John P Gifford

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NAI/Latter & Blum Commercial Baton Rouge

1700 City Farm Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806
225-295-0800 [Office]
225-295-0888 [Fax]

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Broker – LA, MS, and NC
CPA-Certified Public Accountant
CIA-Certified Internal Auditor
CMA-Certified Management Accountant

NAI/Latter & Blum - February 2010 to present
Focused on Tenant and Landlord Office Lease Representation. Provide accounting, lease analysis, and due diligence consulting for property owners and potential buyers.


Parkway Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PKY), Jackson, MS -
July 1998 to January 2010

Real Estate Investment Trust focused primarily in the south US, operating 70 large commercial office buildings (16M SQFT) in 10 states with a market cap > $1.2 billion.

Vice President - Asset Manager
Managed over $500M in Class A properties responsible for multiple markets and 25+ team members. Duties included financial/operational management, budgeting, lease negotiations, construction management, personnel supervision, and strategic planning. Markets included Jackson, MS, North Carolina (Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Raleigh-Durham), Columbia, SC, and Knoxville, TN.
- Originated 700,000 SQFT of new management contracts.
- Negotiated >850,000 SQFT of Class A office leases, 90% of renewal and expansion leases were completed at higher rental rates than the existing in-place terms.
- Supervised parking facility portfolio for entire company consisting of > 3 million SQFT and managed by several different 3rd party operators.

Vice President - Director of Financial Operations
Created and Managed Company’s Financial Analysis Systems, responsible for all financial analysis of company’s entire $1.5B asset portfolio and managing the relationship between acquisitions, operations, and accounting.

Accounting Management / Internal Audit Manager
Co-Managed Staff of 20 CPAs and Accountants: Supervised accounting department on budgeting, operations, and financial reporting for over 70 commercial office buildings.

Previous 3 years with LA based CPA firms focused on small business consulting, tax preperation, and auditing of government and large businesses.

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Working in Commercial Real Estate since 1998, Catylist Member since 2010