Weingarten Realty Investors announced the promotions of Richard H. Carson to Senior Vice President /Development and Acquisitions, Timothy M. Frakes to Senior Vice President /Development and Acquisitions, Chad Ellis to Divisional Vice President /Finance, Kent Maxey to Regional Vice President /Property Management, Blane O’Banion to Area Vice President /Leasing and Ken Wygle to Area Vice President /Leasing. During 2016, Rick was successful in negotiating and acquiring The Palms at Town & Country Lifestyle Center and Deerfield Mall located in Florida. Tim was the Regional Development Director in 2000, and in 2003, Tim was promoted to Vice President /Senior Regional Director of New Development. In his role, Tim has developed and/or acquired approximately 36 shopping centers in 5 states. Prior to joining Weingarten, Chad earned his Treasury experience at major oil companies in Houston. Chad graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a major in Finance. Kent joined Weingarten in 2012 and is currently Regional Vice President of Property Management. In his role, Kent oversees all Property Management responsibilities within the Central Region. Kent earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from Southern Nazarene University and has earned his Certified Shopping Center Manager (CSM) designation. Blane currently serves as the State Operations Co-Chair of Texas. Ken joined Weingarten in 2005 as a Leasing Executive and was promoted to a Regional Leasing Director in the Mid-Atlantic region in 2013 overseeing a portfolio consisting of Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee.