Weingarten Realty Investors Announces Multiple Promotions
February 24 2010 - 2:15PM
Business Wire
Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI) announced today the
promotion of Patty Bender to Executive Vice President, Joe Shafer
and Bill Goeke to Senior Vice President, Frank Rollow, Candy
Tillack, Gary Wankum, Chris Byrd, Lee Brody and Miles Sanchez to
Vice President.
Patty Bender, Executive Vice President and Director of
Leasing
Patty joined Weingarten in 1982, and was promoted to her recent
role of Senior Vice President/Director of Leasing in 2004. Patty
holds a Master of Business Administration with a focus in
Marketing/Management from the University of St. Thomas and a
Bachelor of Science Degree from Westchester State College. She
holds a Texas Real Estate Broker’s License and a Certified Property
Manager designation. Patty is an active member of ICSC and IREM.
She serves on the Board of Directors for Uptown Houston and is
chairperson for the Uptown Houston Marketing Committee.
Additionally, she serves on the Advisory Board of
Special Olympics, is a member of the National Charity League,
and is heavily involved in volunteer activities within the Houston
community.
Bill Goeke, Senior Vice President and Director of Property
Management
Bill joined Weingarten in 2004 as Vice President and
Director of Property Management. Over the past 5+ years, Bill has
assumed responsibility of Risk Management and JV Asset Management.
Prior to joining WRI, Bill was Senior Vice President/Director for
PM Realty Group, L.P. where he was responsible for all leasing,
property management, construction, engineering and business
development for PM Realty Group's Central Region.
Joe Shafer, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting
Officer
Joe joined WRI in 1995 as Controller and was promoted to Vice
President/CAO in 1999. Prior to joining WRI, Joe was a partner at
Deloitte & Touche. Joe is responsible for all accounting
related functions and cash management. Joe graduated from Indiana
University where he received a BS in Business. He obtained his CPA
designation in 1986.
Chris Byrd, Vice President
Chris joined Weingarten in 2002. In 2007, he was recognized for
his deal making contribution and his leadership and was promoted to
Regional Leasing Director overseeing several million square feet.
In his Vice President/Regional Leasing Director role, he will
continue to oversee the leasing activity in Arizona and New
Mexico.
Lee Brody, Vice President
Lee joined Weingarten as Associate Director of Leasing in 2007
in our Atlanta office from Ramco-Gershenson, Inc. As Vice
President/Regional Leasing Director Lee will oversee leasing and
asset management of Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Charlotte,
North Carolina.
Frank Rollow, Regional Vice President
Frank joined Weingarten in 1983 as a Property Manager. After
many promotions throughout his employment, he was promoted to his
most recent role of Regional Director of Property Management in
2006, where he is responsible for the Property Management for the
Eastern Region.
Miles Sanchez, Vice President of the Mountain Region
Miles has a combined tenure with Weingarten of over 10 years.
After leaving for a few years we are pleased to announce that Miles
Sanchez is returning to the company as the Mountain Region Director
of Leasing.
Candy Tillack, Regional Vice President
Candy joined Weingarten in 1982. After many promotions
throughout the years, Candy was promoted to her most recent role of
Regional Director of Property Management in 2006, where she has
been responsible for the administration of Property Management for
the Western Region.
Gary Wankum, Divisional Vice President
Gary joined Weingarten in 1988 as a Construction Coordinator.
Gary was promoted to his most recent role as Regional Director of
Construction in 2007.
"Each of these Associates' has been an important part of our
success, there promotions reflect our confidence in their ability
to contribute significantly to the future success of the Company
including our growth initiatives," stated Drew Alexander, President
and Chief Executive Officer.
About Weingarten Realty Investors
Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI) is a commercial real
estate owner, manager and developer. At December 31, 2009, the
company owned or operated under long-term leases, either directly
or through its interest in real estate joint ventures or
partnerships, a total of 376 developed income-producing properties
and 10 properties under various stages of construction and
development. The total number of properties includes 307
neighborhood and community shopping centers located in 22 states
spanning the country from coast to coast. The company also owns 76
industrial projects located in California, Florida, Georgia,
Tennessee, Texas and Virginia and three other operating properties
located in Arizona and Texas. At December 31, 2009, the company’s
portfolio of properties was approximately 70.0 million square feet.
To learn more about the Company’s operations and growth strategies,
please visit www.weingarten.com
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