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APARTMENT FINANCE TODAY • January/February 2010

BY JERRY ASCIERTO and Les Shaver

Robertson Out at AIMCO

David Robertson resigned as co-president and CFO of AIMCO Dec. 31 to “seek opportunity” as a CEO with another company, according to a statement by the Denverbased REIT. Robertson had served as CFO since early 2009, replacing Tom Herzog, who had held the position since 2005. Tim Beaudin, the company’s other co-president, will continue as president, while Ernie Freedman, formerly senior vice president of finance, will now become CFO and executive vice president of the nation’s fifth-largest apartment owner.

Eddington Retires from Camden

Steve Eddington, senior vice president of operations for Houston-based Camden Property Trust, retired Dec. 31. The company announced that he would not be replaced, and instead, his duties will be handled by the REIT’s three division vice presidents—Tom Sloan, East; Dawn Mathwig, Central; and Elaine Withrow, West.

Wilkes Leaves Post Properties

Thomas L. Wilkes, president of Post Apartment Management and executive vice president of Post Properties, left the firm Dec. 31 as part of a restructuring effort at the Atlanta-based firm. S. Jamie Teabo, senior vice president of property management, and Charles A. Konas, executive vice president of construction and development, will replace Wilkes.

Walker & Dunlop Staffs New Chicago Office

Walker & Dunlop, one of the largest multifamily lenders in the country, expanded into Chicago in the fall, opening a new office that’s led by Vic Clark, former managing director for Column Financial. Additionally, in November, two more producers, Andy Aiello and Michael Katz, joined the Chicago office. Aiello formerly served as principal at Prudential Mortgage Capital Co., while Katz was previously a vice president at Column Financial, after cofounding Inland Commercial Mortgage.