Prior to joining BSA in September 2015, Mike enjoyed a nearly 19-year career with Highwoods Properties Inc., a member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index. At the time of his retirement in August 2015, he was EVP & COO of the company where he was responsible for the 10 regional operating divisions, development services and asset management. He joined the company in 1996 as senior vice president and regional manager responsible for the company’s day-to-day operations in Memphis, with oversight responsibility for the Nashville, Kansas City, Baltimore and Charlotte divisions. Prior to that, he was executive vice president of Crocker Realty Trust before Highwoods’ acquisition of that company in September 1996. Before joining Crocker Realty Trust, Mike spent 15 years as senior vice president, general counsel and chief financial officer of Towermarc Corporation, a privately owned real estate development firm. He began his business career in commercial banking in 1974 and spent 7 years as a senior commercial lending officer with several regional banks.
