Kyle Miller Joins Whitestone REIT as Vice President of Operations

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR ) (“Whitestone” or the “Company”), a real estate investment trust that acquires, owns and operates Community Centered Properties^TM, today announced the addition of Kyle A. Miller as Vice President of Operations. Miller was previously the Senior Vice President, Development & Investment, for Trammell Crow Company, a national real estate and investment company wholly owned by CB Richard Ellis. Additionally, he is currently a lecturer in Real Estate Finance at the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, where he was selected to the University of Houston Real Estate Advisory Council.

As VP of Operations, Kyle will oversee the Company’s corporate operations activities nationally, including new construction and implementation of Whitestone’s Community Centered Property business strategy of Creating Communities in underserved ethnic neighborhoods in major cities, and cities with growing populations and strong demographics, particularly in the south and southwest parts of the United States. Mr. Miller will be a member of the senior management team and have a leadership role in directing and optimizing property management and leasing activities.

Kyle graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering and received his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. He served in various roles as an aviator in the United States Navy, ultimately attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander. During his nine years of military leadership, he had responsibilities in Operations Management, Training and Development, Aviation Maintenance and as a Flight Instructor. As a Mission Commander he planned, briefed and led over 65 combat missions in support of ground forces in Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and was selected as a Naval Fighter Weapons School TOPGUN instructor. Following graduate school, Kyle joined Trammell Crow Company in Houston, Texas and spent seven years in real estate as a Senior Vice President, Development and Investment.

“Kyle has proven management and leadership capabilities, and we welcome him as a member of our senior management team,” said James C. Mastandrea, Whitestone REIT’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Kyle’s experience in successfully leading complex operations, ability to work with people, and his extended knowledge of processes, systems, and real estate will be an asset to Whitestone as we enter the next stage of high level rapid expansion and profitable growth.”

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