Atlantic | Pacific Companies (A | P), a fourth generation real estate company, is pleased to announce the addition of marketing and finance veteran Terri Echarte.

“A | P is delighted to add Terri to our team of top professionals,” says COO Randy Weisburd. “2010 was a year of tremendous growth and Terri’s addition will further position A|P as the market leader in providing commercial real estate advisory and management services.”

Terri joins the company as Managing Director of the Real Estate Group and comes with over 25 years of experience in the real estate industry including commercial real estate management, marketing and finance. Terri’s leading role at A | P will be to coordinate new business development and asset management.

Prior to joining A | P, Terri opened a Miami office for the Douglas Wilson Companies, a national firm specializing in real estate receiverships. As Regional Managing Director, her focus included marketing the firm’s services with lenders and attorneys in the Southeast and East Coast of Florida. In addition, she worked on distressed real estate assignments. Previously, Terri was a Managing Director for Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) where she arranged debt financing on all types of commercial real estate. She also served as senior vice president with Bank of America for nearly ten years.