Paul F. Ciminelli is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ciminelli Development Company, Inc., a real estate development and investment firm that owns, manages or has developed over 9 million square feet of office, flex, industrial, and warehouse space in New York State, Florida, and Southern Ontario, Canada.

Mr. Ciminelli has played a key role in obtaining and positioning many of the company's key projects including:

• The purchase of the Former Federal Reserve Building in downtown Buffalo, and its ensuing redevelopment for New Era Cap Company for their new Administrative Headquarters;
• The development and construction of First Niagara Bank's Corporate Headquarters, and all facilities management services for the Bank' portfolio across New York and Pennsylvania;
• The coordination of management and leasing services for both Key Center and the Bank of America building in Downtown Buffalo, on behalf of the buildings' New York City-based ownership group;

• The formation of Ciminelli Real Estate Services--Florida; Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation-- Pennsylvania; and the formation of Allpro Parking, LLC, Western New York's premier parking operator, with operations across Upstate New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Mr. Ciminelli received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He holds a Certificate of Finance from the University of Buffalo School of Management, and is a licensed New York State real estate agent. He also completed the MIT Continuing Studies Program at Sloan School of Business. In addition, Mr. Ciminelli was a member of the inaugural class of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks/Harvard School of Design, Executive Business Program, "Running a Private Real Estate Company."

In addition to his business activities, Mr. Ciminelli is involved in many professional and non-profit organizations, including:

• Buffalo Place, Inc. (organization formed to promote business revitalization and growth of Downtown Buffalo)

• Paul Smith's College

• 43 X 79 Group (Western New York Business Leaders Group)

• University of Buffalo Foundation

• Empire State Development Corporation

• National Association of Industrial and Office Parks-Upstate New York and Toronto Chapters (NAIOP)

• National Association of Industrial and Office Parks/Harvard Graduate School of Design, Executive Business Program, "Running a Private Real Estate Company"

• VISTAGE (International organization of CEOs)

• H.H. Richardson Complex Revitalization Committee

Past Affiliations:

• Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences

• Buffalo Niagara Partnership

• Atlantic Corridor (international business development initiative)

• Amherst Chamber of Commerce

• Buffalo Niagara Enterprise (BNE - regional business development and marketing initiative forthe Niagara Region)
  

• Canada / U.S. BorderNet Alliance