Cousins Properties Incorporated announced that, on December 6, 2019, John D. Harris, Jr. formally notified the Company of his decision to retire from his role as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective March 2020. Jeffrey D. Symes will join the Company on February 3, 2020 as Senior Vice President and will succeed Mr. Harris as Chief Accounting Officer, effective March 2020. Mr. Symes, currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Learfield/IMG College, a position he has held since April 2018. From
April 2002 through August 2017, Mr. Symes served in multiple roles at FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated, including Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer.
Cousins Properties Incorporated is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company conducts its operations through its subsidiary Cousins Properties LP (CPLP), which primarily invests in Class A office buildings. Its segments are classified by property type and geographical area. The segments by property type are Office and Non-Office. The segments by geographical region are Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dallas, Phoenix, Tampa, and other markets. Included in other markets are properties located in Houston, and Nashville. Included in Non-Office are retail and apartments in Atlanta as well as the College Street Garage in Charlotte. It develops, acquires, leases, manages, and owns primarily Class A office properties and mixed-use developments in the Sun Belt markets of the United States. The Companyâs portfolio of real estate assets consists of interests in approximately 18.8 million square feet of office space and 310,000 square feet of other space.