Gladstone Commercial Corporation announced that the following Managing Directors have been appointed to Executive Vice President roles: Arthur "Buzz" Cooper, Matt Tucker, and Brandon Flickinger. Mr. Cooper joined the Gladstone family of companies at their inception in 2001 and was most recently a Senior Managing Director, and is currently responsible for identifying, underwriting, managing, and operating commercial real estate investment projects. He is focused on sourcing and executing net leased industrial and office real estate acquisitions and sale leaseback investments in the South Central United States and has acquired properties approaching $600 million during his tenure with the Company. Mr. Cooper has over 35 years of experience in the commercial lending industry and the commercial real estate industry, having worked alongside David Gladstone since 1984. Mr. Tucker joined the Company in May 2005 as an Associate and was most recently a Senior Managing Director, where he currently focuses on sourcing and executing net leased industrial and office real estate acquisitions and sale leaseback investments in the Company's Northeast and Midwest Regions, as well as overseeing and managing the Company's portfolio in those regions. Mr. Tucker has over 20 years' experience in real estate investing, real estate asset management, real estate finance, corporate private equity and leveraged finance. Prior to joining the Company, he gained corporate private equity and investment banking experience on Wall Street, working for both Societe Generale and JP Morgan Chase. Mr. Flickinger joined the Company in April 2011 as an Associate and was most recently a Managing Director, where he focuses on leading a team to acquire net leased industrial and office properties and execute the asset management responsibilities for a property portfolio primarily in the Southeast and Mountain West Regions of the United States. Immediately prior to joining the Company, Mr. Flickinger was a Vice President in Jones Lang LaSalle's Real Estate Investment Banking group from 2006 to 2011, where he was responsible for identifying, underwriting, managing, financing and servicing all forms of capital for commercial real estate investment.
Gladstone Commercial Corporation is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company is focused on acquiring, owning and operating net leased industrial and office properties across the United States. It conducts its operations through a subsidiary, Gladstone Commercial Limited Partnership (Operating Partnership). It owns about 133 properties totaling 16.84 million square feet of rentable space, located in 27 states. Its properties are geographically diversified, and its tenants cover a broad cross section of business sectors and range in size from small to large private and public companies. Its properties are located in various states of the United States, such as Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, New Jersey, Michigan and South Carolina. The Company's properties have tenants from various industries, such as telecommunications, diversified/conglomerate services, healthcare, automotive, banking, diversified/conglomerate manufacturing, and others.
GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORPORATION 
