LEADERSHIP

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

William W. “Biff” McGuire

Ph: 817.233.0196

William W. "Biff" McGuire – CEO of United Development Company

• Responsible for sourcing opportunities and managing day-to-day business

• 25+ years of real estate experience

• Former CEO of Alvarez & Marsal’s Real Estate Consulting Practice

• Former Partner of PwC in Dallas, Texas

Patrick Reilly

Ph: 214.215.2403

Patrick Reilly – President

• Responsible for sourcing and underwriting development and acquisition opportunities as well as leasing, financial analysis, market analysis, broker management and other critical areas of the development process

• 30+ years experience as an effective and accomplished commercial real estate consultant

Greg Ford

Ph: 404.545.0846

Greg Ford – Development Partner

• United Development Co. is tapping Ford’s vast network of national contacts in expanding the company’s retail and hospitality portfolios.

• 20+ years advising, originating, underwriting and closing more than $4 billion in commercial real estate transactions through the US.

• Significant experience within the real estate structured finance, acquisition, advising and work-out/restructuring arenas with tenures at JP Morgan, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Alvarez & Marsal.

Brian Kish

Ph: 571.723.5690

Brian Kish – Development Partner

• Responsible for supporting existing and new development opportunities in the greater Atlanta area as well as in the Asheville, Charleston, and Savannah markets

• Responsible for sourcing retail and hospitality opportunities, supporting leasing, financial analysis, market analysis, and construction oversight activities

• Atlanta-based licensed Architect/MBA with 10+ years of construction oversight experience and 20+ years delivering real estate consulting services for owners within firms such as Gensler, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Alvarez & Marsal

Sandra Baber-Sandefur

Ph: 817.946.7541

Sandra Baber-Sandefur – Director

• Management of transactions, projects, special events and marketing

• 10+ years experience in upper end, private golf club residential development

• Former President/CEO of the Southlake Chamber of Commerce

CONSTRUCTION / DEVELOPMENT

Wade Strain

Ph: 817.733.9211

Wade Strain – Managing Director

• 30+ years in real estate project management, development and construction supervision

• Career experience includes apartments, retail, industrial, nursing homes, detention facilities, self-storage and residential subdivisions

Melanie Benge

Ph: 817.879.7468

Melanie Benge - Chief Operations Officer

• Residential and commercial construction project supervisor with 10+ years experience in estimating, scheduling, cost control and management

Jeff Stevens

Ph: 817.312.6870

Jeff Stevens – Development Partner

• Responsible for residential development deals and their construction

• 35+ years development experience includes arranging, organizing and building a number of world-renowned, award-winning residential developments including The Woodlands in Houston, Tx and Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, AZ

• Served as President of a COI hotel group, which operated several luxury hotels and spas, including Park Hyatt Beaver Creek and the Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa

• Served as chairman of Charter Hospitals

Len Kuhn

Ph: 910.650.2308

Len Kuhn – Director of Construction

• 40 years of commercial leadership experience from site selection through project build and close out

• Consulted and directed expansion and development of corporate and franchise businesses for PepsiCo, U-Haul, GE Capital, Outback Steakhouse, Yum! Brands Restaurants, McDonald’s, Starbucks and others

LEGAL & ACCOUNTING

Scott A. Eiting

Ph: 682.712.7227

Scott A. Eiting – Asset Manager

• Responsible for day to day operations for company owned assets, this includes internal teams (development, legal, accounting, finance) as well as 3rd party property management oversight

• 5 years’ experience as commercial property manager managing over 2.5 million square feet of open-air retail shopping centers and mixed-use assets

Jeffrey Berg

Ph: 817.897.5515

Jeffrey Berg – General Counsel/Managing Director of United Development Company

• Responsible for legal matters

• 30+ years of real estate experience

• Former partner with the Atlanta based law firm of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Lamar Clark

Ph: 817.307.4283

Lamar Clark – CFO of United Development Company

• Responsible for accounting and financial matters

• 30+ years of banking and public accounting experience

• Former Senior Credit Officer for Bank of America, Wachovia and Regions Bank

Matthew Kelley

Ph: 214.274.8657

Matthew Kelley – Director of Finance

• Responsible for company and project reporting, along with assisting Development Partners with sourcing and day-to-day activities

• 13+ years experience in Real Estate Advisory with a focus on buy and sell-side due diligence, construction and project management, as well as portfolio rationalization and cost reduction for both real estate owners and occupiers

• Former Director in Alvarez & Marsal’s Real Estate Consulting and Private Equity Services practices

Amy Collins

Ph: 469.247.8711

Amy Collins – Controller

• Oversees all aspects of the Accounting Department, financial reporting, job costs & budgets

• Over 15 years experience in accounting/financial reporting

• Over 12 years in real estate construction, development and operations

INVESTORS & DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS

A.D.J.G. “Ton” van Dam

A.D.J.G. “Ton” van Dam – Board of Managers of United Development Company

• Chairman of United Investment Company, B.V.

• Founding partner of Multi Development, one of the largest development companies in Europe, with more than $2 billion in annual revenues before its sale to Morgan Stanley

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Arjen van Rijn

Arjen van Rijn – CFO of United Investment Company

• Functions as the link between investment opportunities generated by United Development Company and potential equity-sources in Europe

• Past Executive Board Member responsible for the international real estate finance division of a Dutch Bank, managing a $6 billion (Euro) real estate loan portfolio spanning six Western European countries, Canada and the United States

• Member of the Dutch Register of Certified Auditors

Jodi Johnson

Ph: 402.651.2001

Jodi Johnson – Development Partner

• Responsible for project entitlement, managing leasing activity and overseeing construction of retail projects

• Principal in power centers, neighborhood centers and mixed-use developments

• Former Development Director for Hamilton Development

• Former Senior Vice President VCW, Inc.

Nicholas Christifulli

Ph: 602.725.7799

Nicholas Christifulli – Development Partner

• Responsible for all aspects of sourcing, acquiring, entitling and building all development projects

• 30+ years of real estate development experience

• Founder of Vertical Holdings; Senior Executive at Westcor

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