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Drew Alexander

President/Chief Executive Officer Weingarten Realty Investors
Houston, TX
United States
Weingarten Realty Investors is a Houston based REIT with over 303 properties in 18 states. Mr. Alexander graduated from the University of Texas (Austin) with highest honors majoring in real estate. He serves as a Director of Weingarten Realty Investors, Weingarten Properties, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc., and the Houston region of JPMorgan/Chase & Co. He also serves on the board of NAREIT. Mr. Alexander is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Albert A. Auer

Newport Beach, CA
United States

Retired. Mr. Auer is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.



Peter E. Baccile

Managing Director
JP Morgan
New York, NY
United States
Mr. Baccile is head of JPMorgan's Global Real Estate & Lodging Investment Banking group. He oversees 45 dedicated professionals and has primary responsibility for many of the firm's key real estate and lodging client relationships.


Ralph Biernbaum
Palm Beach, FL
United States
Retired. Mr. Biernbaum is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Jamie Bersani

Executive Vice President/Retail Real Estate
Limited Brands, Inc.
James L. "Jamie" Bersani currently serves as EVP of Limited Brands Retail Real Estate, a role he has occupied since April, 2006. He is responsible for leading the strategic and proactive execution of all retail real estate transactions, as well as nurturing relationships with landlords in order to position and reposition Limited Brands in various shopping venues. Limited Brands currently occupies approximately 13 million square feet, comprised of 2,900 stores. Current brands include Victoria’s Secret, Pink, La Senza, Bath & Body Works, C.O. Bigelow, White Barn Candle, and Henri Bendel.

Bersani joined Limited Brands in 1986 as a Real Estate Director, was promoted to Vice President of Real Estate in 1995, and promoted to SVP of Real Estate in 2000.

Prior to joining Limited Brands, Bersani worked in tax law and accounting with Coopers & Lybrand from 1984-1986, and Ernst & Whinney from 1980-1981. He is a licensed attorney and CPA in New York State.

Bersani is a three-time graduate of Syracuse University, earning his B.S. and M.S. degrees from its School of Management (1980, 1984), as well as his J.D. degree from its College of Law (1984). He resides in New Albany, Ohio with his wife Ashley and son Ryder.


Melissa Boughton

Vice President of Real Estate
The Children's Place
Secaucus, New Jersey
United States
Melissa Boughton joined Regis Corporation in 2003. As Senior Vice President of Real Estate, Ms. Boughton determines the real estate strategies and objectives necessary to achieve growth for over 11,000 of Regis Corporation’s salons, hair restoration centers, and beauty schools. As a national-credit tenant, Regis’ real estate success is a direct result of building and leasing attractive salons in high-traffic malls, high-visibility open-air and power centers, co-tenancy with national retailers, and presence in downtown and streetfront locations. Boughton supervises the market development and financial evaluation of real estate deals. Key salon concepts include Regis Salon, Supercuts, MasterCuts, Cost Cutters, Trade Secret/Beauty Secret, First Choice Haircutters, Vidal Sassoon, Jean Louis David, HairMasters, BoRics and Style America. Boughton has nearly 20 years of real estate and management experience, most recently serving as a vice president, property development mall division, for Best Buy. She was also previously a marketing director, mall manager and leasing director with General Growth Properties. Boughton holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern Indiana. She has been a member of ICSC since June of 1986, and served as ICSC Minnesota State Retail Chair from 1995 until 1998.


J. Lorne Braithwaite
President
Park Avenue Holdings
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Park Avenue Holdings is a private investor holding company. Mr. Braithwaite was President and CEO of Cambridge Shopping Centers (now Ivanhoe Cambridge) developer and manager of large enclosed regional shopping malls in Canada from 1978 to 2002. Mr. Braithwaite is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and a past President of the Canadian Institute of Public Real Estate Companies (CIPREC).


Eduardo Bross
Chairman
Constructora Planigrupo
Eduardo Bross is the Chairman of Planigrupo. Planigrupo is the leading developer of supermarket anchored shopping centers in Mexico. Eduardo holds an architectural degree from the University of Guadalajara and a masters in Urban and Regional Planning from The University of Washington. He has served in the board of numerous social, cultural and religious institutions and he was the president of The Mexican Friends of the Jerusalem Museum, Founder and First Chair of the Graduate Studies Program in Urban Planning at the University of Guadalajara and head of Planning, for the city of Guadalajara, Mexico’s second largest city. Today Eduardo and his wife Eemilie live in Mexico City and Monterrey City, Mexico. They are the proud parents of two sons, one daughter and seven grand children.


Terry S. Brown

Chief Executive Officer
Edens & Avant

Mr. Brown is the Chief Executive Officer of Edens & Avant, one of the largest owners, operators and developers of grocery-anchored shopping centers in the United States. Edens & Avant has over $2.5 billion invested in 240 retail centers totaling more than 23 million square feet located along the Eastern Seaboard with its headquarters in Columbia, South Carolina and regional offices in Boston and Washington DC.



John L. Bucksbaum

Chairman and CEO
General Growth Properties, Inc.
Chicago, IL
United States
General Growth Properties, Inc. is a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) listed on the New York Stock Exchange (GGP). Mr. Bucksbaum oversees all operations of GGP, which is the nation’s second largest shopping center owner, manager and developer with ownership interests in, or management responsibility for, a portfolio of 169 regional shopping malls throughout the US consisting of over 146 million square feet of space.

Matthew Bucksbaum
Chairman Emeritus
General Growth Properties, Inc.
Chicago, IL
United States
General Growth Properties, Inc. is a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust listed on the New York Stock Exchange (GGP). During the past four decades Mr. Bucksbaum has been a principal in the formation of two REITs, as well as the purchase of shopping centers totaling more than $10 billion. Mr. Bucksbaum is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


James R. Bullock

CSM, President
Glengate Investments
Inc.
Campbeville, Ontario
Canada
Glengate Investments is a family holding company with interests in real estate. Mr. Bullock is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Marcelo Baptista Carvalho

Director
ANCAR
Marcelo Baptista Carvalho is currently the President of Ancar Gestăo Integrada de Shopping Centers and the President of ABRASCE- Associaçăo Brasileira de Shopping Centers (Brazilian Association of Shopping Centers). He also serves as the President of the Rio de Janeiro chapter of NGO Junior Achievement and is a member of the Rio de Janeiro chapter of the Young President’s Organization. Marcelo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, and is a graduate of the Owner/President Management Program (OPM) at Harvard Business School.


