SL Green Realty Corp. Names Melissa M. Libner as New Director of Marketing
March 19th, 2007 at 12:49 PM
New York, NY – March 19, 2007 – SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) today announced that is has named Melissa M. Libner, 29, to the newly created position, Director of Marketing.
In this new role, Ms. Libner will be overseeing the development and implementation of all SL Green corporate and property-related marketing, advertising and branding initiatives. She joins the company from its wholly owned subsidiary, eEmerge, a provider of flexible, turnkey, private office suites that accommodate companies of one to 150 employees. In her six years with eEmerge, Ms. Libner rose from Marketing Manager to Managing Director. In addition to managing a staff of 15 and supervising all aspects of technology, marketing, public relations, facility operations and accounting, she successfully expanded eEmerge’s existing executive suite operation by 60,000 square feet in five years.
“We are delighted that Melissa has made the move to SL Green Realty Corp. to assume the position of Director of Marketing,” commented Steven M. Durels, Executive Vice President, Director of Leasing. “With the continued growth of our company as New York City’s largest office landlord, SL Green’s marketing needs have also expanded and become more strategic in nature. Melissa is a respected team player with an excellent background in both commercial real estate and marketing. We are confidant that Melissa’s experience and insight will be invaluable in this newly created role and that she will contribute much to our growth going forward.”
Prior to joining eEmerge, Ms. Libner was employed from 1999 to 2000 by I2i Communications/Merkley, Newman, Harty as an advertising account executive. She began her career at DraftWorldwide, Inc. in Chicago, IL as an advertising account coordinator.
Ms. Libner has a master’s degree in Real Estate Development from New York University and a bachelor of arts in Communications and Marketing from the University of Michigan. She is a licensed real estate broker, a member of the Young Men’s & Women’s Real Estate Association, and a Vice Chairman of Israel Bonds.
About SL Green Realty Corp.
SL Green Realty Corp. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, that predominantly acquires, owns, repositions and manages a portfolio of Manhattan office properties. The Company is the only publicly held REIT that specializes exclusively in this niche. As of January 31, 2007, the Company owned 42 office properties totaling 25.0 million square feet. The Company’s retail space ownership totals 296,000 square feet at eight properties.
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