LAS VEGAS—The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) has elected a number of industry professionals to its Board of Trustees at a meeting held this week in Las Vegas. The newly elected members and officers join a board of 56 industry leaders who are responsible for setting the strategic direction of the association with its more than 70,000 worldwide members.

The new members elected to ICSC's Board of Trustees include:

• Patricia Blasi, CRX, CSM, president, Borghese Investments, Aventura, Fla.;

• Richard Coppola, managing director, Global Real Estate, head of transactions, TIAA-CREF, New York City;

• Terry Evans, vice president of corporate real estate, The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, Ohio;

• Jeffrey Gaul, senior vice president, real estate, Chico's FAS Inc., Fort Myers, Fla.;

• Mark Gibson, executive managing director, HFF LP, Dallas;

• Peter Gold, managing director, retail, cross border, EMEA, CBRE, London;

• John Haugh, president, Sun, Luxury, Retail Services, Luxottica Retail Inc., Mason, Ohio;

• Elizabeth Holland, CEO, Abbell Associates, Chicago;

• Richard Kuhle, chairman and CEO, Vestar, Phoenix;

• Stephen Lebovitz, president and CEO, CBL & Associates Properties Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn.;

• Gerardo Lopez, CEO and president, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., Leawood, Kan.;

• Greg Maloney, CRX, CSM, CEO, Retail, Americas – JLL, Alpharetta, Ga.;

• Jodie McLean, president and CEO, Edens, Columbia, S.C.; Terry R. Montesi, CEO, Trademark Property Co., Fort Worth, Texas;

• Jason Mozingo, CFA, senior managing director, Centerbridge Partners LP, New York City; Valerie Richardson, CRX, CLS, vice president, real estate, The Container Store, Coppell, Texas;

• John Sullivan, president and CEO, The Cadillac Fairview Corp. Limited, Toronto.

Also, three incumbent trustees were re-elected to the Board of Trustees:

• Michael Carroll, CEO, Brixmor Property Group Inc., New York City;

• Adam Ifshin, president and CEO, DLC Management Corp., Tarrytown, N.Y.;

• David Zoba, senior real estate strategy advisor, Gap Inc., Tiburon, Calif.

Trustees whose terms of service ended in May 2015 and were recognized for their years of service are: Ronald A. Altoon, CRX, CDP, FAIA, LEED, AP BD+C; Thomas J. Connolly, CRX, CLS, CDP; Michael Graziano; Anthony Grossi; Gar Herring, CRX, CDP; Kenneth McIntyre, CRX; Scott Nelson, CRX; Peter Schwartz; Steven Tanger; Steven Vittorio; Ken Hicks; Lauralee Martin; and Karen Roberts.

“The common denominator to the world's greatest associations is an experienced and diversified board of trustees who bring a fresh wave of talent and expertise to the table. It is an honor and extraordinary opportunity to welcome this dynamic roster, who represent every sector of ICSC's multifaceted membership, to the Board of Trustees,” said ICSC's president and CEO, Michael Kercheval.

This past January, the Board of Trustees updated the ICSC Bylaws to strengthen the organization and make it more responsive to the needs of its members, which now stand at more than 70,000 in 107 countries. The revised Bylaws help to enhance the transparency of governance and management and improve its system of checks and balances. The newly restructured Board of Trustees assumes a high-level advisory role, while a subset, the Executive Board, takes on responsibility for all policy and governance.

The Board of Trustees appointed 14 voting trustees and three non-voting senior ICSC staff executives to the Executive Board.

The following were elected to serve as officers on the new ICSC Executive Board:

• Stephen Lebovitz, president and CEO, CBL & Associates Properties Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn., as ICSC chairman;

• Elizabeth Holland, CEO, Abbell Associates, Chicago, as ICSC vice chairman;

• Robert Welanetz, CRX, CSM, global retail advisor, The Blackstone Group, Atlanta, as ICSC past chairman;

• Michael Kercheval, president and CEO, ICSC, New York City, as ICSC president and CEO;

• Glen Hale, senior staff vice president and CFO, ICSC, as ICSC Treasurer;

• Gregory Peterson, staff vice president and general counsel, ICSC, as ICSC secretary.

Also elected to serve on the new ICSC Executive Board:

• Kenneth Bernstein, president and CEO, Acadia Realty Trust, White Plains, N.Y.;

• Andrew Brien, CEO, Suria KLCC Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;

• Alfredo Cohen, director, Sambil Group, Caracas, Venezuela;

• Karen Flavelle, CEO and chocolate connoisseur, Purdys Chocolatier, Vancouver, British Columbia;

• Carl Goertemoeller, senior vice president, real estate, Macy's Inc., Cincinnati;

• Brad Hutensky, president and principal, Hutensky Capital Partners, Hartford, Conn.;

• Adam Ifshin, president and CEO, DLC Management Corp., Tarrytown, N.Y.;

• Sandeep Mathrani, CEO, General Growth Properties, Chicago;

• Valerie Richardson, CRX, CLS, vice president, real estate, The Container Store, Coppell, Texas;

• John Strachan, global head of retail, Cushman & Wakefield Inc., London;

• David Zoba, senior real estate strategy advisor, Gap Inc., Tiburon, Calif.

Additionally, the ICSC Board of Trustees appointed the following divisional vice presidents:

• John Morrison, CRX, CDP, president and CEO, Choice Properties REIT, Toronto, as ICSC Canadian divisional vice president;

• Michael Carroll, CEO, Brixmor, New York City, as ICSC Eastern divisional vice president;

• Vincent Corno, CRX, senior vice president of real estate, Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., Coraopolis, Penn., as ICSC Central division vice president;

• Martin Mayer, president and CEO, Stirling Properties, Covington, La., as ICSC Southern divisional vice president;

• Mark Schurgin, president and co-founder, The Festival Cos., Los Angeles, as Western divisional vice president;

• Marcus Wild, CEO, SES Spar European Shopping Centers, Salzburg, Austria, as European divisional vice president.

The ICSC Board of Trustees also appointed Elise Jaffe, CRX, senior vice president, real estate, Dressbarn, Mahwah, N.J., as chairman of the ICSC Foundation, to succeed Norris Eber, CRX, CSM, CLS, president, Abbell Associates, Chicago, whose term of service ended.

Founded in 1957, ICSC is the premier global trade association of the shopping center industry. Its more than 70,000 members in over 100 countries include shopping center owners, developers, managers, marketing specialists, investors, retailers and brokers, as well as academics and public officials.