Martin J. Cleary

Sea girt, NJ
United States
Retired. Mr. Cleary is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Albert A. Corti

CLS
Principal
The Corti Gilchrist Partnership, LLC
San Diego, CA
United States
Albert A. Corti, CLS, Principal, The Corti Gilchrist Partnership, LLC, San Diego, California. The Corti Gilchrist Partnership is active in the development of regional, lifestyle, power, and community centers in southern California for their own account and provides development and leasing services to a variety of national and international clients. Mr. Corti oversees all of The Corti Gilchrist Partnership leasing programs and is instrumental in the firm's development activities.


Mike Edwards

CEO
Bequia Group
Portland, OR
United States
Mike Edwards is CEO of the Bequia Group LLC. The Bequia Group partners with entrepreneurs in the creation of extraordinary companies that innovate in every part of the brand experience from unique product development to creating extraordinary customer experiences. The Bequia Group’s key investor partner is Endeavour Capital, a Portland based private equity firm. Founded in 1991, Endeavour currently manages funds with over $925 million in equity capital.

He began his career with the May Company in 1983 in the management training program and spent five years as a buyer. He then joined Target Stores and worked in the field merchandising division for two years. In 1990, Edwards joined CompUSA, then a seven-store chain. He held the positions of Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager as well as Senior Vice president of Store Operations in his tenure for the 5 Billion dollar computer specialty retailer. From 1999 to 2001, Edwards was Executive Vice President, Merchandising and Chief Marketing Officer at West Marine, Inc. (NYSE: WMAR), a specialty retailer of boating supplies. Edwards served as Executive Vice President, Operations for Jo-Ann Stores (NYSE: JAS): a 900-store, $2.0-billion-dollar national fabric and craft retailer from 2001-2004. He also was director and chairman of the board of iGo Corporation (NYSE: MOBE), a mobile technology products parts provider, from October 1999 to January 2001.

Mike is currently a trustee for the International Council of Shopping Centers organization as well as Portland State University Business School. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business in 1983 from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.


Michael Elleman
Senior Vice President-Real Estate
Chico’s FAS, Inc.
Fort Myers, Florida
United States
Michael K. Elleman is currently Senior Vice President-Real Estate for Chico’s FAS, Inc. responsible for all Real Estate activities for this rapidly growing multi-brand specialty apparel retailer. Having spent 24 years in the industry, his retail experience includes Gymboree, Inc. and leadership roles at both Limited Brands, Inc. and Charlotte Russe, Inc. In addition, he served on the landlord side of the table for 15 years including 11 years with Corporate Property Investors prior to its acquisition by Simon Property Group. He received his B.A. in Communications from the University of Missouri, and his M.B.A. from Kennesaw State University. He currently serves on the ICSC Committee on Open Air Centers.


Mary Lou Fiala

President & Chief Operating Officer
Regency Centers
Jacksonville, FL
United States
Ms. Fiala is responsible for the operational management of Regency's retail centers nationwide. Regency Centers currently owns 272 centers totaling 29.1 million square feet in 41 largest markets throughout the country representing assets exceeding $3 billion. She is a past Board member of Pacific Retail Trust and City Center. Ms. Fiala is a current Board member of Regency Centers Corporation.

In May 2008, Ms. Fiala was elected Chair of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for a one-year term.


Paul Freddo

Vice President - Director of Real Estate
J.C. Penney Corporation
Paul Freddo graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Adelphi University. Professionally, he is currently Vice President and Director of Real Estate in JCPenney Company’s Dallas headquarters. He started with the company in June 1976 as a Property Management Specialist in the New York office. He transferred to Dallas in 1980 and was promoted to Field Real Estate Representative in 1985. Paul was transferred to Pittsburgh in 1989 and returned to the Dallas office in 1993. In 1998, he was promoted to East Real Estate Manager and was promoted to his present position January 2004. His professional and civic activities include being a Trustee with the Plano Economic Development Board, a Board member with The Network, and Director of The Legacy Association


F. Kemper Freeman, Jr.

President
Bellevue Square Managers, Inc.
Bellevue, WA
United States
Mr. Freeman is third generation involved in the ownership and development of Bellevue Square an upscale super regional shopping center. He provides strategic executive direction and leads the company in community involvement. Mr. Freeman is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Jaap C. Gillis
Redevco Europe
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
As of March 15th 2006 Jaap C. Gillis is Chief Operating Officer at Redevco Europe with responsibilities for development and new countries.

Prior to joining Redevco Mr Gillis was a member of the Management Board of AM N.V. (Amstelland MDC) and vice-chairman of AM Development B.V. (presently Multi Development) in Gouda. Mr Gillis was with AM since 1 April 2000.

Prior to joining AM, Mr. Gillis was the Chairman of the Board of ING Real Estate International since 1995, an investment, finance and development corporation with a approx € 110 billion portfolio.

Mr Gillis is specialized in project development and asset management in several European countries and the USA.

Alongside his position in Redevco, Mr Gillis is also chairman (as of April 28th, 2006) of the European Advisory Board of the International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC), a member of the European Council - and vice chairman of the Dutch Board of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Certified Marketeer, a member of the Board of the Dutch Council of Shopping Centres, chairman of the ICSC European Sustainability Committee and lecturer at the Amsterdam School of Real Estate (University of Amsterdam); subject retail. He was previously employed in various (management) positions in Neprom (Dutch Developers Association), the Dutch Marketing Association for development and construction, and a Board member of the Association for Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) in Washington, USA and an ICSC jury member for the annual European shopping centre nominations/awards.

Mr Gillis holds a Bachelor and Master in Business Administration.


Michael Glimcher

President & CEO
Glimcher Realty Trust
Michael P. Glimcher is President and Chief Executive Officer of Glimcher Realty Trust Mr. Glimcher was brought up in the real estate and development industry. His father, Herbert Glimcher, Chairman of Glimcher Realty Trust, founded The Glimcher Company in 1959, the predecessor of GRT. Glimcher Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT), which was formed in 1994 to continue and expand the business and operations of The Glimcher Company. Mr. Glimcher graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in 1990. He serves on many boards and committees.


Donald H. Graham, Jr.

SCSM, Senior Partner GMR
Honolulu, HI
United States
GMR is a real estate development, management and ownership partnership with particular concerns regarding senior housing and shopping centers. Mr. Graham is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Gordon T. "Skip" Greeby, Jr., P.E.

