Regency Centers Appoints Managing Director for Pacific Region

Sept. 23, 2009 - PRLog -- Jacksonville, Fl. – Regency Centers (regencycenters.com), a national owner, operator and developer of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers, recently appointed Mac Chandler to Managing Director of the Pacific Region.

As Managing Director, Chandler will be responsible for managing the company’s in-process investments and identifying opportunities through new acquisitions and development projects in California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.  He will be located in the company’s Los Angeles, CA office.

Chandler returns to Regency where he previously served in various positions for nearly a decade, most recently as Managing Director of Investments, Northeast, a territory from Virginia to Maine.  

Chandler holds a Bachelor of Science in Urban Planning, a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California.

“We are pleased to have Mac return to Regency.  His understanding of the intricacies of all aspects of the business, his attention to detail and his relentless pursuit of perfection left lasting impressions at Regency,” said Brian Smith, Regency Centers’ president and chief investment officer. “With six offices,  
a portfolio representing 36 percent of the company’s total net operating income and a large investment program, the leadership of the Pacific region is critically important to Regency’s success.  I am thrilled to have Mac in this position to take the region to the next level.”

Regency is the leading national owner, operator, and developer of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers.  At June 30, 2009, the Company owned 409 retail properties, including those held in co-investment partnerships. Including tenant-owned square footage, the portfolio encompassed 54.7 million square feet located in top markets throughout the United States.  Since 2000 Regency has developed 194 shopping centers, including those currently in-process, representing an investment at completion of $3.0 billion.  Operating as a fully integrated real estate company, Regency is a qualified real estate investment trust that is self-administered and self-managed.

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