Preston C. Butcher

Overview

Mr. Butcher has been one of our directors since September 2004. Since 1998, he has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Legacy Partners (formerly known as Lincoln Property Company N.C., Inc.), a real estate and development and management firm, in Foster City, California. Legacy Partners develops and manages income property in the western United States. From 1967 to 1998, Mr. Butcher served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Regional Partner of Lincoln Property Company N.C., Inc. Mr. Butcher co-founded, formerly served as Chairman of the Board of Directors, and presently serves on the Executive Committee of the National Multi-Housing Council, a national trade association whose members are the major apartment owners and managers throughout the United States. He also co-founded and currently serves as a Director of the California Housing Council. He is a director of the Charles Schwab Corp., a securities brokerage and related financial services firm. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.