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| Michael O'Hanlon |
SAN DIEGO, CA (Oct. 18,
2016) – OliverMcMillan, one of the
largest, most progressive leaders in the field of mixed-use real estate
development in the U.S., announced today the hire of senior real estate manager
and industry veteran Michael O’Hanlon as
the firm’s new Chief Operating Officer.
The firm also promoted two
key executives, Jeff Zeigler and Eric
Buchanan.
Zeigler, a member of
OliverMcMillan’s Executive Committee, was promoted to Senior Managing Director
of Asset Management & Leasing. Buchanan was promoted to join the Executive
Committee and lead the firm’s development activities as Senior Managing
Director of Development.
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| Jeff Zeigler |
“We recognize that our
people are our greatest assets and today’s executive appointments demonstrate
our ongoing commitment to remain ’best in class‘ and position OliverMcMillan
for continued success,” said OliverMcMillan’s Chief Executive Officer, Dene Oliver.
The privately-held firm
has designed, developed and managed over eight million square feet of
award-winning, mixed-use projects, with a total project value exceeding $3
billion and is currently developing new projects with a value of approximately
$3 billion.
Through both private and public partnerships, OliverMcMillan’s
expanding real estate portfolio includes retail, entertainment, creative
office, hotel and residential projects throughout the United States.
O’Hanlon will be
responsible for implementing the company’s strategic plan, managing all aspects
of the OliverMcMillan organization and furthering the company’s growth.
O’Hanlon will report directly to Oliver and will provide oversight of all
company divisions.
O’Hanlon has over 35 years of comprehensive
experience in real estate management, development, portfolio strategy
operations, capital markets transactions and joint ventures. He has directed
two major U.S. real estate company’s asset management groups with portfolios of
diversified real estate assets valued at approximately $6 billion and $11
billion respectively, and most recently served as CEO and President of
Behringer Harvard’s opportunity-style real estate investment trusts.
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| Eric Buchanan |
Prior to Behringer Harvard, he held the
position of COO and President of Billingsley Company and was CEO and President
of Inland Western Retail REIT. O’Hanlon has been a member of Urban Land
Institute’s (ULI) Urban Development/Mixed-Use Council; National Association of
Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT); and International Council of Shopping
Centers (ICSC).
He is a graduate of Fordham University and
earned a master’s degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
Zeigler joined
OliverMcMillan in 2011 and most recently led the Retail Services group, where
he was responsible for retail leasing at OliverMcMillan and oversaw retail
lease negotiations, tenant coordination, project merchandising and property
marketing for the company’s new and existing properties.
In his new role as Senior Managing Director of
Asset Management & Leasing, Zeigler will oversee both leasing and asset
management of the firm’s property portfolio. Some of his current projects
include: The Shops and Offices Buckhead Atlanta, six city blocks of world-class
retail, restaurants and cafes in Atlanta, Georgia; River Oaks District, 850,000
square feet of luxury retail, dining, offices, hotel and residences in Houston,
Texas; and retail requirements for OliverMcMillan’s portfolio of mixed-use development.
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| Dene Oliver |
Buchanan joined
OliverMcMillan in 2012 as a Development Director. In his new role as Senior
Managing Director of Development, Buchanan will lead all development and
construction activities for the firm and will be responsible for seeking and vetting
potential mixed-use development acquisitions.
Under Buchanan’s
direction, OliverMcMillan has several projects under way including Fifth +
Broadway, a major mixed-use development planned for downtown Nashville,
Tennessee, which will transform Nashville’s former convention site into a
dynamic mixed-use development featuring retail, residential, office, dining and
entertainment;
Clayton Lane, a
multi-block mixed-use redevelopment in the heart Cherry Creek North in Denver
that features Whole Foods and Crate & Barrel; Tustin Legacy, a planned new
urban village-style mixed-use project in the heart of Orange County,
California, which will uniquely incorporate the historic blimp hangar situated
on the 123-acre former Marine Corps air station site;
Laundry Lofts, a planned 22-story mixed-use
residential and commercial development located in the East Village area of
Downtown San Diego, California; SALT, a four-story, amenity-rich 265-unit,
Class A apartment community in Tempe, Arizona, ideally located near Arizona
State University and the Mill Avenue Entertainment District, and next door to
the new State Farm campus currently under construction; and Symphony Honolulu,
which features 388 luxury residential condominiums in an amenity-rich
environment as well as JN Exotics, Hawaii's premier luxury auto dealer.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release,
please contact:
Anne Monaghan
MONAGHAN COMMUNICATIONS,
INC.
830.997.0963
