::AMB in the News 2009
AMB is regularly featured in leading business and trade media. Below, please find recent highlights of AMB coverage.
Delivering Opportunity
Guy Jaquier, AMB's president, Private Capital and president, Europe and Asia, is quoted discussing improving customer sentiment and plans for growth in Europe.
A Winning Strategy: AMB's Hamid Moghadam Maintains a Solid Defense and a Potent Offense
Chairman and CEO Hamid Moghadam discusses AMB's core priorities: Strengthening the balance sheet and reducing the cost structure while focusing on operations and leasing, as well as preparing for future growth.
AMB's Moghadam Sees Industrial Property Demand Rising
Hamid Moghadam, chief executive officer of AMB Property Corp., talks with Bloomberg's Pimm Fox about the outlook for the industrial property market. Moghadam also discusses AMB's strategy, leases and capital raising by real estate investment trusts.
Industrial Sector Recovery
AMB's David Twist discusses a new report that shows industrial sector fundamentals beginning to recover in 2010.
Commentary with Jay Cornforth
Jay Cornforth, AMB Managing Director, East Region, discusses the economic rebound of the industrial real estate sector.
Industrial REIT Executive Walks Narrow Finance Line
AMB's Gayle Starr discusses being one of a handful of top women executives in the industrial sector, she is responsible for AMB's secured and unsecured debt.
Carving Out a Strategic Competitive Advantage
Recharged REIT's
AMB is citied as being among a class of few REIT's that have strong fundamentals including: smart management, high-quality portfolios of properties and strong balance sheets.
Trying to Gauge the REIT Rebound
AMB's CEO, Hamid Moghadam, is featured in this article commenting on the company's successful secondary equity offering.
CEO Spotlight
Hamid Moghadam interviewed with NAREIT during REITWeek, as part of their CEO Spotlight video editorial series.
AMB Property Corporation's Expansion Plans for China
Follow the link to watch Mike Evans, AMB's President, Asia interviewed about AMB's China portfolio on PBS Television's Nightly Business Report, the most-watched evening news program in the U.S. The segment starts at 18:52 minutes.
Energizing Your Warehouse
AMB cited as an example of a company implementing new strategies to achieve greater efficiencies.
A Market Divided
Jay Cornforth, AMB Managing Director, East Region, discusses the New Jersey industrial market.
Boom-and-bust corner of California sees new hope
Kim B. Snyder, Senior Vice President, Managing Director, West Region discusses the company's 645,000 SF lease as a possible signal of increasing market confidence. It is the largest lease signed in the Inland Empire this year. A bright spot in the Inland Empire was Hong Kong apparel distributor IDS USA execution of a 5-year lease in a 645,000 square foot warehouse, one of the largest leases of the year in Southern California.
The Cost Efficacy of Building Green
Mark Hansen, AMB's SVP of Value Added Conversions, was the keynote speaker at RealShare Green Building conference, remarking on the business relevancy and competitive advantage of sustainable building practices in a downturn.
645,000-SF Lease May Signal Tenant Resurgence
According to Kim Snyder, AMB's managing director, West Region, interest in industrial space has picked up in the last 60 days after a period of inactivity.
The Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business
Gayle Starr, AMB's Senior Vice President, Capital Markets recognized amongst the "Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business".
Chinese clothing distributor signs major lease in the Inland Empire
Kim B. Snyder, Senior Vice President, Managing Director, West Region discusses the company's 645,000 SF lease as a possible signal of increasing market confidence. It is the largest lease signed in the Inland Empire this year.
CASBEE: Japan's Sustainable Building
Building green is a global concern. A case in point is AMB Kasugai Distribution Center in Nagoya which received the highest rating by the Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environmental Efficiency --the first logistics facility in Japan to do so..
Real Estate Industry Pushes Fed to Lengthen TALF Terms
Gayle Starr, AMB's Senior Vice President, Capital Markets responds to the U.S. government's TALF plan.
Investor Spotlight
Steve Lueck, AMB's Senior Vice President, Director of Global Facilities Airport Group, comments on why we invest at and near airports, and how such trade-critical locations are fairing during the downturn.
Into the Headwind
The benefits of infill real estate are discussed by Gene Reilly, AMB's President, the Americas and Kim Snyder, AMB's managing director, West Region.
Technology, Fusion and PE Licenses
This article demonstrates the importance of AMB sharing best practices and perspectives across its global team.
Cash is King
Tom Olinger, AMB's CFO, provides views on how AMB is conserving capital.
Ports Anchor Industrial Market
Kim Snyder, AMB's Managing Director, West Region contends that despite a slowdown at the ports, facilities located proximate will continue to boost the industrial class in the long run.
North Jersey Warehouses Not Doing Too Shabbily
Jay Cornforth, AMB's East Region Managing Director, discusses AMB's strength in the New Jersey market as well as the company's infill, brownfield and redevelopment expertise.
Emerging Supply Chains
The opportunities for supply chain real estate companies operating in developing countries are addressed by AMB's economist, David Twist.
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