Cousins Properties Announces Retirement of Jim Fleming
June 30 2010 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE: CUZ) announced today that
James A. Fleming, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, will retire on December 31, 2010. Mr. Fleming
has been with Cousins since 2001. Prior to becoming EVP and CFO in
May 2004, he served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel.
He has agreed to serve as a consultant to the Company after January
1, 2011, to help facilitate a smooth transition to his
successor.
Larry Gellerstedt, Cousins President and Chief Executive
Officer, noted, “Jim will certainly be missed, but we respect his
desire to retire at year end and pursue other opportunities. He has
played a meaningful role in strengthening Cousins’ financial
position, particularly in leading us through the past year’s
capital markets transactions. We thank Jim for his contributions
and leadership over the past decade and his willingness to stay on
and effect the eventual transition.”
Mr. Fleming added, “I have had a terrific experience at Cousins,
but after 10 years I’m looking forward to exploring some new
opportunities. I’m confident that under Larry’s leadership, and
with his talented team, the Company is well positioned for success
in the years ahead.”
The Company will immediately begin a search for a successor CFO
and has retained an executive search firm to assist in that
effort.
About Cousins Properties
Cousins Properties Incorporated is a leading diversified real
estate company with extensive experience in development,
acquisition, financing, management and leasing. Based in Atlanta,
the Company actively invests in office, multi-family, retail and
land development projects. Since its founding in 1958, Cousins has
developed 20 million square feet of office space, 20 million square
feet of retail space, more than 3,500 multi-family units and more
than 60 single-family neighborhoods. The Company is a fully
integrated equity real estate investment trust (REIT) and trades on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CUZ. For more, please
visit www.cousinsproperties.com.
Certain matters discussed in this press release are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal
securities laws and are subject to uncertainties and risk and
actual results may differ materially from projections. Readers
should carefully review Cousins’ financial statements and notes
thereto, as well as the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A
of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2009 and other documents Cousins files from time to
time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and
speak as of the date of such statements. The Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of future events, new information or
otherwise.
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