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Monday, July 28, 2008
HARWOOD INTERNATIONAL NAMES JOHN DIENES MANAGING DIRECTOR, CAPITAL STRUCTURING
HARWOOD INTERNATIONAL NAMES JOHN DIENES MANAGING DIRECTOR, CAPITAL STRUCTURING
HARWOOD, DALLAS, TEXAS, JULY 28, 2008: Harwood International has announced the appointment of John Dienes as Managing Director, Capital Structuring. The announcement was made by Gabriel Barbier-Mueller, Chairman and CEO.
"Harwood International is pleased to add a 44-year veteran banker to our capital structuring team, and strengthen its ability to seize market timed investment opportunities and expand its activities into opportunistic investments,” said Barbier-Mueller. “Having worked with John for several years, we are confident that his network of relationships and experience is a perfect fit for Harwood International.”
Dienes has more than 44 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry. He began his career with Republic National Bank of Dallas in 1964 and after multiple executive positions he was elected a Managing Director of FirstRepublic Bank in 1988, at that time the largest banking company in Texas. In 1989 FirstRepublic was acquired by NCNB (which went on to become Bank of America), where he assumed the position of Corporate Executive Vice President and Director of Corporate Banking until 1994. From 1994 to 1999 he was President and Chief Operating Officer of United Companies Financial Corporation (NYSE), where he was a member of the board of directors and the Executive Committee. From 2000 to 2005, Dienes was chairman and CEO of First American Bank of Dallas. He completed his banking career as President of Citibank – Dallas Fort Worth from 2005-2008.
“It is a privilege to become associated with Gabriel and his world class organization,” said Dienes. “The opportunity to participate with Harwood International in their quest to continue to build industry leading developments and Class AA properties is truly exciting.”
Active in industry and civic endeavors, Dienes has served as Chairman of The Corporate Banking Division of the American Banker’s Association and on the boards of Payless Cashways Corporation (NYSE), 3 Beall Brothers 3, Dallas Biomedical Corporation, The Texas Superconducting Super Collider Authority and The Dallas Citizens Council.
He is a past member of the Board of Councilors for the University of Texas at Dallas and the Associate Board of Southern Methodist University (SMU). In addition, he has served on the boards of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, the Dallas Ambassador’s Forum; and is a past director of the American Red Cross, American Cancer Society and Junior Achievement in Dallas.
Dienes has been active in the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, National Asthma Association, St. Paul Foundation, Boy Scouts, United Way, Dallas Museum of Arts, Dallas Symphony Association, Dallas Science Museum and St. Mark’s School of Texas.
A native of Mer Rouge, La., Dienes holds a bachelors degree from Louisiana Tech University, a masters of business administration degree in finance from SMU, and is a graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking. He served six years in the Texas Air National Guard.
Dienes is a resident of North Dallas.
ABOUT HARWOOD INTERNATIONAL
Founded in 1988 by Swiss-born Gabriel Barbier-Mueller, Harwood International is a niche real estate developer and value-add investor with offices around the globe in London, Zurich, Geneva, Beverly Hills, and Dallas. Today, Harwood International’s success extends globally with more than $3 billion in ongoing developments and equity in more than 30 properties around the world. For more information, see www.harwoodinternational.com.
The corporate headquarters is located in Harwood, Dallas, which began life with the highly-acclaimed Harwood International Center in Uptown. Home to such companies as Rolex, Jones Day, K&L Gates, and Centex, the four-building office complex currently showcases more than one million square feet of premier class office and retail space set within a park-like campus with gardens and art-filled lobbies. Now a 17-city-block district, Harwood, Dallas will continue to grow in 17 phases to include over seven million square feet of condominium, office, retail, and residential development. For a guide to Harwood, see www.harwooddallas.com.
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