President
The Greeby Companies, Inc.
Lake Bluff, IL
United States
Gordon T. "Skip" Greeby, Jr., P.E., is President of The Greeby Companies, Inc. in Lake Bluff, IL. Mr. Greeby has directed his company’s efforts since 1978 relevant to development management, project management and tenant finish consultation services. Of particular note is his work for institutional and private developers, providing Owner’s representative services for the due diligence, team assembly, design, and construction of over 300,000,000 sq. ft. of retail, high-rise office, corporate headquarters and industrial development throughout the US. With offices in Chicago, Boston, Orlando, and Dallas, all such services are provided through a national network of highly experienced construction professionals located in 35 cities throughout the country. Mr. Greeby serves on the ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) CenterBuild Program Committee as past Conference Chairman, serves on the ICSC International Design and Development Awards Committee, is Co-Chair of the ICSC CDP (Certified Development, Design, and Construction Professional) Governing Committee to develop a new professional designation for the retail industry, is an instructor at the ICSC University of Shopping Centers, and is the recipient of ICSC’s Board of Trustees Distinguished Service Award. He is a member of CoreNet Global where he holds a Master of Corporate Real Estate designation, and serves as Course Director for the Executive Development Program’s 3-day Project Management seminar. Mr. Greeby has a BS from the US Military Academy at West Point, a Master of Science from Stanford University in Soil Mechanics, and a second Master of Science from Stanford University in Construction Management. He is a registered professional engineer (P.E.) in Illinois.


Lee T. Hanley
Chief Operating Officer
Vestar Development Company
Phoenix, Arizona
United States
Mr. Hanley is a founding Principal of Phoenix based Vestar Development Co., and has been its CEO since 1989. Vestar is one of the largest privately held commercial development companies, developing, owning, and managing over 20 million square feet of shopping centers in Arizona and southern California, He is currently responsible for strategic planning, capital market affiliations, and executive oversight of Vestar Development Co. and Vestar Property Management.

Previously Hanley held positions at Estes Development Co., CB Commercial and Xerox Corporation. He is a graduate of The University of Arizona with a degree in Accounting and served as an Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, including duty in Vietnam.

Lee is a Trustee of the Urban Land Institute, serves on the board of Translational Genomics Institute and is a Trustee of Barrow Neurological Foundation. He is active in Greater Phoenix Leadership, The International Council of Shopping Centers, Valley of the Sun United Way and several civic and cultural organizations in the Phoenix area.


David B. Henry

Vice Chairman &
Chief Investment Officer
Kimco Realty Corporation

David B. Henry is Vice-Chairman & Chief Investment Officer of Kimco Realty Corporation, a NYSE REIT which is one of the nation’s largest owner of neighborhood and community shopping centers. Before joining Kimco Realty, Mr. Henry was Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer at GE Capital Real Estate. He spent 23 years with the company and was responsible for pension advisory activities and investment policies and strategies in the U. S. and international markets. Mr. Henry was also chairman of the Investment Committee, and a member of the Credit Committee. Prior to joining GE Capital, he was Vice President for six years with Republic Mortgage Investors, a REIT based in Coral Gables, Florida. He graduated from Bucknell University in 1971 with a B.S. in Business Administration, and received an M.B.A. in 1973 from the University of Miami. Mr. Henry has been a member of ICSC since April 2001.



M. G. (Buddy) Herring, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer
The MGHerring Group
Dallas, TX
United States
The MGHerring Group is a privately held shopping center development, leasing and management company. Mr. Herring is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


David E. Hocker

CSM, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
David Hocker and Associates
Owensboro, KY
United States
Mr. Hocker is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Joseph C. Hoesley

Vice Chairman
Commercial Real Estate Group
U.S. Bank National Association
Joe Hoesley has led commercial real estate at U.S. Bank since joining the company in 1992. During this time, he helped build the commercial real estate division into 30 regional offices and a team of more than 300 employees, with a real estate portfolio of $24 billion. Under Hoesley’s leadership, the real estate group initiated a mezzanine loan program and joint ventures that provide structured financing, commercial mortgage-backed securities, underwriting and securitization capabilities for U.S. Bank customers.

Mr. Hoesley earned a bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minn. and an MBA from DePaul University in Chicago.

Mr. Hoesley is a trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and of the Center for Urban Land Economics Research University of Wisconsin-Madison.

He is also a board member of Catholic Charities of Minneapolis-St. Paul, and a member of numerous other professional and civic organizations.


Elizabeth I. Holland

Chief Executive Officer
Abbell Credit Corporation

Ms. Holland is the Chief Executive Officer of Abbell Credit Corporation, a sixty-year old private real estate investment, development and management company with an approximately 2 million/sf portfolio, comprised of shopping center, office, enclosed mall properties. Ms. Holland is responsible for overseeing all business and legal matters, including development, financing, leasing, capital improvements, and investor and tenant relations.



Daniel Hurwitz
President & Chief Operating Officer
Developers Diversified Realty
Beachwood, Ohio
United States
Mr. Hurwitz was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Developers Diversified Realty in May 2007. He previously served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer since May 2005, and as Executive Vice President of Developers Diversified from June 1999 through April 2005. Mr. Hurwitz was on the Company’s Board of Directors from May 2002 to May 2004.

Mr. Hurwitz is responsible for Developers Diversified’s core revenue departments, in addition to management of the various disciplines related to the day-to-day operations of the Company. Moreover, he is a member of the Company’s executive, management and investment committees.

Mr. Hurwitz is a member of the Board of Directors of Boscov’s Department Store Inc., a member of the Board of Trustees of U Store It, Inc., a member of the Board of Trustees of Hawken School, a member of the Board of Directors of the Network, and Vice Chairman of the Board for Summer on the Cuyahoga, a civic internship program. Professionally, he is a member of ICSC and ULI and serves as a co-chair of ICSC’s Open Air Centers Committee. Mr. Hurwitz has also served on the Board of Directors of the Colgate University Alumni Corporation, Colgate University Maroon Council, Berks County Food Bank and the Reading Jewish Community Center.


Brad M. Hutensky
President
The Hutensky Group
Brad M. Hutensky serves as President and Principal of The Hutensky Group and is managing member of Hutensky Capital Partners, a discretionary investment fund formed to invest in retail real estate with valued-added potential. Prior to joining The Hutensky Group in 1989, Brad was employed by a number of national real estate development and finance organizations. Brad is a graduate of both Dartmouth College (AB) and Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business (MBA). In addition to serving as Co-Chairman of International Council of Shopping Center’s Committee on Open Air Centers, he is also a Vice-Chair of the Urban Land Institute’s Commercial Retail Development Council (Blue) and serves on the board of directors of several community and professional organizations.


John M. Ingram

Vice Chairman
Mills Corporation
Woburn, MA
United States
Mr. Ingram is also Chairman of the Mills Corporation’s Executive Committee. He has spent a large part of his career as a senior officer in retail. Since 1993, he has operated his own consulting firm specializing in the enhancement of retail sales asset values and in bankruptcy. Mr. Ingram is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Elise Jaffe

Senior Vice President of Real Estate
The Dress Barn, Inc.
Suffern, NY
United States
Ms. Jaffe oversees the department responsible for store site selection and deal negotiation nationwide which has produced over 770 retail locations in 44 states.

