The Jenkins Organization Hires New Chief Operating Officer

Houston, TX, January 08, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The Jenkins Organization, a self-storage management company based in Houston Texas, is proud to announce the appointment of John Manes as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. John will be overseeing all aspects of the company’s operations, including field and office personnel, policy and procedure implementation, training procedures, marketing programs, internet strategies, revenue management, payroll and bonus plans, and new facility openings.

John comes to Jenkins with a vast background in storage and retail sales. Prior to this appointment, John served as a Regional Vice President for Sovran Self Storage, a publicly traded self storage REIT (SSS). While at Sovran, John led a team of 8 district managers and 120 stores covering 8 states, representing 275 employees and $62 Million in annual sales. John is well versed in store level operations, local marketing initiatives, revenue management, internet strategy and structuring policy and procedure.

He also has a 20 year extensive background in retail sales including specialty retail, discount retail, department store retail and deep discount retail.

As The Jenkins Organization continues to grow its current portfolio valued at over $200,000,000 – John will be a strong asset in the company’s future.

For more information on The Jenkins Organization, please visit their website at: www.jenkinsorg.com.

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