Mr. Taggart has been a trust manager or director of AmREIT or our predecessor corporation since 2000. Mr. Taggart has specialized in investor relations activities since 1964 and is the president and chief executive officer of Taggart Financial Group Inc. He is the co-author of the book Taking Your Company Public and has provided communications services for 58 initial public offerings more than 200 other new issues 210 mergers and acquisitions 3 500 analyst meetings and annual and quarterly reports for over 25 years. Mr. Taggart serves on the boards of International Expert Systems Inc. and Salon Group International and served on the board of the Foundation of Texas State Technical College for 10 years. A distinguished alumnus of the University of Tulsa he also has been a university instructor in investor relations at the University of Houston. |