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Duke Realty Corporation Appoints Christie B. Kelly Chief Financial Officer
| Source: Duke Realty Corporation
INDIANAPOLIS, IN--(Marketwire - March 2, 2009) - Duke Realty Corporation (NYSE : DRE ) today
announced that Christie B. Kelly has been appointed executive vice
president and chief financial officer of the company, effective February
27, 2009.
Kelly, 47, brings a wealth of financial leadership skills and diversified
experiences to her new position at Duke following an extensive career at GE
and most recently Lehman Brothers. Kelly has 25 years of experience ranging
from financial planning and strategic development to senior leadership
roles in financial management, mergers and acquisitions, information
technology and investment banking. At GE she held a variety of domestic and
global leadership roles for GE Real Estate, GE Capital, GE Corporate Audit
and GE Medical Systems. In 2007, Kelly joined Lehman Brothers as senior
vice president of global real estate, where she led real estate equity
syndication in the United States and Canada.
"We are pleased to welcome Christie to our team," said Dennis D. Oklak,
Duke's chairman and CEO. "She is a proven financial executive and leader.
Her experience with capital markets and real estate finance will be
especially valuable in the current economic climate. I look forward to
working with Christie and the rest of our strong management team as we
build on our solid foundation and continue to execute our business
strategy."
"I am honored to be joining Duke at such a strategic time in the company's
history," said Kelly. "The management team has a solid track record and
has acted quickly to strengthen its capital position this last year. I'm
truly excited by the opportunities we have in front of us as an owner,
manager and developer of industrial, office and healthcare real estate."
Kelly joined GE in 1983 as a member of GE's Financial Management Program.
She was appointed to the Corporate Audit staff and became executive audit
manager in 1991. She was then promoted to CFO Greater China, followed by a
similar role for GE Capital Asia Pacific. She later progressed through
numerous finance and operational leadership roles at GE before joining
Lehman Brothers.
About Duke Realty Corporation
Duke Realty Corporation specializes in the ownership, management and
development of office, industrial and healthcare real estate. The company
owns, manages, or has under development more than 135 million rentable
square feet in 20 major U.S. cities. Duke Realty Corporation is publicly
traded on the NYSE under the symbol DRE and is a member of the S&P MidCap
400 Index. More information about Duke is available at www.dukerealty.com.