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POST PROPERTIES, INC.
(Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
JOHN A. WILLIAMS
ROY E. BARNES
FRANCIS L. BRYANT, JR.
PAUL J. DOLINOY
THOMAS J.A. LAVIN
GEORGE R. PUSKAR
EDWARD LOWENTHAL
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[The following article was was published in the May 2-8, 2003 ATLANTA BUSINESS
CHRONICLE and posted on WWW.POSTSHAREHOLDERS.COM on May 9, 2003]
POST PROPERTIES SHAREHOLDERS KNOW TRUE LEADERSHIP
As someone who has known John Williams, founder of Post Properties Inc., for
more than three decades, and who, 32 years ago, sold him his first piece of
apartment land, I can honestly say that Post shareholders would be doing
themselves a great disservice to overlook his strong business acumen and
outstanding vision.
[picture depicting author with caption VIEWPOINT
and byline: LIANE LEVETAN]
John's contributions to the company he founded, as well as the city and the
communities to which he has given so much, should play a deciding influence in
his efforts to bring independence and sound corporate governance to Post. Under
John's leadership, Post Properties, which he founded in 1971, was America's
first residential developer to pioneer the building and branding of resort-style
garden apartments. Nationwide, John led Post Properties to own more than 32,000
apartment homes in 94 communities.
Over the course of our region's history, he has lead the way in setting the
standard for high-quality residential apartment homes. A residential visionary,
John was also the first developer to introduce the concept of "live-work-play"
communities in Atlanta. John developed Post Riverside, located off Northside
Parkway in northwest Atlanta, which connects to a transportation network
including MARTA and Cobb Community Transit. The development is also part of a
bike path stretching from Kennesaw Mountain to Stone Mountain.
During my tenure as CEO of DeKalb County, we were faced with the prospect of
having to close Lynwood Park's antiquated pool, located in one of the county's
oldest African-American communities. In light of the close proximity of the pool
to a Post Properties development, I approached John for his assistance in
providing a new pool. He personally provided the necessary $75,000 to build the
pool along with the expertise of his pool builder to complete the project. This
contribution, at a critical point in time, moved forward the revitalization
effort of Lynwood Park.
In addition, John was the catalyst for an initiative to rehabilitate 20 Lynwood
Park homes -- on two Saturdays! Generously donating their own time, materials
and skills, Post Properties employees and vendors joined together to provide new
roofs, exterior painting and landscaping to these homes. John and I painted
houses side-by-side (after which he made it very clear that painting should not
be my future job endeavor!).
Besides his efforts in the residential and commercial real estate communities,
John has also played major leadership roles on numerous business and community
organizations, including chairing the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce twice, and
the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce once.
He has played a leadership role in the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
and the Regional Leadership Institute. He has won more business awards than I
could possibly mention in the space of this article.
A generous philanthropist, he most recently donated $1.5 million to Georgia
Tech's College of Architecture to establish the Harry West Distinguished Faculty
Chair in City Planning, named to honor the former director of the Atlanta
Regional Commission. His commitment was the lead gift in a fund-raising
initiative designed to create the Center for Quality Growth and Regional
Development at Georgia Tech. The chair will be the first endowed faculty
position within the College of Architecture.
Post Properties shareholders should trust John's integrity, honesty, and his
love for Post Properties Inc. and the Atlanta region. I know that I do.
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LEVETAN is a state senator representing District 40.
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