Gary A. Watson
President /Broker Salesperson
Commercial Division

PERSONAL

Born 5/15/47

Pensacola Native/Graduate Escambia High School/Attended Pensacola Junior College
Honorable Discharge U.S. Army (E-5)/Vietnam 67-68

EMPLOYMENT

1976 Licensed in State of Florida as Real Estate Broker
1991-2002 Beck Property Company – Broker/Salesman
2002-Present Exit Realty NFI – Commercial – President Commercial Division

EXPERIENCE

Management Mariner Mall / 387,000 SF / Brunos / Scotty’s / Carmike Theater
Owner-Hibernia National Bank, New Orleans, LA (1991-1997)
Santa Rosa Plaza / 54,000 SF / Delchamps / Eckerds
Owner-N.A. Dalba/American United Life Ins. Co. (1988-1998)
Lexington Square / 72,000 SF / Jitney-Jungle
Owner-Rock Development, Fairfield, NJ (1994-1996)
Numerous Free-Standing Buildings

Leasing Leases Negotiated and Closed With National or Regional Companies

U.S. Navy - GSA Delchamps Eckerds Nalco Chemical
ST&T Telecomm Premium Meat and Seafood Amaar Doors DeltaCom
Blimpies Balcor Groovin Noovin St. of Fl.—Dept of Banking
Pensacola BBB Home Care Services Beltone Metric Engineering
Fantastic Sam’s Bono’s BBQ Cash America National Weight Loss Clinic
Scotty’s Inc. Domino’s Pizza Sikorsky Support First American Title

Sales Contracts Negotiated and Closed With National or Regional Companies

Ford Motor Credit FDIC RTC Aronov
Compass Bank / Barnett Bank / First Union Bank / AutoZone
Discount Auto Parts / The Mitchell Company / Precision Tune / Konover & Associates
Shidler Group / National Warehouse Inv. Corp. / SouthTrust Bank / Shamrock Ventures (Walgreens)
Nugget Oil / Emmitt, Inc. (Emmitt Smith) / Blackstone Group / Jehle Engineering
Chevron / Hibernia National Bank / Gulf Coast Signs / American Bank and Trust
Honey Baked Hams / RGB Development, Inc. / Circle K / Amoco Oil
Sterling House / American United Life Ins. / Champion Realty / GTE Telecommunications
First Concord Group / KMC Telecommunications / Suburban Lodge / Home Stay Lodge
Anthony Properties / Halsco / Loftin Construction / Victory Developers
Brown Marine / Citibank / Murphy Oil / GE / Regions Bank

REFERENCES

Mr. Eddie Rogers MMM Associates, Inc. Site Location 334-928-7750
Mr. David Bruce Hibernia National Bank Management 504-533-2387
Mr. Dan Gilmore RGB Development, Inc. Site Location 850-434-6660
Mr. John Connors Home Stay Lodge Site Location 334-974-1150
Mr. Joe Loftin Loftin Construction-Personal 850-476-7240
Mr. Don Jehle Jehle Engineering-Personal 850-435-0059
Mr. Ken Naylor People’s First Bank-Personal 850-473-4327
Mr. Hal Hudson Halsco-Personal 850-433-3940
Mr. John E. Hall Jr. Investor-Personal 850-434-2313
Mr. Mike Shannon Shannon Stroebel & Weaver-Personal 334-821-0928

ASSOCIATIONS

2003-2004 Florida Association of Realtors Commercial Alliance
2002-2004 Director-Pensacola Chapter N.A.I.O.P.
1998 District Vice President, Florida CCIM Chapter
1997 Received CCIM Designation
1989 MLS Committee National Association of REALTORS
1988 President Pensacola Association of REALTORS
1986-89 Director Florida Association of REALTORS
1984-89 Director Pensacola Association of REALTORS

CIVIC ORGANAZATIONS

2004-2005 Cordova Rotary-Club President
2007  Northwest Florida Blood Center Foundation-Board of Directors