Robert E. Bowers

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, EVP

Has served as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer since 2007. A veteran of the public financial services industry, including having served as Chief Financial Officer for three other public companies, Mr. Bowers’ experience includes investor relations, debt and capital offerings, mergers and acquisitions, asset allocation, financial management and strategic planning. Mr. Bowers is also responsible for management of our information technology, risk management and human resource functions. From 2004 until 2007, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Wells Real Estate Funds, Inc. (“WREF”) and was a Senior Vice President of Wells Capital. Mr. Bowers was Chief Financial Officer and Director of NetBank, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: NTBK) from 1997 to 2002. From 1984 to 1996, Mr. Bowers was Chief Financial Officer and Director of Stockholder Systems, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: SSIAA), an Atlanta, Georgia-based financial applications company and its successor, CheckFree Corporation (formerly NASDAQ:CKFR). Mr. Bowers has provided strategic financial counsel to a range of organizations, including venture capital funds, public corporations and businesses considering listing on a national securities exchange.

Mr. Bowers is a member of NAREIT, a board member of the Office Technology and Operations Council (“OTOC”), and a CPA who began his career in 1978 with Arthur Andersen & Company in Atlanta. Additionally, Mr. Bowers serves, or has served, on several non-profit boards, primarily in the educational, religious and medical service areas. He previously served for approximately 20 years as the Chairman of Woodward Academy’s Board of Governors in College Park, Ga., the largest college-preparatory private school in the continental United States, and also for approximately 20 years as the Chairman & Treasurer of Southwest Christian Hospice and Hope House Respite for Medically Fragile Children, both in Union City, Georgia. He currently serves as an Advisory Board member to the Harbert School of Business and The School of Accountancy at Auburn University.