ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE: CUZ) announced today that Michael
Cohn will rejoin the Company on August 2, 2010 as Executive Vice
President of Retail Investments, Leasing and Asset Management. He will
replace Steve Yenser, who has resigned, effective July 23, 2010. Cohn
will be responsible for all facets of the Company’s retail portfolio,
including leasing, asset management, strategic planning and new growth
initiatives.
Cohn has been Senior Managing Director for Faison Southeast since
October 2002. At Faison, he was responsible for procuring and executing
all new business for Faison Southeast, as well as running the region’s
day-to-day operations. Under Mike’s direction, Faison Southeast has
developed approximately 3 million square feet. Prior to joining Faison,
Mike was a Senior Vice President at Cousins Properties, where he managed
the retail leasing and management group, as well as the Company’s
Western Region. Mike was at Cousins from 1994 through 2002, during which
time the Cousins retail group developed approximately 5 million square
feet and launched the Avenue© lifestyle center brand. He began his
career in the commercial real estate department of Troutman Sanders,
where he was an associate attorney from 1985 to 1990 before becoming
counsel at New Market Development, which was subsequently acquired by
Cousins.
Larry Gellerstedt, Cousins President and Chief Executive Officer, noted,
“We are pleased to welcome back Mike Cohn to the Cousins team. He is
very familiar with our culture and portfolio and is well respected
within the industry. His broad experience in retail acquisitions,
development, leasing, and asset management will be beneficial as we look
to build on our recent momentum in the retail portfolio. We would also
like to thank Steve Yenser for his leadership over the past eight years
and wish him well.”
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.
Source: Cousins Properties Incorporated
Contact:
Cousins Properties Incorporated
Cameron Golden, 404-407-1984
Director
of Investor Relations/Corporate Communications
CameronGolden@cousinsproperties.com
www.cousinsproperties.com