Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (NYSE: AHH), today announced that
Admiral Joseph W. Prueher, USN (Ret.) has been unanimously elected to
the Company's board of directors, effective October 24, 2013. He will
stand for re-election to the board at the Company's 2014 annual meeting
of stockholders.
"We are very fortunate that Admiral Prueher has joined our board. He has
distinguished himself in service to our Nation as well as other
leadership roles," said Lou Haddad, Armada Hoffler Properties president
and chief executive officer. “Our management team will benefit from his
unique perspectives and experience.”
Admiral Prueher joins the Armada Hoffler board of directors following a
decorated military and public service career. He is a former James R.
Schlesinger Distinguished Professor at the University of Virginia's
Miller Center of Public Affairs as well as Senior Advisor to the
Stanford-Harvard Preventive Defense Project, working on dialog for
US-China security matters.
Admiral Prueher completed 35 years of service in the U.S. Navy and
served as ambassador to China under Presidents William J. Clinton and
George W. Bush. While in the Navy, Admiral Prueher was the 17th
commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC) and the senior
military commander of all the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air
Force troops in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. He began his naval career
as a carrier-based attack pilot and is a combat veteran of the Vietnam
War.
A native of Nashville, Tenn., Admiral Prueher graduated with distinction
from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1964 and later received a master's of
science degree in International Relations from George Washington
University. He currently serves on the boards of Emerson, New York Life,
and Fluor Corporation.
About Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. is a full service real estate company
with extensive experience developing, building, owning and managing
high-quality, institutional-grade office, retail and multifamily
properties in attractive markets throughout the Mid-Atlantic United
States. The Company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment
trust (REIT) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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