She serves on Dress Barn’s Executive Committee and has been with the company for 21 years.



Stephen R. Karp

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer
New England Development
Newton, MA
United States
New England Development is a developer of shopping centers and commercial property. Mr. Karp is a member of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board and the Urban Land Institute. He also serves as a trustee of Belmont Hill School, Children’s Hospital and Union College. He is Chairman of the Children's Hospital Trust. Mr. Karp is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Judi Lapin

President
Lapin Consulting Group
Costa Mesa, CA
United States
As principal of Lapin Consulting Group (LCG), Ms. Lapin directs strategic marketing programs for the branding and repositioning of real estate projects, corporations, master planned communities and cities. As a leader in the area of strategic planning, and a six-time MAXI winner, her achievements promote the fact that trade and consumer marketing plays a key role in maximizing value. Prior to forming LCG, Ms. Lapin served as Senior Vice President Marketing and Corporate Communications for Donahue Schriber, and served on the company’s Executive Committee. Prior to her career in retail real estate, she spent a combined 11 years in public relations, radio and television broadcasting, serving as a news co-anchor in San Diego. Ms. Lapin served three years as ICSC State Director for Southern California, having previously served as National Chair of the ICSC Public Relations Task Force, and is a frequent contributor to many industry journals and textbooks.


David J. LaRue
President & Chief Operating Officer
Forest City Commercial Group
Cleveland, Ohio
United States
David J. LaRue is president and chief operating officer of Forest City Commercial Group, Forest City's largest strategic business unit.

LaRue is responsible for the execution of operating and development plans within the Commercial Group, which owns, develops, acquires and manages retail, office, hotel and mixed-use projects throughout the United States.

LaRue has been with Forest City since 1986. He has served as executive vice president of Forest City Rental Properties focusing on Commercial Property operations and as financial manager of Tower City Center development project in Cleveland. He has been in his current position since 2003. Before joining Forest City, he was a financial analyst for Sherwin-Williams Company for three years.

He serves as a board member for U-Store-It Trust, a publicly traded REIT (Symbol: YSI) and has done so since the company’s initial public offering in October of 2004. He also serves as the chairman of the audit committee of U-Store-It. In addition, he is a board and executive committee member for the Cleveland School of the Arts, a Cleveland public school focused on providing additional educational support based in all areas of Art. This support has resulted in a 98% graduation rate for these public school children. He serves as a board member for the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and the Greater Cleveland Partnership initiative focused on talent retention in Northeast Ohio.


Charles B. Lebovitz

Chairmen of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, CBL & Associates Properties Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
United States
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) listed on the New York Stock Exchange are owners, managers of a portfolio consisting of 159 shopping center properties, including 55 regional enclosed malls, containing 58.6 million square feet located in 25 states. Mr. Lebovitz is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Alex J. Lelli, Jr.

Senior Vice President, Growth & Development
Ulta, Inc.
Romeoville, Illinois
United States

Alex J. Lelli, Jr. is Senior Vice President, Growth and Development for ULTA Salon, Cosmetics and Fragrance, Inc., a leading retailer of fragrances, cosmetics and other beauty products. ULTA is headquartered in the Chicago metro area and operates over 280 stores nationally. Mr. Lelli is responsible for overseeing all site selection, leasing, acquisition, construction and development activities.

Prior to joining ULTA in August, 2005, Mr. Lelli was Vice President of Development for Borders Group, Inc. since January, 1994 where he was responsible for real estate, construction and development activities.

Before that Mr. Lelli was Vice President of Real Estate and Development for Pace Membership Warehouse, Inc. in Denver, Colorado and Vice President of Corporate Facilities at Fred Meyer, Inc. in Portland, Oregon where he had similar responsibilities. Previously, Mr. Lelli was employed at Kmart Corporation in Atlanta, Georgia where he was responsible for Kmart’s real estate program in the southeastern United States.

Mr. Lelli is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and practiced law for several years after graduating from the University of Detroit School of Law. He also graduated from Villanova University with a BS in Economics and from Drexel University where he received an MBA degree. Mr. Lelli has been a frequent speaker at ICSC functions and is currently serving a second term as Trustee.



David P. Lindsey
Vice President
Nordstrom, Inc.
Seattle, Washington
United States
David P. Lindsey, FAIA, is Vice President of Store Planning for Nordstrom, Inc., one of the nations leading fashion-specialty retailers with over 150 stores and facilities nationwide. Lindsey has overseen the design and construction of all company facilities since 1973. Projects include all new stores, renovations and retail concepts, corporate offices, call centers, computer facilities, and distribution centers. He has overseen (fostered) the development of more than twenty-million square feet of retail stores with a value in excess of four-billion dollars during his career.

A significant portion of his time is spent in the real estate arena where he is involved with evaluation and site selection for Nordstrom stores. This includes market and site review, developer negotiation, city and agency reviews, along with other appropriate activities that might be involved. He assists in the development and is signatory to all capital projects involving real estate, design, and construction for Nordstrom.

As an active ICSC member, Lindsey has chaired panels at the spring leasing convention, chaired and been a panelist at many ICSC Centerbuild conferences. He was one of the original Centerbuild conference advisory panel members, where he served for many years in the 90’s.

He has guest lectured at the University of Washington, The University of Kansas, and the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, and was past member of the University of Washington College of Architecture and Urban Planning advisory board. Representing Nordstrom Lindsey has received numerous awards including the Peter Glen, Retailer of the Year award in 2006.

A fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Urban Land Institute, David Lindsey is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.


Rebecca L. Maccardini
SCMD, President Rebecca Maccardini Resources
Ann Arbor, MI
United States
RMP Resources was formed for the purpose of providing focused consulting for real estate, specializing in such diverse areas as center redevelopment and repositioning strategies, marketing and operation evaluation, communication effectiveness and corporate imaging. Ms. Maccardini, with a background in regional and super regional malls plus strip centers, provides clients with a broad-based understanding of consumer trends and customer motivation. She shares her expertise in new development, expansions, and re-developments, as well as on-going management and marketing for both corporations and individual properties. Ms. Maccardini is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


James E. Maurin
ICSC Chairman
Chairman
Stirling Properties
James E. Maurin was elected the 45th Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers at its annual meeting in May 2004 for the 2004-2005 term. Mr. Maurin is one of the founders of Stirling Properties and currently serves as its Chairman. Prior to his election as Chairman of ICSC, Maurin served on the Executive Committee, Government Relations Committee, ICSC PAC, and as a member of the Board of Trustees (1997-2003). For three years he was ICSC’s Southern Division Vice President, and served as Louisiana State Director for two years. A 1972 graduate of Tulane University, with an MBA degree, and an Aerospace Engineering degree from LSU, Mr. Maurin and his wife Lillian reside in Hammond, Louisiana. They are the proud parents of three lovely daughters, Carla, Caroline, and Marli and three grandchildren.


