Edens & Avant's Brausch Named Chair-elect of Worldwide Accounting Organization

COLUMBIA, S.C., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Edens & Avant is pleased to
announce John M. Brausch, Vice President - Property Operations Controller, has
been named Chair-elect of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). With
close to 65,000 members, the IMA is the world's leading organization of
accounting and finance professionals and the organization through which the
Certified Management Accountant (CMA(R)) program is administered.
"John is a very talented and accomplished leader in his field," commented
Edens & Avant Chief Financial Officer, Jason Tompkins. "He has been key in
building out Edens & Avant's property-level accounting group and, consistent
with the IMA's charter, has positioned the group to drive significant
operational value."
A member of the IMA National Board, Brausch has served as Chair of the IMA
Performance Oversight and Audit Committee and on the Governance Committee. In
line with his commitment to the CMA(R) certification program, he currently
serves as Chair of the ICMA Board of Regents, and he previously served as a
Regent and as a member of the Exam Review Committee. As Chair-elect, he will
chair the board's Planning and Development Committee.
Brausch is the author of "Selling ABC," "The Trials and Travails of State
Tax Policy," and "Who Is Accounting for the Cost of Capacity?" co-written with
Dr. Tom Taylor of Wake Forest University. He also is the author of "Beyond
ABC: Target Costing for Profit Enhancement," which won the IMA Lybrand Bronze
Medal for its outstanding contribution to accounting literature. This article
also was selected by the International Federation of Accountants as an Article
of Merit and is included in the book, Activity Based Management in Action.
Brausch is a CMA(R), CFM(R) and a Certified Public Accountant. He holds a
Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Montana and a
Bachelor of Business Administration degree from The Citadel.
About Edens & Avant
Edens & Avant develops, owns and operates community-oriented shopping
places in primary markets throughout the East Coast and is one of the leading
retail real estate companies in the nation. Focusing on innovative development
and redevelopment together with key acquisitions in urban areas, the Company
has built a portfolio of more than 130 retail centers in 14 states. Edens &
Avant has Regional Headquarters in Boston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Miami
and Columbia, S.C. (Corporate Office). For additional information about the
Company and its retail real estate portfolio, please visit
http://www.edensandavant.com/ .
SOURCE Edens & Avant

Julie Culbreath, Edens & Avant, +1-803-744-2446, jculbreath@edensandavant.com