Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 2, 2001

Thomas Eckert – Capital Automotive Reit (cars)

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. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with a history and a quick overview of Capital

Automotive REIT?

Mr. Eckert: Capital Automotive is a very simple conservative high-yield

story. We formed the company in