Senior Management

C. Ronald Blankenship - Chairman,
President & CEO, Verde Realty

Mr. Blankenship is the Chairman, President & CEO, and a founder of Verde Realty. He was the Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Security Capital Group Incorporated, a publicly held international real estate operating and investment management company, which was sold to GE Capital Corporation in May 2002. Security Capital had controlling interests in 18 public and private fully-integrated real estate operating companies with a total market capitalization of over $26 billion, eight of which were NYSE listed companies.

Prior to joining Security Capital, Mr. Blankenship was a Regional Partner at Trammell Crow Residential. Previously, Mr. Blankenship was Chief Financial Officer and President of Office Development for Mischer Corporation, a Houston-based real estate development company. He is currently a Director of Regency Centers Corporation. He previously served as a Director for Archstone Communities Trust, BelmontCorp, ProLogis, CarrAmerica and Storage USA.

David C. Dressler, Jr. - Executive Vice President,
Investments

Prior to joining Verde Realty, Mr. Dressler was Principal and Chief Acquisition Officer-Urban Funds and a member of the Investment Committee at MacFarlane Partners, which he joined in 2003. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Dressler owned and managed International Marine, a manufacturing company based in Los Angeles, California.

Between 1992 and 2000, Mr. Dressler was with Security Capital Group in a number of senior level positions. Mr. Dressler was a Managing Director of Security Capital Group/Southwest Realty and a Director of Security Capital Pacific Retail Trust between 1992 and 1997. Mr. Dressler was Co-Chairman/President/Chief Investment Officer of Homestead Village Incorporated from 1997 to 2000.

Prior to joining Security Capital Group, Mr. Dressler was a Regional Management Partner at Trammell Crow Residential. Mr. Dressler earned a BA degree from Yale University as well as an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

John Dillon – Vice President,
Development

Mr. Dillon’s primary area of responsibility is construction management and acquisition due diligence. In this capacity, Mr. Dillon has overseen the development of industrial space in the U.S. and Mexico including multiple build to suit projects for manufacturing clients. Mr. Dillon has in excess of twenty years of experience in commercial real estate with his primary area of expertise being the development of distribution and transportation related facilities.

Mr. Dillon holds a BS in Agricultural Economics and an MA in Economics with a minor in Accounting from NMSU. He is licensed a CPA and a member of the AICPA.

Jim McLaughlin – Vice President,
Acquisitions

Mr. McLaughlin joined Verde in 2006 as a Market Officer and is currently Vice President of Acquisitions. He functioned as the National Director of Business Development until 2009.

Mr. McLaughlin has a long record of industrial experience. Prior to joining Verde, Mr. McLaughlin spent twelve years with Cushman Realty Corporation as a Senior Director and was part of the team that merged with Cushman & Wakefield in 2001. While at Cushman, he was involved in acquisitions, dispositions, lease negotiations, and debt financing for over 20 million square feet of industrial and office space and accomplished 17 major build-to-suit projects.

Rafael Garcia-Rovirosa – Senior Vice President,
Marketing/Leasing

Mr. Garcia has been with the Company since 2004. Mr. Garcia’s primary responsibility is the oversight of industrial leasing activities in the United States and Mexico. Prior to joining Verde Realty, Mr. Garcia was a Vice President at Cambridge Realty Partners.

Mr. Garcia holds a BS degree in Civil Engineering from New Mexico State University and an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.