ATLANTA, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CatchMark Timber
Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CTT) announced today that Lesley H. Solomon has been appointed General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary, a new position, joining the
company from Alston & Bird LLP where she was a longtime partner
and had represented CatchMark. Solomon and Senior Vice President
for Forest Resources Todd Reitz have
been elected as executive officers of CatchMark by the company's
board of directors, the company also announced.
CatchMark President and CEO Jerry
Barag said: "As CatchMark expands and augments our
nationwide operations, we will benefit from Lesley's broad industry
knowledge and in particular her familiarity with our business. We
welcome her into our fold after working closely and fruitfully with
her over many years."
After graduating magna cum laude from Georgetown Law School with
a JD degree, Solomon joined Alston & Bird as an associate in
1998 and became a partner in 2006. She represented public and
private companies as well as investment banks in equity and debt
financings, specializing in working with real estate investment
trusts like CatchMark and financial institutions. She also has
earned a BA cum laude from Duke
University.
Reitz oversees all management operations for CatchMark's various
ownership interests in over 528,00 acres of timberlands located in
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North
Carolina, Oregon,
South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. He joined CatchMark in 2017 after more
than 20 years in the timber industry, working for Weyerhaeuser,
Plum Creek and Stone Container Corporation.
About CatchMark
CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CTT) is a self-administered
and self-managed, publicly-traded timberland REIT that strives to
deliver superior risk-adjusted returns for all stakeholders through
disciplined acquisitions, sustainable harvests, and well-timed real
estate sales. Headquartered in Atlanta and focused exclusively on timberland
ownership and management, CatchMark began operations in 2007 and
owns interests in over 1.6 million acres* of timberlands located in
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North
Carolina, Oregon,
South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. For more information, visit
www.catchmark.com.
* As of September 30, 2018
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