According to The International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. (ICSC), 12 shopping center executives have been elected to the ICSC board of trustees. The new appointments became official during ICSC's annual Meeting of Members, which was held during RECon, ICSC's annual convention.
"Behind every strong association is a strong board of trustees, and these 12 individuals will ensure that ICSC continues to be the premier global retail and real estate trade association in the world," said Michael Kercheval, ICSC's president and CEO.
The new appointments are:
* Ronald Altoon, CDP, principal, Altoon & Porter Architects, LLP, Los Angeles, Calif.
* Thomas Connolly, SCLS, VP of real estate, construction and facilities planning, and design and engineering, Walgreens Co., Deerfield, Ill.
* Michael Graziano, managing director, Goldman Sachs, New York, N.Y.
* Anthony Grossi, sr. exec. VP and COO, Macerich, Santa Monica, Calif.
* Gar Herring, CDP, operating officer, MGHerring Group Inc., Dallas, Tex.
* Adam Ifshin, president, DLC Management Corp., Tarrytown, N.Y.
* Kenneth McIntyre, Jr., managing director, MetLife Group, Inc., Morristown, N.J.
* Scott Nelson, sr. VP of real estate, Target Corp., Minneapolis, Minn.
* Peter Schwartz, sr. exec. VP, general counsel, Westfield Corp., Los Angeles, Calif.
* Steven Tanger, president and COO, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., Greensboro, N.C.
* Steven Vittorio, managing director, Prudential Real Estate Investors, Parsippany, N.J.
* David Zoba, sr. VP of corporate real estate, Gap Inc., San Francisco, Calif.
The board of trustees' primary responsibility is to assist ICSC in the implementation of its mission statement, which is to provide educational programs and publications in all aspects of shopping center development, finance, management, marketing, and other specialized areas of professional interest; conduct meetings and other programs designed to promote the exchange of ideas among members; collect and disseminate information pertaining to the shopping center industry; develop and maintain professional certification programs to encourage high standards for shopping center professionals; and to advocate the interests of the shopping center industry to federal and state/provincial governments.
There are 52 voting board of trustee members, all with three-year terms. Trustees are not eligible to serve for more than six consecutive years.
Founded in 1957, ICSC is the premier global trade association of the shopping center industry. Its more than 70,000 members in over 90 countries include shopping center owners, developers, managers, marketing specialists, investors, retailers and brokers, as well as academics and public officials.
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