Weingarten Names New Vice President, Regional Leasing Director

Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI) announces the promotion of Alan Houston to vice president, regional leasing director in the southwest United States. Alan is based in the company’s Phoenix regional office. In this position, Houston will be responsible for managing the leasing of a portfolio of Weingarten’s properties in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah of approximately six million square feet in addition to managing 800,000 square feet of new developments. Houston will report to Neil Soskin, vice president and director of leasing, based in Weingarten’s regional Sacramento, California office. Joining Weingarten in 1996, Houston spent 10 years leasing and later managing the leasing of properties in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky before relocating to the Phoenix office in 2006. Houston graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in finance and real estate. "I am pleased and excited to announce that the Board of Trustees confirmed the promotion of Alan Houston to Vice President of Weingarten Realty Investors,” said Soskin. "Alan is about to celebrate the start of his 13th year with the Weingarten team, and during his tenure, he has proved to be an aggressive and determined dealmaker. In addition, Alan is a thoughtful and pragmatic asset manager that has developed into an analytical and astute executive, and we look forward to many more years as he leads and grows the company’s western region.” Weingarten Realty Investors As one of the largest real estate investment trusts listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI) is celebrating its 60th anniversary as a commercial real estate owner, manager and developer, incorporated in 1948. Focused on delivering solid returns to shareholders, Weingarten is actively developing, acquiring, and intensively managing properties in 23 states that span the United States from coast-to-coast. The Company's portfolio of 415 properties includes 335 neighborhood and community shopping centers and 80 industrial properties. Including tenant-owned square footage, the Company's portfolio currently totals more than 72 million square feet under management. Weingarten has one of the most diversified tenant bases of any major REIT in its sector, with the largest of its 5,700 tenants comprising less than 3 percent of its rental revenues. To learn more about the Company's operations and growth strategies, please visit http://www.weingarten.com.