Cousins Properties names new CIO

Cousins Properties has promoted Kennedy Hicks to the role of CIO.

She will be responsible for acquisitions, dispositions and strategic investments for the company.

Since joining Cousins in 2018 as senior vice president, Hicks has been a key member of the company’s leadership team. In 2020, she was promoted to executive vice president – investments, and also named managing director of the Atlanta market, overseeing the operations for the company’s 7 million square feet within the city.

Before joining Cousins, Kennedy was a managing director with Eastdil Secured. In this role, she was responsible for advising and representing clients on equity sales and ventures for office properties throughout the Sun Belt.