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DARREN
B. CASEY
After
graduating from Texas State University in 1981, Darren Casey began
his real estate career with a local developer in Midland, Texas, handling
the leasing of office and retail properties. In 1983 Mr. Casey
joined Henry S. Miller Company in San Antonio, where he was involved
with several downtown re-development projects from acquisition through
construction, including the marketing and leasing of the properties.
In
1984, Mr. Casey joined the San Antonio office of New York based Cushman & Wakefield,
where he specialized in tenant representation and asset acquisition
and disposition for major corporations. Through his involvement
in some of the city’s largest transactions and corporate relocations,
he became one of the leading real estate specialists in the San Antonio
marketplace, and was named Top Producer for San Antonio as well as
the Texas region for several years. In 1992 Mr. Casey purchased
the San Antonio office of Cushman & Wakefield and founded Baxter
Southwest Corporate Realty Services, Inc. (Baxter Southwest) and Darren
Casey Interests, Inc. (DCI)
In 2008 the company name was changed to Casey Development, Ltd. (CDL). CDL provides a variety of development services
for commercial projects, as well as large mixed-use land developments.
CDL has become one of San Antonio’s leading development companies,
having developed over 2,000,000 square feet of office, retail, industrial
and multi-family residential properties. In 2007, CDL closed one
of the largest transactions in San Antonio history with the sale
of several buildings totaling 900,000 square feet.
Baxter Southwest is CDL’s management company affiliate and has
managed up to 1 million square feet of commercial property. Services
provided by Baxter Southwest include asset management, project leasing,
asset acquisitions and disposition.
In 1995 Mr. Casey was named to the San Antonio
40 & Under Business
Hall of Fame and in 1996 was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young
for his work in the Real Estate/Construction field in San Antonio and
South Texas. He serves on the McCoy School of Business Advisory
Board at Texas State University, and in February 2008 presented a gift
of $1.3 million to his alma mater. In appreciation, the university
has announced the naming of the Darren B. Casey Athletic Administration
Complex.
Mr. Casey is active in business related organizations
such as Responsible Development of San Antonio, the San Antonio Economic
Development Foundation, the San Antonio Real Estate Council (President’s Council), International
Council of Shopping Centers, and is an active member and contributor
in numerous community and civic organizations such as the San Antonio
Livestock Show and Rodeo. Mr. Casey has five daughters, two of
which now attend Texas State University.
DENNIS HAIRE
Dennis Haire has been CFO and Controller of
Casey Development, Ltd. (formerly Darren Casey Interests) since November 2003. He is responsible
for all financial and administrative areas of CDL and affiliates,
including finance, accounting, income taxes, property tax administration,
cash management, insurance, budgeting and human relations.
From 1997 to 2003, Dennis was CFO of Able Manufacturing,
a national manufacturer of steel sectional garage doors, based in
Houston. From
1994 to 1997, he operated CFO Associates, LLC, a consulting firm which
provided financial management services to emerging businesses. From
1989 to 1994, Dennis served as CFO of Everest Fund, Inc., a real estate
investment firm specializing in office building turnarounds in Houston’s
post-crash recovery. From 1984 to 1989 he was President of Main
Park Properties, a subsidiary of Kleer-Vu Industries. Prior to
that he worked five years in the auditing department of Deloitte Haskins & Sells
(now Deloitte & Touche).
Dennis has a BBA in Accounting with honors
from Lamar University and a Masters in Professional Accountancy from
the University of Texas at Austin. He is a licensed CPA in
Texas.
Dennis resides in Canyon Lake with his wife
and son.
GREG GIBSON
Greg Gibson joined Casey Development, Ltd. (formerly Darren Casey Interests,
Inc.) as Director of Development Services in August 2007. His primary duties include managing
and overseeing all phases of development, including land acquisition,
entitlements, site planning, building design, construction, lease administration
and financial analysis. Current CDL development projects span
several product types, including retail, office, and industrial projects.
Prior to joining CDL, Greg was employed by
Birnbaum Property Company in the development division. During his two-plus years at Birnbaum,
Greg was involved in the development of over 150,000 square feet of
retail and mixed-use space and worked on over 15 development projects. His
responsibilities included development, financing, construction management
and tenant coordination for all existing and new retail projects, as
well as managing the internal finance and accounting functions. Prior
to his employment at Birnbaum, Greg was employed by SBC Communications
Inc. as Director of Corporate Development where he was responsible
for the financial analysis, valuation, negotiations, due diligence,
structuring, documentation, execution and day-to-day team management
of corporate development transactions. During his seven years
at SBC, Greg participated in and successfully executed numerous transactions
totaling over $60 billion, including Cingular Wireless’ $41 billion
acquisition of AT&T Wireless. Greg also worked on and completed
several real estate related transactions, including the monetization
of Cingular’s wireless tower portfolio. Prior to his employment
at SBC, Greg spent three years with KPMG Peat Marwick in the assurance
group as a senior accountant and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Greg earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University,
majoring in Accounting, and his Masters of Business Administration
from the University of Texas at Austin.
Greg is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers
and is actively involved coaching youth sports at Northside Suburban
Little League, Mays YMCA, and the CYO. |
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