Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 3, 2005

H.KERR TAYLOR – AmREIT (AMY)

H. KERR TAYLOR is the founder of AmREIT and has been Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President since August 1993. His responsibilities include overseeing all corporate initiatives as well as building, coaching and leading the company's strong real estate team. With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Taylor has been involved in over 300 real estate transactions involving brokerage, development and management of premier real estate projects. Prior and in addition to his role at AmREIT, he was President, Director and sole stockholder of American Asset Advisers Realty Corporation from 1989 to 1998. Mr. Taylor received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity University, a Master's of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University and he graduated with his Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law. He is a member of the Texas Association of Realtors, the Texas Bar Association, the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Urban Land Institute, and the Session of First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Taylor has served as chairman of the board for Lifehouse, Inc., and Millennium Relief and Development, Inc., and served on the Board for Park National Bank (now Frost National Bank). Profile
TWST: Give us an overview of what AmREIT does.

Mr. Taylor: AmREIT is a publicly traded, self advised real estate

investment trust or REIT. Its predecessor had its genesis about 20 years

ago in