Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 25, 2005

Edward Fritsch – Highwoods Properties Inc (hiw)

EDWARD J. FRITSCH is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Highwoods Properties, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange listed REIT with a total market capitalization at December 31, 2004 of $3.7 billion. Mr. Fritsch also serves as Chairman of the Executive and Investment Committees on the company's Board of Directors. He joined Highwoods in 1982 and was a Partner in the predecessor company to the now publicly- held firm. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His past and present community involvement includes Board and committee service for the Institute of Real Estate Management, Triangle Area Office Building Association, YMCA of the Triangle, St. Francis of Assisi School Board, Make-A-Wish Foundation, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Trustee of St. Timothy's Episcopal School, and the University of North Carolina Board of Visitors. Profile
TWST: What is Highwoods Properties?

Mr. Fritsch: Highwoods Properties is a real estate investment trust and

the largest owner and operator of suburban office properties in the

Southeast. We