DALLAS, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Provident Industrial, a division of Dallas-based real estate development and investment firm Provident, has appointed Martin "Marty" O'Hara as Executive Vice President of Investments and Strategy. In this role, he will oversee the Midwest development platform while supporting the strategic growth and vision of Provident Industrial. 

Marty O'Hara brings more than 20 years of commercial real estate experience spanning industrial development, acquisitions, portfolio strategy, capital allocation, strategic planning, and market expansion. Throughout his career, he has worked across more than 20 U.S. industrial markets and has led development, acquisition, disposition and planning initiatives representing billions of dollars of industrial real estate assets.

Prior to joining Provident, O'Hara held leadership roles at CenterPoint Properties, where he helped guide market expansion, portfolio strategy, capital deployment, and long-range planning across a national industrial platform that more than tripled in value during his tenure. Most recently, he worked closely with executive leadership and CenterPoint's institutional capital partner on acquisitions, development, portfolio optimization and investment allocation initiatives across a 60+ million-square-foot industrial portfolio. He also played a key role in evaluating and executing expansion opportunities across major logistics markets, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, Houston, the Inland Empire, Lehigh Valley and South Florida. 

"We are excited to welcome Marty to Provident Industrial," said Case Van Lare, President, Provident Industrial.  "His experience leading investment and market expansion across a large-scale industrial portfolio aligns perfectly with our vision for the platform.  Marty's expertise, leadership and institutional experience will further strengthen our ability to identify opportunities and advance our long-term objectives."

O'Hara joins Provident at a time of significant growth for the company's industrial platform, which has expanded its presence through regional offices in Houston, Phoenix, Philadelphia and now Chicago. Based in Chicago, O'Hara will help expand Provident Industrial's presence and pursue development opportunities across key markets nationwide.

About Provident

Provident is a privately held real estate development and investment firm with over three decades of success across multiple market cycles driven by foresight, experience, and adaptability to changing markets. Provident focuses on delivering exceptional risk-adjusted returns to investor partners through development of opportunistic and value-add strategies. Since its founding in 1991, Provident has developed or invested in over $7.5 billion in real estate projects nationwide. For more information, visit www.provident.net.

Media Contact: Amber Roberts, aroberts@provident.net 

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