Steve Yenser joined Cousins Properties Inc., a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust, as senior vice president and director of leasing - retail division. Yenser will have direct responsibility for all aspects of the merchandising and leasing of all projects in the Cousins retail portfolio nationwide. Yenser has 16 years of experience in the shopping center industry. He began his retail career with Homart Development Company in 1986 and continued with General Growth Properties after its acquisition of Homart in 1995. Yenser rose through the ranks in the Homart and General Growth organizations where he held several leasing positions. His most recent position was senior vice president of asset management - eastern region. He had full responsibility for leasing, management, and marketing along with development oversight for 32 of General Growth's owned properties.