Winchester resident appointed senior vice president at Cummings Properties

Seventeen-year Winchester resident Craig Ziady was recently appointed senior vice president at Woburn-based commercial real estate firm Cummings Properties.

Ziady joined Cummings Properties’ legal team in 2007 as general counsel, a position he still holds. The department he leads represents the Company in all its legal affairs, including litigation, mediation, and arbitration, and it is significantly involved in the Company’s principal legal function–the negotiation and execution of leases.

Ziady provides significant support to the Company’s human resources and field divisions for personnel matters and risk management programs, and to its design department for permitting, licensing, and environmental approvals. He also works with a number of municipalities and various courts and agencies at the local, state, and federal levels.

“Craig is consulted for virtually every significant Company transaction and plays a key role in determining not only legal but also business strategies,” according to President and CEO Dennis Clarke, a Winchester resident. “We greatly value the expertise and dedication that he brings to Cummings Properties and are fortunate to have such a skilled and knowledgeable colleague on our leadership team.”

Ziady is a graduate of Bates College and received a law degree, cum laude, from Boston College Law School. He is a member of the Massachusetts and American Bar Associations, as well as the Licensed Site Professional Association and NAIOP Massachusetts, and serves on the Massachusetts Advisory Council of the New England Legal Foundation.

Ziady and his wife, Joan, also an attorney, have four children and are actively involved with Winchester youth sports and the Parents Committee at Brooks School in North Andover, where Ziady is a former trustee and past president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Cummings Properties Chief Financial Officer Bill Grant of Andover was also recently appointed senior vice president.

Cummings Properties manages 10 million square feet of prime space, including offices, healthcare facilities, laboratories, retail storefronts, warehouses, executive suites, and more. With a portfolio of this size and variety across 10 suburban Boston communities, the firm can meet almost any commercial real estate need from 150 square feet to 300,000 square feet.