William H. McCabe, Jr.

President, Kincora, Inc.
Weston, MA
United States

Mr. McCabe retired as Executive Vice President of Development from New England Development Co. He currently is Chairman of Kincora, Inc., dba Thunder Sporting Goods, a retail sporting goods company he and his wife, Linda, started in 1986. Mr. McCabe is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.



Michael E. McCarty

EVP - Development Operations
Simon Property Group

Mr McCarty is Executive VP of Development Operations at Simon Property Group, Inc. Simon Property Group is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust which, through its subsidiary partnerships, is engaged primarily in the ownership, development, management, leasing, acquisition and expansion of income-producing properties, primarily regional malls and community shopping centers. Mr. McCarty oversees the development, leasing and management of approximately 85 community centers throughout the United States.



James C. McClune

CSM
Southern Pines, NC
United States
Retired. Mr. McClune is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Terry W. McEwen

President
Poag & McEwen Lifestyle Centers

Mr. McEwen is the President of Poag & McEwen Lifestyle Centers. In this role, Mr. McEwen oversees the leasing, property management, and marketing departments; negotiates the anchor tenant leases, and leads the new site selection efforts.



Kim McInnes

Executive VP & COO
Ivanhoe Cambridge
Kim McInnes was appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Ivanhoe Cambridge in 2001 following the merger of Ivanhoe Inc. and Cambridge Shopping Centres Ltd. He was previously Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Cambridge since 1996. Mr. McInnes has been working in commercial real estate since 1986. In 1999, he was singled out for recognition as one of Canada's Top 40 under 40, a prestigious honor bestowed upon those who have shown outstanding leadership in their chosen field. He was awarded a Master of Urban Development from Oxford University's Joint Centre for Urban Development in England in 1986. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia.



John R. Morrison
Senior Vice President
Oxford Properties Group
Toronto, Canada
John Morrison, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Management Head at Oxford Properties Group is responsible for the management of Oxford’s $7.5 billion domestic real estate investment portfolio which includes office, retail, multi-residential and industrial assets. He has over 25 years experience in the commercial real estate industry with a primary focus in the area of shopping centres. Mr. Morrison held executive positions at OMERS Realty Corporation where he was responsible for the strategic investment management of OMERS $2 billion shopping centre investment portfolio and prior at Campeau Corporation where he was responsible for the management and leasing of the corporation’s shopping centre portfolio. Mr. Morrison is a long standing and active member of the International Council of Shopping Centres, NAIOP and is currently Co-Chairman of the ULI Toronto District Council.


Kathleen Nelson

President
KMN Associates
Cedarhurst, New York
United States
Kathleen Nelson is President and Founder of KMN Associates, LLC, a commercial real estate and investment advisory firm she formed after her career at TIAA-CREF. Nelson served as Senior Managing Director/Group Leader for TIAA-CREF’s Mortgage & Real Estate Division, responsible for managing TIAA’s $50-billion mortgage portfolio. Nelson was involved in the financing of TIAA’s most prominent real estate investments, including most of the major shopping centers and mixed-use projects in the U.S. She chaired TIAA’s Mortgage & Real Estate Special Review as well as its Mortgage & Real Estate Operational Review Committees. Nelson worked closely with all of the major shopping center developers/owners, including Simon, GGP, Taubman, Forest City, CBL, Westfield, Mace-Rich, Bellevue Square, Segerstrom and many of the predecessor developers/owners. Nelson was also responsible for developing and maintaining TIAA’s unique relationship with the Department Store community. She also has strong relationships with major real estate investors, with whom she has co-invested, sold and/or acquired properties. Nelson continues to serve ICSC in many capacities, including the Executive board, Nominating board, Audit board, Investment & Employee Retirement board, Architectural & Design Award Committees and ICSC Foundation Board. Nelson was also part of the successful ICSC lobbying group whose efforts resulted in the passage of TRIA in 2002.


Christopher J. Niehaus

Managing Director
Morgan Stanley Realty
New York, NY
United States
Chris specializes in structuring and executing mergers, acquisition, and private and public debt and equity offerings for real estate clients. He is a member of the MSREF Investment Committee and board member of several private real estate companies in which MSRF is a substantial investor.


Jeremiah W. O’Connor Jr.
Managing Partner, The O’Connor Group
New York, NY
United States
The O’Connor Group is a privately held, independent real estate investment firm. Over the past twenty years, the company has acquired or developed more than $9 billion of property on behalf of itself and various investment funds and institutional clients, encompassing all major property types. As Managing Partner, Mr. O’Connor is the individual most responsible for determining the investment policies and strategic direction of the company. Mr. O’Connor is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.



Patrick E. Peery

Principal
Bryanston Realty Partners
Chicago, IL
United States
Mr. Peery recently retired as Senior Vice President of Real Estate for Kohl’s Department stores, inc. and is now a principal with Bryanston Realty Partners, a retail real estate investment fund, and is responsible for the due diligence and strategic planning activities of its affiliated entity, Klaff Realty, LP. Bryanston Klaff are engaged primarily in the business of investing for its own account and on behalf of its partners in real estate assets controlled by retailers.


Bruce D. Pomeroy
President
Evergreen Devco, Inc.
Glendale, CA
United States
Bruce D. Pomeroy is a founding principal and President of Evergreen. Mr. Pomeroy has more than 34 years of real estate development experience, focused on single tenant, community and power center development in the western U.S.

With offices in Glendale, California and Phoenix, Arizona, Evergreen regularly averages more than 100 projects under development. In addition to shopping centers, the company has created extensive systems for national tenant rollouts, completing more than 250 freestanding stores for Walgreens, and as a lead developer, completing new stores for Tesco’s Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market. Mr. Pomeroy is also a principal of Evergreen Communities, LLC, which is active in land planning and development.

Mr. Pomeroy and the Evergreen team contribute to the activities of the Evergreen Development Foundation, which supports children in the communities in which they are involved. Mr. Pomeroy received his degree in Economics from Pomona College. He is married, has two daughters and lives in Pacific Palisades, California.


