Highwoods Properties Inc. announced the appointment of Andy Wisniewski as vice president and Pittsburgh division head. Wisniewski joins company from CBRE's Pittsburgh Landlord Agency Group where he has worked for 24 years, the last 14 years as executive vice president. Wisniewski's first day at Highwoods will be July 9, 2012. During Wisniewski's 24 years in the Pittsburgh market, he has managed over 11 million square feet of agency assignments consisting of more than 50 properties. This has resulted in the execution of over five million square feet of leases and investment sales with a value in excess of one billion dollars. A licensed real estate broker and a Certified Commercial Investment Member of the Commercial Real Estate Institute (CCIM).