Merit streamlines organizational structure offering clients increased access to leadership
Orange County, CA – March 26, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Merit, a FirstService Residential Management company, announces the promotions of Andrew Schlegel, Executive Vice President Community Management Central Region; Katie Ward, Executive Vice President of Community Management, Southern Region; and, Isaiah Henry, Vice President of Business Development. In addition, Scott Mehlberger will expand his role as CFO of Merit and take on the responsibilities of Chief Operating Officer.
“In taking on the role of CEO of Merit one of my top priorities was to assemble a leadership team, who along with tremendous experience and talent, share an attitude and approach toward customer service,” said Bob Cardoza, Merit’s CEO. “By realigning their scope and responsibilities we have been able to ensure that the executive leadership of the company is consistently engaged with our clients and management teams.”
“Cultivating relationships with our clients and employees means increasing access to all levels of Merit. These well-deserved promotions put in place an infrastructure that places a focus on our core values that surround service and accountability. In addition, we have implemented a regional model that is designed to effectively support both growth and scale.”
About
Scott Mehlberger
CFO/COO
Mehlberger adds to his responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer and will also serve as Merit’s Chief Operating Officer in which he will be responsible for the oversight of Corporate Accounting; Client Accounting; IT/Innovation; Facilities, the Customer Care Center; On Call; and, Merit Rental Management.
Andrew Schlegel, CACM
Executive Vice President Community Management, Central Region
Schlegel will oversee all operations, client relationships, staff development, and new business launch and business development for our Orange County, Greater LA, Downtown LA and Valencia regions. He brings over 20 years of finance and leadership experience and has served as the Vice President of Finance for Merit for more than six years.
Katie Ward, CACM
Executive Vice President of Community Management, Southern Region
With more than 16 years at Merit, Ward will oversee all management operations for three of Merit’s largest regions; San Diego, Inland Empire and Palm Desert. In years past, she has served in a number of roles within the company including the responsibility for Merit’s key client relationships.
Isaiah Henry, CACM
Vice President of Business Development
Henry is now responsible to lead and manage all business development for Merit. This role encompasses every region and both existing takeover opportunities as well as new development business. Previously, Henry was the business leader for Merit’s San Francisco office operations.
About Merit
Since 1980, Merit has grown to be one of the foremost providers of professional community association services in the Western States. Merit specializes in the forward planning and management of master planned, single family home/condominiums, active adult, and urban high- and mid-rise communities as well as rental property management for investors (www.meritrental.com).
Merit is a subsidiary of FirstService Residential Management (FSR). FSR is the largest manager of residential communities in North America, overseeing more than 5,600 properties and over 1.3 million residential units.
FSR is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ: FSRV, TSX: FSV), a global leader in the rapidly growing real estate services sector, providing a variety of services in commercial real estate, residential property management and property services. More information about FirstService is available at www.firstservice.com.
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About Merit
Since 1980, Merit has grown to be one of the foremost providers of professional community association services in the Western States. Merit specializes in the forward planning and management of master planned, single family home/condominiums, active adult, and urban high- and mid-rise communities as well as rental property management for investors (www.meritrental.com).
Merit is a subsidiary of FirstService Residential Management (FSR). FSR is the largest manager of residential communities in North America, overseeing more than 5,600 properties and over 1.3 million residential units.
FSR is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ: FSRV, TSX: FSV), a global leader in the rapidly growing real estate services sector, providing a variety of services in commercial real estate, residential property management and property services. More information about FirstService is available at www.firstservice.com.
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