Donald G. Provost

Principal
Alberta Development Partners
Donald G. Provost is the founding principal of Alberta Development Partners, LLC. Mr. Provost has more than 15 years of real estate experience with his efforts focused on retail, mixed-use land development and master-planned communities. Under his leadership, Alberta Development Partners has completed in excess of 220 projects with a completed value of $1.5 billion. In combination with the projects currently underway, Alberta has developed more than twelve million square feet of retail and residential space. Alberta’s recent grand opening of Southlands created Colorado’s largest retail destination that provides shopping, dining and entertainment in a completely outdoor town center community atmosphere anchored by a four block, modern Main Street. The company has a number of retail, mixed-use and residential projects under development in the Denver-metro area including Northlands, The Streets at SouthGlenn, Cornerstar and Wheatlands. In addition, Mr. Provost led the team on the expansion into additional markets in the western United States including Kansas City. Mr. Provost is actively involved in the International Council of Shopping Centers as well as the Urban Land Institute and the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. He is also an enthusiastic community leader serving on the board of the Children’s Hospital Research Institute for the past two years. Mr. Provost also served as the 2006 co -chair for the Beaux Arts Ball annual fundraiser that benefits National Jewish Medical Center and served as the 2007 Grand Marshall.


Kieran Quinn

Chairman & CEO
Column Financial, Inc.
Kieran P. Quinn is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Column Financial, CSFB’s mortgage lending subsidiary for multifamily, hotel, retail and commercial properties, and is based in Atlanta. He joined CSFB in November 2000 when the Firm merged with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, where he was President and Chief Executive Officer of DLJ’s Column Financial subsidiary. Mr. Quinn is a member of the Commercial / Multifamily Board of Governors and the Board of Directors of the MBA, ICSC, Urban Land Institute, the CMSA (Treasurer) and the Finance Council of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. He received an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Villanova University.


Gary D. Rappaport

SCSM/SCMD/SCLS/CDP
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Rappaport Companies
McLean, VA
United States
Gary D. Rappaport is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Rappaport Companies, a retail development and management company he founded in 1984. The Rappaport Companies provides brokerage, management and development services for more than 13 million square feet, 2 million of which is planned development within the next two years. The Rappaport Companies’ portfolio includes more than 45 shopping centers and ground floor retail in some 100 mixed-use properties, both residential and office, located primarily throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Mr. Rappaport is Managing General Partner for approximately 5 million square feet of the shopping centers managed by The Rappaport Companies.

Serving as Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for the May 2002 - May 2003 term, Mr. Rappaport is the only Chairman to date to hold all four ICSC designations, SCSM, SCMD, SCLS and CDP. He was appointed to the ICSC Board of Trustees in May 1998 and is presently on ICSC’s Executive, Audit, Nominating, Government Relations, Long Range Planning and PAC committees. Mr. Rappaport is a prior Dean and current Instructor at the University of Shopping Centers, a past Entrepreneur in Residence at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and has lobbied at the state and federal government levels on many issues important to the industry.


John H. Reininga
Jr.
CSM
President
Reininga Corporation
San Francisco, CA
United States
Mr. Reininga is responsible for the performance of the company and its projects. Projects include development and redevelopment of neighborhood, power and regional centers, as well as mixed-use projects. Duties include identifying and planning new projects, and selecting architects, engineers, contractors, tenants, equity partners and lenders. Mr. Reininga is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Valerie Richardson

Vice President-Real Estate
The Container Store

Ms. Richardson is The Container Store’s Vice President of Real Estate. Ms. Richardson is responsible for The Container Store’s real estate site selection, store design and development for major metropolitan areas across the country.



Malcolm R. Riley

General Partner
Malcolm Riley & Associates
Riley/Hofer Properties
Los Angeles, CA
United States
Developer, Management, acquisitions of shopping Centers. Active in California and Western States. Mr. Riley is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers


John T. Riordan

Past Vice Chairman
Past President and Chief Executive Officer
International Council of Shopping Centers
New York, NY
United States
In 2001, John stepped down from a 15 year term as President and CEO of ICSC. At the same time he was chosen as the Thomas G. Eastman Chairman of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Real Estate. In 2003, ICSC announced the renaming of its professional development school as the John T. Riordan ICSC School for Professional Development. Riordan has served on the advisory boards of the MIT/Center for Real Estate, the Center for Real Estate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Business School of Baruch College of the City University of New York. He is a director of General Growth Properties and Ivanhoe Cambridge. He has been elected a trustee for life of ICSC.


Michael Roberts

Chairman & CEO
The Roberts Companies

Michael Roberts received his J. D. degree from St. Louis University School of Law in 1974, the year he and his brother, Steven, founded The Roberts Companies. Roberts Brothers Properties, formed in 1982, purchased ten acres in the urban core of St. Louis City today known as The Roberts Village. Roberts Plaza, LLC formed in 1999, when Mr. Roberts purchased a struggling strip shopping center and freestanding grocery store adjacent to St. Louis’ fashionable central west-end. Mr. Roberts is the author of Action Has No Season, Secrets and Strategies to Gaining Wealth and Authority. (www.michaelvroberts.com) Book reviews have characterized his work as, “a must read for leaders and entrepreneurs”; “his book proves that Mike Roberts is a capitalist for his time…he is building a legacy for his family and all aspiring African-Americans who want to participate in the American Dream.” Mr. Roberts has served on the Board of Directors of the three publicly held companies, is a nationally renowned speaker, and has been the subject of feature stories in: Black Enterprise Magazine, Forbes Magazine, Success Magazine, St. Louis Commerce Magazine (cover story), Business Week, and The St. Louis Business Journal. He has been a member of ICSC since April 2004.



Matt Rubel

Chief Executive Officer and President
Payless ShoeSource, Inc.
Matt earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Ohio University in 1979. He earned an MBA from the University of Miami (FL) in 1980. He brought his strategic leadership skills and extensive marketing, merchandising and business knowledge to Payless ShoeSource in June 2005 as Chief Executive Officer & President.
Matt and his wife, Melissa, reside in Mission Hills, Kans., with their three sons. Matt is active in several industry and civic organizations, including the Jay H. Baker Initiative at the Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; Young Presidents’ Organization; President’s Council - University of Miami, Florida; Treasurer of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America; and a member of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Matt was elected to the Furniture Brands International Board of Directors in October, 2006. In February 2007 Matt was elected to the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Board of Governing Trustees. In December 2006, Payless ShoeSource, Inc. was named Marketer of the Year by Footwear News.


Glenn J. Rufrano

Chief Executive Officer
Centro US
New York, NY
United States
Glenn J. Rufrano is Chief Executive Officer of Centro US and a member of Centro Properties Group’s (ASX:CNP) Executive Committee. Until its acquisition by Centro Properties Group in April 2007, Mr. Rufrano served as Chief Executive Officer of New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc., as well as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Under his leadership, New Plan was transformed into one of the nation’s largest public real estate companies, focusing on the ownership and management of over 460 community and neighborhood shopping centers encompassing approximately 68 million square feet of retail space. Mr. Rufrano currently serves on a number of boards at New York University’s Real Estate Institute, where he is an adjunct professor, and is a trustee, member of the Executive Committee and Treasurer and Secretary of the International Council of Shopping Center. He is also on the Board of Directors of New Alternatives for Children, a not-for-profit health and social services agency whose exclusive mission is to serve children with medical disabilities and/or chronic illnesses and their families..


