ARTHUR COPPOLA
As chairman and CEO of Macerich, Art Coppola oversees a portfolio of 65 properties encompassing approximately 64 million
square feet of gross leasable area. He has been in this role for
more than 15 years and in that time imprinted the company with
his formula for success: signature acquisitions and a robust development and redevelopment pipeline, with a focus on adding
value to assets and land holdings. Indeed, during Coppola’s tenure with Macerich, the company has morphed from a privately
held real estate enterprise into a national retail REIT. A long-standing member of the International Council of Shopping
Centers, Coppola served as the 2007 chair of the board of governors and is a current member of NAREIT.
JOSEPH F. CORADINO
Having served with the firm for 25
years, Joseph F. Coradino became the
CEO of Pennsylvania Real Estate
Investment Trust last year. He is respon-
sible for executing PREIT’s strategic
mission of adding value to its shopping
center portfolio through redevelop-
ment, renovation and remerchandis-
ing. He’s also been a trustee of the
company since April 2006 and a member of office of the chair-
man since 2004. Also since 2004, he’s served as president at
PREIT Services LLC and PREIT-Rubin Inc. Before PREIT, he
was president of Rubin Strouse Realty and was an independent
director of AC Moore Arts & Crafts Inc. Coradino has served
on the board of many civic and charitable organizations,
including the YMCA of Greater Philadelphia, and as a director
of National Adoption Center and Country Day School of the
Sacred Heart.
PATRICK S. DONAHUE
Since joining Donahue Schriber in 1979, Patrick Donahue has
worked in every aspect of the business, including leasing, asset
management, development and corporate strategy. He took on
the role of president of the Southern California-based REIT in
2002 after the sudden death of his brother Dan and became CEO
after Tom Schriber stepped back from day-to-day duties in 2005.
The firm owns and/or operates a $2-billion portfolio of 91 neighborhood, community, lifestyle and power shopping centers, representing over 15 million square feet, including 18 development
properties. Donahue currently serves as a trustee for the
International Council of Shopping Centers and is a frequent
industry-wide speaker.
JOE EDENS
Like hitting the mall and being able to
patronize all of your must-visit retailers
in one shot? Thank Joe Edens, founder
and chairman of the board of directors
of Edens, a leading retail real estate
developer. Edens launched his business
close to 50 years ago by packaging his
concept of “necessity retailers” in one
convenient location. He developed his
first 70,000-square foot grocery-anchored center in 1967. From there, he began developing and
acquiring neighborhood and community retail centers throughout the Carolinas. Today, Edens owns and operates 111 shopping centers with assets valued at more than $3.5 billion.
DENNIS E. GERSHENSON
Dennis Gershenson has been president and CEO of Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust since 1996. For the 20 years leading up
to that, he served as VP of finance and treasurer of Ramco-Gershenson
Inc., where he was responsible for arranging all of the financing for
the firm’s developments, expansions and acquisitions. A member of
the REIT’s board of trustees, he’s also on the board of directors of
Hospice of Michigan, the Cranbrook Academy of Arts, the
Metropolitan Affairs Coalition and Oakland Family Services.
Gershenson has a unique perspective and understanding of the
trust’s business, culture and history, having led it through many economic cycles, internal and external growth and curtailment, and
other key operational and strategic initiatives.
MICHAEL GLIMCHER
Michael Glimcher has been preparing for
most of his career to assume his current
role of chairman of the board and CEO of
Glimcher Realty Trust, a position he has
held since January 2005. He was a director
of leasing administration at the company’s
inception in 1993 and became VP of leasing in April 1995. By 1996, he was SVP of
leasing and by May 1998, SVP of leasing
and development. In March 1999 he was
named EVP of the company and then in
December 1999, president. Active in both industry and charitable
organizations, Glimcher sits on the board of governors for NAREIT
and M/I Homes; he is also a past trustee of ICSC.
DAVID B. HENRY
David Henry’s bona fides in commercial
real estate are long and storied. Each stop
he has made prepared him for his current
role as president, vice chairman and CEO
of Kimco Realty, the nation’s largest owner
of neighborhood and community shopping centers with 895 properties comprising 131 million square feet of leasable
space in its portfolio. Before joining Kimco
Realty, Henry spent 23 years at GE Capital
Real Estate, most recently as senior vice president and chief investment officer. Prior to GE Capital, Henry was vice president for six
years with Republic Mortgage Investors, a REIT based in Coral
Gables, FL. Along the way, he joined the boards of HCP, Fairfield
County Bank and served as 2011-2012 chairman of the International
Council of Shopping Centers.
DANIEL B. HURWITZ
Daniel Hurwitz has been CEO of DDR
since January 1, 2010 after climbing up
through the REIT’s executive hierarchy.
He was president and COO from May 2007
through December ’09, after serving as
senior EVP and CIO from May 2005 to
2007. He joined the company as EVP of
leasing & development in June 1999, a role
he kept through April 2005. A member of
the company’s board of directors, prior to joining DDR, Hurwitz was
SVP and director of real estate and corporate development for
Boscov’s Department Store, as well as development director for the
Shopco Group, a New York City-based developer and acquirer of
regional and super regional shopping malls.
