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ATLANTA — ECI Group, an Atlanta-based development, management and investment firm, has hired Thomas Rowe as chief financial officer (CFO). He replaces Ben Engel, who held the position for the past 10 years. Rowe joins ECI after serving for more than a decade as chief financial officer at SJC Ventures, an Atlanta-based company specializing in the development of Whole Foods Market-anchored projects. At SJC, he directed financial strategies for approximately $1.4 billion in ground-up development spanning about 3.1 million square feet of retail, multifamily and mixed-use developments. Prior to SJC Ventures, Rowe spent five years as the deputy CFO at Invest Atlanta/The Atlanta Development Authority.