STEVE S. SPESSARD, RPA

Steve S. Spessard is Chief Executive Officer of Asset Plus, a strategic partner of First Guardian Group responsible for property and asset management of select properties. Steve's focus is on initiating and maintaining relationships with investors, equity sources, and lenders. He leads the investment and development division of the company, which acquires viable real property investments in partnership with private and institutional investment entities. Steve serves as Co-General Partner for all acquisitions undertaken by the investment affiliate of the company, and in this capacity has personally invested in real estate assets totaling over $350 million. He also heads the company's efforts to develop new projects, including retail, office and multi-family properties. With 21 years experience in the real estate industry, Steve has background in acquisitions, financial analysis, development, marketing, property management, and commercial leasing.

Over the last 15 years, he has been involved in transactions totaling nearly $700 million. His career began in directing the Oklahoma City operations for light industrial projects of Midway Development Company, a Dallas-based development company. He then handled leasing responsibilities for 26 large retail anchored centers for Henderson National Corporation, at the time, the largest private property owner in Oklahoma. In Dallas, Steve led the activities of the industrial development division of Cencor Realty, a Dallas-based regional development and management company. In Houston, Steve served as Director of Marketing for the U.S. Headquarters of the Fidinam Group, one of the largest trust companies in Switzerland; and Vice President of Incomm Properties, a Houston-based private investment firm, primarily active in multifamily investment. Steve holds a Bachelors Degree in Finance from Northeastern State University in Oklahoma and has also earned the Real Property Administrator (RPA) asset management designation, awarded by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA).