Kimco Pads West Coast Management Team

SAN RAMON, CA-Kimco Realty Corp. further beefed up its presence in its West Coast markets this week by adding an executive manager who will be responsible for existing portfolio management as well as expansion opportunities.

Former Western Properties Trust executive Josh N. Smith has been named president of Kimco’s western region. Smith has 14 years of experience in real estate, including 10 years with Spieker Properties. He was most recently chief investment officer and senior vice president at Western Properties Trust and is responsible for more than $275 million in neighborhood and community shopping center acquisitions and developments.

Kimco, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, specializes in shopping center acquisitions, development and management. It has an interest in 495 properties comprising about 66.5 million sf of leasable space in 41 states including the 42,000 sf Magnolia Square.