Pua Seck Guan
Chief Executive Officer
Capitaland Retail Limited
Singapore
Mr Pua Seck Guan is the Chief Executive Officer of CapitaLand Retail Limited (CapitaLand Retail), which is the retail real estate business unit of the CapitaLand Group (CapitaLand), the largest real estate company in Southeast Asia by market capitalisation. CapitaLand Retail is one of the largest retail mall owners and managers in Asia with a diversified portfolio of over 110 retail malls in Singapore, China, India, Japan and Malaysia comprising a total net lettable area of over 54 million square feet.

Mr Pua is also the Chief Executive Officer of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited, the manager of CapitaMall Trust (CMT). CMT is Singapore’s first and largest listed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) by asset size (US$4.2 billion) and market capitalisation (US$4.1 billion) as at 31 December 2007.

Mr Pua sits on the Consultative Committee to National University of Singapore’s, School of Design and Environment, Department of Real Estate. He holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US and a Bachelor of Science in Building (First Class Honours) from the National University of Singapore.


The Honorable
Mel Sembler

United States Ambassador to Italy
Former US Ambassador to Australia and Nauru recently Chairman of the Board of The Sembler Company
St. Petersburg, FL
United States
Mel Sembler is Chairman of the Board of The Sembler Company, a second-generation, family-run, private company celebrating over 40 years of shopping center development. He is the former U.S. Ambassador to Italy and also former Ambassador to Australia and Nauru. He currently serves on the boards of the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation, American Enterprise Institute, Moffitt Cancer Center, American-Australian Education Leadership Foundation, and is a member of the Florida Council of 100. Sembler and his wife Betty have three sons and eleven grandchildren. Ambassador Sembler is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Shahram Shamsaee
Senior Vice President
MAF Properties LLC
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
As Senior Vice-President of MAF Shopping Malls, Shahram Shamsaee leads a team of 650 employees in 5 markets, oversees an existing operating shopping malls portfolio of 5 million sq ft and responsible of all future shopping centers within the MEANA Region.

Before joining the Majid Al Futtaim Group, Shamsaee was the General Manager at Al Moosa Real Estate, where his responsibilities included heading the residential, commercial and retail portfolios.

Shamsaee is a graduate of the prestigious AMP at Harvard Business School. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business from the University of Toledo, OH, USA. A former executive member of the MECSC and ICSC member since 1997.


John D. Smith

CSM
Atlanta, GA
United States
Retired. Mr. Smith is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Richard S. Sokolov

President and Chief Operating Officer
The Simon Company
Indianapolis, IN
United States
Mr. Sokolov is responsible for strategizing and instituting the development program (new and redevelopment), including expenditure of capital for the portfolio and oversees Community Center Division. Mr. Sokolov is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Yaromir Steiner

CEO
Steiner + Associates

Yaromir Steiner is CEO of Columbus-based Steiner + Associates, Inc., development and property management firm. Mr. Steiner formed Steiner + Associates in 1993. Over the past 13 years, the company has developed, or is in the process of developing, more than four million square feet of New Urban Retail projects. Deploying long-term vision, experience and creativity, Mr. Steiner and his team of more than 350 employees in six states, have elevated the tax base and exposure of urban and suburban communities alike by stimulating economic reinvestment and creating one-of-a-kind retail environments. Born in Istanbul, Turkey and a former member of the French 11th Airborne Division, Mr. Steiner holds a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering and a post graduate degree in Business Administration from the University in Toulouse in France. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the Council for New Urbanism. He resides in New Albany (Columbus), Ohio, and has been a member of ICSC since August 1989.



Charles P. (Chuck) Stilley

President
AMC Realty, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
United States
Mr. Stilley is responsible for overseeing and implementing American Multi-Cinema, Inc.’s (AMC’s) domestic expansion in North America. Responsibilities include site selection, negotiation, and coordination between AMC’s design and construction teams and developers to complete and open new theatre projects.


William Taubman

CEO
Taubman Centers, Inc.

William S. Taubman is chief operating officer of Taubman Centers, Inc. He is responsible for development, operations and leasing, and also serves as a director of the company. He joined the company in 1986 from Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. in NY, where he was a financial analyst specializing in mergers and acquisitions. He is a graduate of Brown University, where he received a bachelor's degree in Philosophy of Religion and Russian Studies. He also holds a master's degree in Philosophy from Corpus Christi College of Cambridge University, Cambridge, England. A member of ULI, and NAREIT, Mr. Taubman is a member of the board of trustees for New Detroit and serves on the board of governors for the Museum of Arts & Design in New York. He has been a member of ICSC since February 1992. Taubman Centers (NYSE: TCO), a real estate investment trust, owns, develops and operates regional shopping centers nationally. Taubman Centers is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.



Ian F. Thomas

Chairman
Thomas Consultants, Inc.
Vancouver BC
Canada
Ian F. Thomas is Chairman of Thomas Consultants Inc., a firm which specializes in the planning and development of large scale retail projects. The firm has undertaken major projects in over 45 countries where it acts for some of the largest developers and retailers in the world. As development strategists, the firm prides itself on the ‘bricks and mortar’ that result from its planning programs. Thomas Consultants’ success is based on the its mandate of “making projects work”. Mr. Thomas sits on the Board of Trustees of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) in New York. He also sits on their Foundation Board. In addition, he is an ICSC Judge for the International Design Awards. In terms of other board positions, Mr. Thomas is a Director of Coast Appliances Ltd. and former Director of Downtown Parking Corporation; CityXpress.com; Urban Development Institute; Vancouver Opera and Future Shop.


René Tremblay

President and CEO
Ivanhoe Cambridge
René Tremblay was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoe Cambridge on February 1, 2001, when Ivanhoe Inc. and Cambridge Shopping Centres Ltd. merged. He had been Ivanhoe’s President and Chief Operating Officer since March 1995.

Mr. Tremblay was born in Saint-Félicien, Quebec, in the Lac Saint-Jean region, and obtained a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Université Laval in Quebec City. He has a long and solid track record in real estate, especially in the shopping centre sector.

Early in his career, Mr. Tremblay held various positions with Simpsons-Sears, the Campeau Corporation and Westcliff Group. He then worked for SITQ Immobilier where, from 1985 to 1993, he was successively Manager, Leasing and Development; Vice-President, Shopping Centres and Development; and Senior Vice-President, Operations. Before joining Ivanhoe, he was Senior Vice-President, Investments, at Cadim International, from 1993 to 1995.

