Hector Escamilla, Jr.

The founder and president of DFW 1031, Inc. is Hector Escamilla, Jr.

Mr. Escamilla is a 1977 summa cum laude graduate of Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1980, and a Commercial Investment Real Estate broker since 2003. He has been investing in commercial real estate since 1997, and is a member of the North Texas CCIM Chapter.

Mr. Escamilla's career began in 1977 with the Dallas office of Price Waterhouse & Co., an international accounting firm. In 1981, he left Price Waterhouse to become controller/tax manager for a company owned by the Herman W. Lay family of Dallas and eventually became the CFO for various Lay family entities.

His responsibilities included all aspects of financial management, tax planning and compliance, as well as assistance with negotiation and oversight of business and investment transactions in the United States, Mexico and Argentina. He continues to provide such services to H. Ward Lay and several affiliated entities. He is also a principal in various entrepreneurial ventures.

In 1997, Texas Governor George W. Bush appointed Mr. Escamilla to the Board of Directors of the Trinity River Authority of Texas where he served until 2008, including terms as its President and Chairman of the Executive Committee. Additional civic affiliations include The Salesmanship Club of Dallas, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, The Senior Source, and the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, where he served as Board Chairman for 1993/94.

Mr. Escamilla is fluent in English and Spanish.

Wayne B. Swearingen

We are pleased to announce our affiliation with Barclay Commercial Group, Inc., whose founder and Chairman is Wayne B. Swearingen, a leader in Texas commercial real estate since 1962.

Mr. Swearingen has specialized in the sale, leasing and management of major commercial properties, and has completed some of the largest investment sales in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex. He also pioneered "tenant representation" over 40 years ago and continues to be a leader in that field. For additional information on Barclay Commercial Group, Inc., see www.barclaycom.com.

DFW 1031, Inc. is pleased to collaborate with Mr. Swearingen to assist our clients.