Whitestone REIT Appoints Rebecca Elliott as Vice President, Corporate Communications
April 06 2021 - 7:00AM
Whitestone REIT (“Whitestone” or the “Company”) (NYSE: WSR)
announced that Rebecca Elliott, APR has joined Whitestone as Vice
President, Corporate Communications, effective March 29, 2021. In
her role, Elliott will oversee corporate communications and
investor relations for Whitestone.
“We are excited to have Rebecca join our leadership team,” said
Jim Mastandrea, Chairman and CEO of Whitestone. “Rebecca brings to
Whitestone a wealth of experience in planning and executing
communications and investor relations strategies, while always
focusing on continuous improvement that contributes to corporate
positioning, stakeholder relationships and shareholder value. We
believe she will be valuable to increasing our future competitive
position and our growth sharing our story with the investor
community as we narrow the wide gap between our market price and
NAV.”
“I am pleased to join the Whitestone team,” Elliott stated. “I
believe Whitestone has an exciting business model and vision, and a
great story to tell. Whitestone’s leaders and employees have
demonstrated their resilience and determination to provide
shareholder value and nurture stakeholder relationships even during
unique challenging times. I look forward to working with Jim and
the leadership team as we continue to build upon Whitestone’s
strong foundation of high-quality community and lifestyle retail
properties and advance the company’s focus on delivering strategic
growth, operational excellence, strong financial performance, and
shareholder value.”
An award-winning corporate affairs professional, Elliott has
more than 30 years of corporate communications, investor,
stakeholder and media relations, public affairs, crisis
communications, and corporate social responsibility experience.
Over the course of her career, Elliott has served in communications
leadership roles for Shell Oil Company, Shell Trading &
Shipping, TETRA Technologies, Hill & Knowlton, TXU
Communications (now known as Consolidated Communications), and
LifeCell Corporation, as well as served as outside communications
counsel for clients in diverse industries, including numerous real
estate development clients.
Elliott is an Accredited Public Relations (APR) professional who
holds multiple FEMA Incident Command System certifications. She is
a past board member of the Public Relations Society of America’s
(PRSA) Houston Chapter, the former Texas Public Relations
Association, the Child Abuse Prevention Network and the Education
for Tomorrow Alliance. In addition to her membership in PRSA,
Elliott is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute,
the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce, and the Montgomery
County Association of Business Women. She also is a past volunteer
at DePelchin Children’s Center and an alumna of Leadership Houston,
Leadership Montgomery County and The Center for Houston’s Future
Leadership Forum.
Elliott holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and public
relations from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA,
specializing in Finance and Strategic Management, from Sam Houston
State University.
In her personal life, Elliott is the proud mother of her son who
is an Eagle Scout, a community volunteer and an advocate for child
abuse prevention, education and life skills development for youth,
career preparation for communications and business college
students, and health and wellness.
About Whitestone REITWhitestone is a
community-centered shopping center REIT that acquires, owns,
manages, develops, and redevelops high-quality neighborhood centers
primarily in the largest, fastest-growing and most affluent markets
in the Sunbelt.
Whitestone seeks to create Communities That
Thrive through Creating Local Connections between
consumers in the surrounding communities and a well-crafted mix of
local, regional and national tenants that provide daily
necessities, needed services, entertainment and experiences.
Whitestone (NYSE: WSR) pays monthly dividends to its
shareholders and it has consistently done so for more than 15
years.
Whitestone’s strong balanced and managed capital structure
provides stability and flexibility for growth and positions
Whitestone to perform well through economic cycles. For additional
information, please visit www.whitestonereit.com.
Investors Contact:Kevin Reed, Director of
Investor RelationsWhitestone REIT(713)
435-2219ir@whitestonereit.com
Source: Whitestone REIT
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