In his capacity as President and CEO of Ivanhoe Cambridge, Mr. Tremblay is a member of the firm’s board of directors. He also sits on the board of Simon Ivanhoe, a European subsidiary. In addition, in May 2007, he was elected Chair of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for a one-year term. Mr. Tremblay is a Past Trustee of the ICSC as well as the Past Vice-President of the Canadian Division.


Kenneth L.Tucker
Tucker Development Corporation
Highland Park, IL
United States
Semi-retired. Mr. Tucker serves as a consultant to Tucker Development Corporation which is a leader in the development and redevelopment of shopping centers. Mr. Tucker is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Douglas W. Walrod

Senior Vice President - Real Estate and Development
Dick's Sporting Goods

Douglas Walrod has been a member of the ICSC since 1979. Prior to joining Dick's Sporting Goods as Sr. Vice President of Real Estate and Development in May of 2005, Doug was Vice President of Real Estate for Sears. He has held similar positions at ULTA Cosmetics and oversaw the growth activities at PETsMART as Sr. Vice President of Real Estate and Development, taking them from 50 stores to 500 stores over a seven year period. In addition to spending seven years on the development side of the business Doug headed up the real estate program for Brown Group, Inc. predecessor to Brown Shoe Co. While serving as Vice President of Real Estate, Brown Group operated under various businesses names (4400 stores), Famous Footwear and Naturalizer Shoes to name a few. Doug has been a member of ICSC since February 2000.



Robert L. Ward

Principal
Westcor Development Partners (WDP)
Phoenix, AZ
United States
Mr. Ward is the former President & CEO of Westcor Partners which merged with the Macerich REIT July, 2002. WDP is a development company and will partner with Macerich in retail development. Mr. Ward is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.


Ian Douglass Watt

Innovator in Chief
Retail Xpressions
Cape Town, South Africa
Born and raised in South Africa, Ian Watt has been involved in the property industry for more than 30 years and headed up Old Mutual Properties since 1993. On retiring from his position as the Executive Director (International) of Old Mutual Properties in September 2007, Ian Watt set up "Retail Xpressions," an advisory service for property owners, investors and managers. Drawing on the experiences of a select team associated with some of the major retail developments in Southern Africa over the last few decades as well as new projects in Europe, the Middle East and India, Retail Xpressions offers inputs on asset management, project conceptualisation, revitalisation, tenant mix, site identification and disposal and tracking trends, and is currently working on projects in Italy, India and Africa.

Ian serves on the Boards for Pioneer Property Zone (Pvt.) Ltd (India), Retail Xpression Ltd (UK joint venture), Durban Hotels Limited, Prime Lifestyle Communications (Pty) Ltd, Primemedia Interactive (Pty) Ltd, Primemedia Interactive Properties (Pty) Ltd, MTN Interactive Science Foundation, Zip Zap Circus School Board of Trustees, and the ICSC Board of Trustees (USA).


Robert F. Welanetz

SCSM, CEO
Shanghai Kinghill Limited
168 Lujiazui Xi Road
Shanghai, China
As President and CEO of Shanghai Kinghill Limited, Mr. Welanetz oversees the retail real estate investment, development and services in Asia for the Thailand based international conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group (CP). In addition Mr. Welanetz is Co Chairman of a China based department store owned by CP.

Previously Mr. Welanetz has headed Jones Lang LaSalle Retail, Lend Lease Retail and The Yarmouth Group Retail and began his career in the industry with The Hahn Company and Pan Pacific Development. An active ICSC participant during his entire career Mr. Welanetz is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees and has held posts as Vice President of the Southern Division, Chairman of the CSM Committee, Chairman of the Fall Conference for Management and Marketing and has been a frequent speaker both domestically and internationally on behalf of ICSC. He is currently on the Management Committee of the Board of Galileo, an Australian Listed Property Trust which owns a $1.8B portfolio of strip and community centers in the United States and is a partner in a new multichannel retail lifestyle concept called Muttropolis which is a high end boutique for cats and dogs.


Neil R. Wood

Newmarket
Ontario, Canada
Retired. Mr. Wood is a Past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers.



Fernando Zobel de Ayala

Chairman
Ayala Land
Fernando Zobel de Ayala is the Chairman of Ayala Land, Inc. It. is the Philippines’ largest real estate firm and its only full-line property developer. Mr. Zobel is also the Executive Managing Director and Co-Vice Chairman of Ayala Corporation, the holding company of the Ayala Group. Mr. Zobel is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization in the Philippines, the Management Association of the Philippines, the Makati Business Club and the Harvard Club. He is also a member of the Habitat for Humanity International Board of Directors and the East Asia Council of INSEAD. Mr. Zobel studied at Harvard University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982. He also completed a program in International Management at Insead in France.


Eric S. Zorn

President of Wal-Mart Realty
Wal-Mart Realty
Bentonville, AR
United States
Mr. Zorn joined Wal-Mart in 1993 as Regional Vice President, Operations. In 1997 he assumed the position of Vice President, Realty, and in 1999 he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Wal-Mart Realty. In 2003 he was promoted to President of Wal-Mart Realty.

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   Peter E. Baccile
   Jamie Bersani
   Ralph Biernbaum
   Melissa Boughton
   J. Lorne Braithwaite
   Eduardo Bross
   Terry S. Brown
   John L. Bucksbaum
   Matthew Bucksbaum
   James R. Bullock
   Marcelo Baptista Carvalho
   Martin J. Cleary
   Albert A. Corti
   Mike Edwards
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   Mary Lou Fiala
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   F. Kemper Freeman, Jr.
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   Donald H. Graham, Jr.
   Gordon T. "Skip" Greeby, Jr., P.E.
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   Michael E. McCarty CLS
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   Terry W. McEwen
   Kim McInnes
   John Morrison
   Kathleen M. Nelson
   Christopher J. Niehaus
   Jeremiah W. O'Connor, Jr.
   Patrick E. Peery
   Bruce Pomeroy
   Donald G. Provost
   Kieran P. Quinn
   Gary D. Rappaport
   John H. Reininga, Jr.
   Valerie Richardson
   Malcolm R. Riley
   John T. Riordan
   Michael Roberts
   Matt Rubel
   Glenn J. Rufrano
   Pua Seck Guan
   The Honorable Mel Sembler
   Shahram Shamsaee
   John D. Smith
   Richard S. Sokolov
   Yaromir Steiner
   Charles P. (Chuck) Stilley
   William Taubman
   Ian F. Thomas
   René Tremblay
   Kenneth L.Tucker
   Douglas W. Walrod
   Robert L. Ward
   Ian Watt
   Robert F. Welanetz
   Neil R. Wood
   Fernando Zobel de Ayala
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