Ruggieri New NAR Forum Chair

New appointee has more than 40 years of commercial and investment sales experience.

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has appointed a new chair for its Commercial Leadership Forum. Alex Ruggieri, senior investment advisor at SVN International Corp. (SVN), will assume the function officially in November, at the end of t[...] Read More...

Changes at the Helm for Jones Lang LaSalle

Appointments, People on the Move

Christian Ulbrich to take over from retiring CEO, Colin Dyer.

Christian Ulbrich has a new acronym to add to his title of incoming president of Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (JLL): CEO. The real estate services and investment management firm made the official announcement yesterday, but the appointment is effecti[...] Read More...

El Warner Joins Matthews REIS

Appointments, People on the Move

The incoming director will be key in creating the firm’s new debt asset resolution team.

Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has appointed El Warner as its national director of shopping center business. Formerly at Colliers International, where he closed $1 billion in transactions over the last five years, Warner will join chai[...] Read More...

Jenny Cushing Moves Up to Vice President of Leasing

Appointments, People on the Move

Image credits: Vestar

Cushing will handle leasing efforts for Vestar’s 24 million square feet of retail assets.

Vestar has a new Vice President of Leasing: Jenny Cushing. Cushing's promotion comes after a successful term as Assistant Vice President of Leasing. Now, she'll be responsible for the company's leasing efforts for assets throughout California, A[...] Read More...

Sandra de Jenken Takes Up ICSC Post

Appointments, People on the Move

The former French government executive and event organizer will make the move from Paris to Queen Anne’s Gate in London.

Sandra de Jenken is the new managing director of ICSC Europe, edging out other candidates to take over the portfolio from Mike Morrissey, the council’s executive VP and chief global officer. A seasoned executive whose background includes worki[...] Read More...

Diana Jan Joins The Shops at Tanforan

Appointments, People on the Move

The ICSC-accredited certified marketing director and academic will focus on both increasing productivity and reinforcing the California center’s community ties.

The Shops at Tanforan in San Bruno, California, has a new marketing director: Diana Jan. A faculty member of the Academy of Art University's School of Fashion in San Francisco, she brings more than 15 years of retail and shopping center marketin[...] Read More...

Conahan Joins Carl M. Freeman Board

Appointments, People on the Move

Maryland-based real estate developer adds to the leadership team just as it’s about to grow its third-party management portfolio.

The Carl M. Freeman Companies has appointed Elizabeth “Dibbie” Conahan to its board of directors, where she will join Michelle D. Freeman, Brian Cullen, Richard L. Perlmutter, and Thomas O. Bowersox. The current president of Volta Place LLC [...] Read More...

JOSIP KARDUN TO LEAD ICSC IN EUROPE

Appointments, People on the Move, Shopping Center Business

It’s now up to the Atrium Group executive to continue to strengthen the shopping center industry’s position in the EU.

The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) has a new champion in Europe. It has appointed Josip Kardun, CEO of the Atrium Group, to chair its Advisory Board for the region, with the official handover taking place this week at the board[...] Read More...