Regency Centers Announces Retirement of General Counsel Barbara Johnston and Hiring of Successor
March 04 2020 - 4:15PM
Regency Centers Corporation (“Regency” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:
REG), the preeminent national owner, operator, and developer of
shopping centers, announced today that Senior Vice President,
General Counsel Barbara Johnston will retire effective May 1, 2020.
Concurrent with this announcement, Regency is pleased to announce
that Michael Herman will join the Company as Senior Vice President,
General Counsel Elect on April 6, 2020, and succeed Ms. Johnston as
Senior Vice President, General Counsel upon her retirement.
Ms. Johnston became Regency’s first General Counsel in 2010.
During her time at Regency, she has advised senior management on
legal rights, obligations, and risks for all corporate and other
transactions, as well as wide-ranging company matters and general
corporate compliance. Barbara also helped Regency reach several
notable accomplishments, including assisting Board and senior
management in consistently achieving the highest Institutional
Shareholder Services (ISS) Overall Corporate Governance Score.
Barbara helped establish a robust legal department that serves the
Company nationally and counseled senior management through
significant corporate transactions, including Regency’s merger with
Equity One in 2017.
Before Regency, Barbara served as a partner with the national
firm of McGuireWoods LLP, practicing in the areas of business law
with an emphasis on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and
general corporate law matters. She also served as General Counsel
for Florida Rock Industries, Inc. and as a law clerk for the U.S.
District Court in Jacksonville.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire Regency
team, I’d like to thank Barbara for her many contributions to our
success. Barbara’s leadership and trusted, wise counsel has
strongly benefited Regency for the last decade. We will miss her
and wish her all the best in her retirement,” said Lisa Palmer,
President and Chief Executive Officer. “At the same time, we are
very pleased to welcome Michael Herman to our Regency family.”
Michael Herman has been Senior Vice President, General Counsel
of Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. (NYSE: RYAM) since 2013, after
joining Rayonier as Vice President, General Counsel in 2003. From
1997 to 2003, he was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of
GenTek Inc., and its predecessor company, General Chemical
Corporation, where he started in 1992. Mike holds a BA in economics
and literature from Binghamton University and a JD from St. John’s
University School of Law.
About Regency Centers
Corporation (NASDAQ: REG)
Regency Centers is the preeminent national
owner, operator, and developer of shopping centers located in
affluent and densely populated trade areas. Our portfolio includes
thriving properties merchandised with highly productive grocers,
restaurants, service providers, and best-in-class retailers that
connect to our neighborhoods, communities, and customers. Operating
as a fully integrated real estate company, Regency
Centers is a qualified real estate investment trust (REIT)
that is self-administered, self-managed, and
an S&P 500 Index member. For more information, please
visit regencycenters.com.
Laura Clark Senior Vice President, Capital
Markets904-598-7831LauraClark@RegencyCenters.com
Jan HanakVice President, Marketing +
Communications904-598-7443 JanHanak@RegencyCenters.com
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