Thomas D. Eckert

THOMAS D. ECKERT is Capital Automotive’s President and Chief Executive
Officer and is a member of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Eckert formed
Capital Automotive REIT in October 1997. From 1983 to 1997, Mr. Eckert
was employed by Pulte Home Corporation, the largest homebuilding firm in
the US, serving most recently as President of Pulte’s Mid-Atlantic
Region. Prior to working at Pulte, Mr. Eckert spent over seven years
with the public accounting firm of Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Eckert is a
former Director of PMH Mortgage Company and the Celotex Corporation, and
he is a current Director of the Munder Funds, a $20 billion mutual fund
group. Mr. Eckert is a graduate of the University of Michigan.