LAS VEGAS, May 23, 2016 – The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) announced the election of several new members to its Board of Trustees at the annual Meeting of Members held on Monday during RECon, the global retail real estate convention. The newly elected members and officers join a board of 55 total industry leaders who are responsible for setting the strategic direction of the association with its more than 70,000 members worldwide.
The seven new members elected to ICSC’s Board of Trustees include:
- Jeffrey Bayer, president, Bayer Properties, LLC
- Scott Carr, CRX, CLS, CSM, executive vice president, chief investment officer, IRC Retail Centers
- Karen Janes, senior vice president, global real estate–Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation
- Josip Kardun, CEO, Atrium Group Services B.V.
- David Oakes, president and CEO, DDR Corp.
- Brian Pall, president, real estate, Hudson's Bay Company
- Robert Perlmutter, executive vice president, leasing, Macerich
The following 11 trustees were re-elected to the Board of Trustees:
- Kenneth F. Bernstein, president and CEO, Acadia Realty Trust
- Vincent Corno, senior vice president of real estate, Dick’s Sporting Goods
- William B. Horner, senior vice president/chief real estate officer, Fitness International, LLC
- James J. Lampassi, vice president real estate/construction, PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.
- Carlos Medeiros, CEO, BR Malls
- Michael McCarty, executive vice president–development operations, Simon
- Mark Myers, executive vice president and head of commercial real estate, Wells Fargo
- Christopher Niehaus, managing director, GreenOak Real Estate
- Brian Smith CRX, CDP, CLS
- Arturo Sneider CRX, CLS, CEO, Primestor Development, Inc.
- David Zoba, chairman, global retail leasing board, JLL
ICSC’s Board of Trustees also elected Elizabeth I. Holland, CEO of Abbell Associates LLC, to serve as the association’s Chairman for the 2016–2017 term. Holland is ICSC’s 57th Chair–and the fourth woman to hold the post in the association’s 59-year history–succeeding Stephen D. Lebovitz, president and CEO of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., who will now serve on the Executive Board as Past Chairman. Kenneth F. Bernstein, president and CEO, Acadia Realty Trust, was elected to serve as the 2016-2017 Vice Chairman.
About ICSC
Founded in 1957, ICSC is the global trade association of the shopping center industry. Its more than 70,000 members in over 100 countries include shopping center owners, developers, managers, investors, retailers, brokers, academics, and public officials. The shopping center industry is essential to economic development and opportunity. They are a significant job creator, driver of GDP, and critical revenue source for the communities they serve through the generation of sales taxes and the payment of property taxes. These taxes fund important municipal services like firefighters, police officers, school services, and infrastructure like roadways and parks. Shopping centers aren’t only fiscal engines however; they are integral to the social fabric of their communities by providing a central place to congregate with friends and family, discuss community matters, and participate in and encourage philanthropic endeavors. For more information about ICSC visit www.icsc.com and for the latest news from ICSC and the industry go to www.thecenterofshopping.com.