Meet the ICSC Member: Liz Holland

Liz Holland is the CEO of Abbell Credit Corp. and Abbell Associates, a 70-year old private real estate acquisition, development and management company with an approximately 2 million s/f portfolio, comprised of shopping center, office, and enclosed mall properties. She is responsible for overseeing all business and legal matters, including development, financing, leasing, capital improvements, and investor and tenant relations. During her tenure with Abbell, she has overseen the redevelopment and re-positioning of the entire 2 million s/f portfolio of projects, including the creation of public/private partnerships; brownfield remediation; and multiple anchor store replacements and relocations. Holland is active in the International Council of Shopping Centers, recently serving as a member of the Board of Trustees and the central division vice president. Prior to joining Abbell, Holland was a senior staff attorney with the National Bankruptcy Review Commission, a Congressional commission charged with making recommendations to the Bankruptcy Code. Previously, she was a restructuring and business reorganization attorney with the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York. Prior to becoming an attorney, Holland was a fixed income portfolio manager at Brown, Brothers Harriman & Co, in New York. She is admitted to the Bar in New York and Illinois. Holland is a frequent speaker at ICSC events and contributor to publications focusing on retail real estate. She is active on a number of non-profit boards, including Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI), Lighthouse Academies, Uptown United, and 1,000 Friends of Iowa.