlin will join the company as Director of Corporate Relations. Reinsmidt joined CBL in August 2004 as Director of Investor Relations. Her responsibilities include serving as the primary communication liaison between the Company and its shareholders as well as the many other constituencies within the investment and financial communities. In her new role as Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Reinsmidt�s responsibilities will be expanded to include all corporate media relations and publicity. CBL's President, Stephen Lebovitz, commented, �Katie has been active in advancing the level of our investor communications program. Expanding her responsibilities to include media relations was a natural progression. With her professionalism and commitment to effectively communicating the growth and accomplishments of the Company, we know she will play an influential role in the Company�s future success.� Prior to joining CBL, Reinsmidt was an Associate Analyst at A.G. Edwards & Sons at its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, MO, where she provided research coverage for retail, healthcare and lodging REITs. A graduate of the University of Missouri � St. Louis, she was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Economics. She and her husband, Eric, live in Chattanooga. In his role as Director of Corporate Relations, Summerlin will be responsible for execution of the corporate marketing strategy including development and implementation of corporate collateral materials, advertising campaigns and branding. He will also be responsible for corporate special event planning. Lebovitz added, �Dan brings a tremendous level of experience within the many facets of marketing and advertising. His skill set was derived at the both the company and agency level, which will allow him to offer a new level of perspective and expertise to the role. We are confident that he will make a strong contribution to CBL�s corporate marketing program which plays an instrumental role in the success of the Company�s leasing and development efforts.� Prior to joining CBL, Summerlin served for four years as the Director of Electronic Marketing for Unum and served for four years as Director of Marketing Communications for SI Corporation in Chattanooga. He also spent six years as account executive for what is now The Johnson Group, a Chattanooga, TN-based advertising agency. Summerlin graduated from University of Tennessee � Knoxville with a Bachelor of Science degree in communications. He and his wife, Scottie Goodman, have twin boys, Jack and Jake. CBL is one of the largest and most active owners and developers of malls and shopping centers in the United States. CBL owns, holds interests in or manages 162 properties, including 84 regional malls/open-air centers. The properties are located in 27 states and total 82.8 million square feet including 1.8 million square feet of non-owned shopping centers managed for third parties. CBL currently has eleven projects under construction totaling 2.9 million square feet including Pearland Town Center, Houston (Pearland), TX; Settlers Ridge in Pittsburgh, PA; CBL Center II in Chattanooga, TN; two lifestyle/associated centers, five mall expansions/redevelopments, and one community center. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, CBL has regional offices in Boston (Waltham), MA, Dallas, TX, and St. Louis, MO. Additional information can be found at http://cblproperties.com.