People: Weingarten Realty Investors (WRD.N)

Mr. Thomas L. Ryan has been appointed as an Independent Trust Manager of Weingarten Realty Investors effective August 07, 2012. Mr. Ryan has served as Chief Executive Officer since 2005 and President since 2002 of Service Corporation International ("SCI"), the provider of death care products and services in North America. He also serves on SCI's Board and began serving on the Board of Texas Industries, Inc. in 2012. Mr. Ryan joined SCI in 1996, where he has served in a variety of operational and financial roles including Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the European operations. Before joining SCI, Mr. Ryan was a CPA with Coopers & Lybrand LLP for eight years. Mr. Ryan has served as SCI's President and Chief Executive Officer since 2005. Mr. Ryan serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the United Way of Greater Houston. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Greater Houston Partnership, the Salvation Army Greater Houston Area Advisory Board, the University of Texas McCombs Business School Advisory Council and the Greater Houston Community Foundation Council.