Gladstone Commercial Corporation Appoints Arthur S. "Buzz" Cooper as Co-President
January 14, 2022 at 06:52 pm IST
Share
Gladstone Commercial Corporation announced that its board of directors appointed Arthur S. "Buzz" Cooper co-President of the Company effective as of January 11, 2022. Mr. Cooper joined the Gladstone family of companies at their inception in 2001 and the Company at its initial public offering in 2003. Mr. Cooper most recently served as the Chief Investment Officer of the Company.
Mr. Cooper has over 35 years of experience in the commercial lending industry and the commercial real estate industry, having worked alongside David Gladstone since 1984. In addition, Bob Cutlip, the Company's current President, notified the Company that he will be resigning as President of the Company on or about June 30, 2022. Mr. Cutlip's resignation is in connection with his planned retirement.
Gladstone Commercial Corporation is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company is focused on acquiring, owning and operating net leased industrial and office properties across the United States. It conducts its operations through a subsidiary, Gladstone Commercial Limited Partnership (Operating Partnership). It owns about 133 properties totaling 16.84 million square feet of rentable space, located in 27 states. Its properties are geographically diversified, and its tenants cover a broad cross section of business sectors and range in size from small to large private and public companies. Its properties are located in various states of the United States, such as Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, New Jersey, Michigan and South Carolina. The Company's properties have tenants from various industries, such as telecommunications, diversified/conglomerate services, healthcare, automotive, banking, diversified/conglomerate manufacturing, and others.