DAVID HOWARD NAMED PRESIDENT & CEO OF LEE & ASSOCIATES ATLANTA

January 31, 2020 (Atlanta, Georgia) – Lee & Associates is excited to welcome David Howard as the new president & CEO of its Atlanta office. The more than 30-year commercial real estate veteran will be continuing his career with the company after serving as president of the Lee & Associates offices in Charleston and in North San Diego County.

Mr. Howard brings a history of successfully building and expanding CRE brokerage operations in both transactional volume and agent growth. His success with the Charleston office won the 2019 Top Social Media/Marketing award among the entire Lee network. Prior to Charleston, he was the chief architect behind the expansion of Lee & Associates’ San Diego Carlsbad office, one of the firm’s most profitable offices throughout the nation winning him the Leaders of Lee award in 2014.

Mr. Howard says, “With a great group of partners, associates, and staff already in place in the Atlanta office, we plan to continue upon their success and grow the firm with careful acquisitions and new agents that value the entrepreneurial spirit. The ability to be an owner and see more commission dollars are what have kept me at Lee & Associates for the last 15 years.”

Howard will assume the reins from the highly esteemed T. Richard Bryant who founded the Atlanta office 15 years ago. Mr. Bryant will move to the position of Chairman of the Board where he will continue to oversee company strategy and growth. Bryant says, “I had the pleasure of serving with David Howard on the Lee & Associates Board of Directors for 6 years while we concurrently worked on the development of a Strategic Plan for Lee & Associates National. In both of these endeavors as well as others, Dave made a major contribution to Lee’s National platform, and I am certain he will provide great leadership for the Atlanta office. We are happy to have David Howard on board and look forward to the company’s forthcoming accomplishments under his leadership.”