Prominent real estate development firm names new CEO

Greg Sembler will lead St. Petersburg-based The Sembler Co., succeeding Ron Wheeler.

By Business Observer Staff
| 12:21 p.m. September 13, 2019
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Greg Sembler, the son of Sembler Co. founder Mel Sembler, is the new CEO of the St. Petersburg-based company. Courtesy photo.

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ST. PETERSBURG — The Sembler Co., which has developed more than 350 real estate projects totaling 27 million square feet throughout the Southeast and Puerto Rico, has named Greg Sembler CEO, effective Jan. 1. He succeeds Ron Wheeler, who joined the St. Petersburg-based company — which also offers property management and leasing services — in 1997 as vice president of investments.

Greg Sembler is the son of company founder Mel Sembler and currently serves as chairman of the board.