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 recently 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 chief executive officer. "These new trustees have a vast and diverse background in the retail real estate industry and I, along with the current board members, look forward to working with them during their term," Kercheval added.
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.
New ICSC board of trustees members are:
1) Ronald Altoon, CDP, principal, Altoon & Porter Architects, LLP, Los Angeles, Calif.
2) Thomas Connolly, SCLS, vice president of real estate, construction and facilities planning, and design and engineering, Walgreens Co., Deerfield, Ill.
3) Michael Graziano, managing director, Goldman Sachs, New York, N.Y.
4) Anthony Grossi, senior executive vice president and chief operating officer, Macerich, Santa Monica, Calif.
5) Gar Herring, CDP, operating officer, MGHerring Group Inc., Dallas, Texas
6) Adam Ifshin, president, DLC Management Corporation, Tarrytown, N.Y.
7) Kenneth McIntyre, Jr., managing director, MetLife Group, Inc., Morristown, N.J.
8) Scott Nelson, senior vice president of real estate, Target Corporation, Minneapolis, Minn.
9) Peter Schwartz, senior executive vice president, general counsel, Westfield Corporation, Los Angeles, Calif.
10) Steven Tanger, president and chief executive officer, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., Greensboro, N.C.
11) Steven Vittorio, managing director, Prudential Real Estate Investors, Parsippany, N.J.
12) David Zoba, senior vice president of corporate real estate, Gap Inc., San Francisco, Calif.