| Dan Jones joined our Board of
Directors in early 2006. Mr. Jones most recently served as
Managing Partner for the Dallas office of Tatum LLC and as a
member of its Management Committee. Under his leadership, the
Dallas office of Tatum grew to over 65 professionals and was
Tatum's number one office in terms of both revenues and profits.
In his numerous CFO roles, Dan
has experience in IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, asset
dispositions and strategic planning, in addition to traditional
finance and accounting responsibilities. He has extensive
experience in retailing, real estate, direct mail and consumer
credit operations and has also owned his own financial services
business.
Prior to joining Tatum CFO, Mr.
Jones served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
United Investors Realty Trust (NASDAQ - UIRT) in Houston, Texas.
In his role as Consultant/CFO, his primary contributions
included completing a successful $86 million IPO in March 1998
and the negotiation of a $56 million bridge loan.
Prior to UIRT, Mr. Jones worked
as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for South
West Property Trust (NYSE - SWP) in Dallas, Texas. SWP was an
NYSE multifamily REIT that owned and managed 15,000 apartments
in the Southwest. In his capacity as CFO, he played an integral
part in the successful merger of South West with United Dominion
Realty Trust (NYSE - UDR) and oversaw all financial and public
company reporting aspects of the company. Mr. Jones was also
active in the negotiation of several major asset-based
financings at SWP.
Prior to working with SWP, Mr.
Jones served as either CFO or COO of several privately-owned
businesses in Texas. He also spent 20 years in the retail
industry, holding CFO positions at Dayton's, Sanger Harris and
Macy's.
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Dan M. Jones
Director
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