COMPASS headquarters names Bruce W. Ficke, President and Timothy J. Donley, COO.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 1995--COMPASS Management and Leasing, Inc. announced today the addition of several key positions in response to its five year positioning plan. Since its inception in 1990, COMPASS has grown from 28 million square feet under management to over 115 million today. Continuing this aggressive growth pattern is an integral part of the future and the new key positions will support the targeted initiatives and provide stronger international support. Bruce W. Ficke has been named President. He will primarily be responsible for developing the company's strategic corporate direction including marketing, leasing, national client development and construction services. Ficke's appointment is a natural evolution due to his extensive involvement in the development of COMPASS' strong national client portfolio in his previous capacity as Senior Vice President of National Leasing and Marketing. Timothy J. Donley has been appointed to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . In this capacity, Donley will act as a direct conduit conduit /con·du·it/ (kon´doo-it) channel. ileal conduit the surgical anastomosis of the ureters to one end of a detached segment of ileum, the other end being used to form a stoma on the to Headquarters for senior field management pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to day-to-day management activities. Since 1990 Donley has been responsible for the management and leasing activities in the 13 state Chicago region consisting of more than 18 million square feet. Under Donley's leadership the Chicago region has consistently been one of COMPASS' most proactive and successful regions. Gary R. Sligar will continue in his role as Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Wayne Romanowski joins COMPASS as head of the human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. department which oversees all personnel issues for the 1,500 COMPASS employees. Romanowski was previously with Hyatt Hotels in Chicago and brings more than 15 years of human resource experience to COMPASS. Three additional individuals have been promoted to Executive Vice President: Angelo Verde, Executive Vice President and CFO See Chief Financial Officer. ; Ken Manson, Executive Vice President, National Operations; and Grant Grimes Grimes is a surname, that is believed to be of a Scandinavian decent and may refer to
Replacing Donley in the Chicago region is G. Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Hartsough, Senior Vice President. Hartsough, originally from Chicago, will relocate from the Florida region where he has been responsible for the overall operation of more than five million square feet. The Florida portfolio will now be operated out of the Atlanta regional office under the direction of Senior Vice President Clark S. Gore. The addition of the five million square foot Florida portfolio brings the total Atlanta square footage under management to more than 14 million. COMPASS Management and Leasing, Inc., based in Atlanta, is among the nation's leading property management, facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. and leasing companies, with over 115 million square feet of office and industrial space under management. With 9 regional offices in key markets, COMPASS manages and leases properties in over 165 cities in the U.S. and 27 cities internationally. CONTACT: COMPASS Management & Leasing, Atlanta Alain Robinson, 404/240-2137 |
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