CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CBL) today announced the
promotions of Andrew Cobb to senior vice president and director of
accounting, Stuart Smith to senior vice president –
planning/redevelopment, Jennifer Cope to vice president – shared
services, Jon Meshel to vice president – development/redevelopment, and
Ken Wittler to vice president - development.
Commenting on the promotions, CBL’s President and CEO, Stephen Lebovitz
said, “These individuals have established themselves as leaders within
CBL in their respective fields and the shopping center industry. We are
pleased to recognize their accomplishments and significant contributions
to the Company with these promotions.”
Andy Cobb joined CBL in June 2002, as vice president – accounting. In
February 2007, he was promoted to vice president and director of
accounting. Prior to joining CBL Cobb was an audit manager for Arthur
Andersen. Cobb is a graduate of Tennessee Technological University, with
a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Stuart Smith joined CBL as director of tenant coordination in January
2001, and then became director – tenant design and development in April
2003. He was promoted to vice president – planning/redevelopment in
February 2007. Smith has been an integral part of numerous anchor store
additions to CBL malls and is responsible for advanced planning for all
mall expansions and redevelopments within the Company. Smith is a
graduate of Penn State University.
Jennifer Cope joined CBL in July 2001, as a junior analyst in Financial
Services. In July 2003, Cope was promoted to financial analyst and then
to senior financial analyst in July 2006. Her responsibilities included
the management of CBL’s insurance and risk management programs,
technology for lease reporting needs, joint venture partner relations,
and loan closings and assumptions. In June 2011, Cope was promoted to
director – financial services & risk management and then to director –
business transformation in March 2014. Cope is a graduate of University
of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and an
EMBA.
Jon Meshel joined CBL as assistant project manager in August 1999, and
was promoted to project manager in September 2003. In November 2011,
Meshel relocated from Boston to Chattanooga as director -
development/redevelopment and is responsible for adding larger store
formats to CBL’s malls. Meshel is a graduate from McGill University in
Montreal, Quebec with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
Ken Wittler joined CBL as a project manager in November 1997. Since
then, Wittler has overseen the development of more than a dozen malls,
additions and renovations for the Company. Prior to joining CBL, Wittler
served six years as project manager for Jim Wilson & Associates and four
years as Field Engineer for Tribble & Stephens Construction Company.
Wittler is a graduate of University of Texas at San Antonio.
About CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL is one of the largest and most active owners and developers of malls
and shopping centers in the United States. CBL owns, holds interests in
or manages 148 properties, including 89 regional malls/open-air centers.
The properties are located in 30 states and total 84.2 million square
feet including 6.5 million square feet of non-owned shopping centers
managed for third parties. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, CBL has
regional offices in Boston (Waltham), MA, Dallas (Irving), TX, and St.
Louis, MO. Additional information can be found at cblproperties.com.
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