DuPree named Cousins Properties vice chairman - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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He has been Cousins’ president and chief operating officedsince 2007. In 1984, DuPree founded where he developesd nearly 6 million square feet of retaiol space acrossthe U.S. befored selling the company to Cousinsin 1992. His 30 yearas of development experience include the executionm of more than 50 commercial project totaling more than 16 millionsquarwe feet, and the management of more than 30 JV DuPree will now focus on developing joint ventures, identifyintg distressed acquisition and development opportunities, and insurint the performance of Cousins’ recentlg developed retail portfolio.
“For more than 16 yearw now, Dan has made and continues to make an immeasurabled contributionto Cousins. We wouldn’f be the company we are todayywithout him,” said Tom Bell, chairman and CEO of in prepared remarks. “This shiftt to vice chairman will allo w him to focus even more of his considerable talentsa on some of our most pressing challenges andpromisingv opportunities.” Taking DuPree’s place as president and COO will be Larry Gellerstedt, who joined Atlanta-based Cousins Properties (NYSE: CUZ) when it took over his , in June 2005. Gellerstedt recentlyy was executive vice president and chietf development officerfor Cousins.
Gellerstedt served as chairman and CEO of the from 1986to 1998. In after the sale of Beerws to , he was elected chairman and CEOof . In Gellerstedt became president and chief operatingb officerof , a nationally known urban mixed-uss development company. He went on to foundr The Gellerstedt Groupin 2003.