SL Green Realty Corp. Hires New SVP, Operations
October 9th, 2007 at 3:00 PM
New York, NY – October 9, 2007 – SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) today announced that is has hired Lawrence J. Thomson, 42, as Senior Vice President, Director of Operations. In this newly created role, Mr. Thomson will assume responsibility for SL Green’s 25 million square foot New York City office portfolio and assist with leasing activity for the same. He will report directly to Edward V. Piccinich, Executive Vice President and Director of Management and Construction.
Mr. Thomson was previously a Managing Director of Sussex Bancorp, where he directed operations of a bank subsidiary. As a Managing Principal of Meridian Realty Services, he oversaw real estate development, property management and brokerage operations. This work included providing real estate services to affiliated partnerships, lending institutions and federal and state courts, as a trustee/receiver. Prior to joining Meridian in 1999, Mr. Thomson served as a Vice President in Facilities Management at JP Morgan Chase Bank where he handled the firm’s real estate operations in over 70 locations worldwide.
Commenting on this new hire, Mr. Piccinich said, “We are very pleased to welcome Larry to SL Green where his depth of experience will be a strong complement to the range of capabilities inherent in our dynamic operations team. Larry is well respected by his peers. We look forward to his contributions as we continue to build upon SL Green’s role as New York City’s preeminent and preferred office landlord.”
Mr. Thomson’s accreditations include a BA in Finance from Stockton State College, and MBA with emphasis in Finance and Management from the Stern School of Business at New York University. Larry is also licensed as a real estate broker, and received an accountant/auditor designation from the State of New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety.
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 Manhattan office properties. The Company is the only publicly held REIT that specializes in this niche. As of June 30, 2007, the Company owned 32 New York City office properties totaling approximately 22.5 million square feet, making it New York's largest office landlord. In addition, SL Green holds investment interests in Manhattan retail properties totaling approximately 284,000 square feet at nine properties, along with ownership of 33 suburban assets totaling 7.0 million square feet in Long Island, Westchester County, Connecticut and New Jersey.
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