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The International Automotive Research Center in Greenville has hired John V. Boyette Jr. as its new real estate director. Boyette has 36 years of management experience in the design and construction industry and is a well-respected local business executive with extensive national experience."We are very pleased to have John join our team," said Bob Geolas, Clemson-ICAR director. "He has the right skills and experience to help us grow and manage the research campus." Boyette will be responsible for the planning, development and management of all Clemson University-ICAR property, a 250-acre research park in Greenville off Mauldin Road. "Real estate development is a key component in the growth of Clemson University-ICAR," said Geolas. "John will be in charge of developing proposals and negotiations of development opportunities and private third-party development of office, laboratory, retail and residential projects." The real estate director also will oversee ground leases, space leases and property exchanges, as well as maintain maps and property and lease databases used for property transactions and land-planning purposes.
Boyette has been involved in many large projects during his career, some of which exceeded $100 million, including ones for Furman University, Greenville-Spartanburg Airport, Greenville Hospital System, Shriner's Hospital, Clemson University, Greenville County and the city of Greenville. He also has been the principal in charge of the design for major private projects for firms such as Digital Equipment Corp, NCR, Novo Nordisk, IBM and BellSouth. University officials and Upstate leaders envision the Clemson-ICAR property to be more like a college campus than an industrial park. The property will be the focus of a research-driven initiative that incorporates Clemson's Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center, slated to be completed in 2006, and building projects of university business partners, including BMW, Microsoft, IBM and Michelin. BMW's 80,000-square-foot Information Technology Research Center will open in 2005. A research leader in advanced materials, automotive engineering, bioengineering and genomics, Clemson University is located in Clemson, S.C. Founded in 1889, the university is a legacy of Thomas Green Clemson, who willed his Fort Hill plantation home and surrounding lands to the state of South Carolina to establish "a high seminary of learning." Today, Clemson is a nationally recognized research university, where approximately 17,000 undergraduate and graduate students pursue more than 70 degree programs in five academic colleges. A land-grant university, Clemson serves citizens, communities and businesses statewide through public service activities that include research, regulatory and extension services. Connect to www.clemson.edu for more information.
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Boyette, a Clemson alumnus (Class of '65), leaves Design Strategies, an architectural, engineering and design firm in Greenville, to accept the Clemson position. "I am looking forward to working with Bob and the university," he said. "The Clemson-ICAR project is taking shape as a national example of university research and teaching, corporate partnerships and regional economic development to build technologically advanced expertise and resources that will attract high-skill businesses to the area."