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Mr. Kessinger joined ShopCore in January of 2016. He has nearly 25 years of shopping center experience and oversees the company’s asset management, property management, marketing, and legal teams. Previously, Mr. Kessinger consulted exclusively for one of the world’s largest private equity firms on a variety of retail and joint venture projects, working directly with the firm, its counterparties, operating partners, and service providers on acquisitions, dispositions, and capital market transactions. In addition, he worked on leasing, development, and operating matters. Mr. Kessinger also served in a variety of capacities for DDR Corp. (now SITE Centers), ultimately overseeing all management, operations and transactional activity of DDR's joint ventures, partnerships and other investment funds. He served on DDR's executive committee for ten years. Mr. Kessinger is a graduate of The University of Akron and of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. He is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the ICSC Nexus Conference Committee.

Zachary Pomerantz is the Head of Asset Management for AR Global, a $12 Billion global real estate asset manager. In his role he oversees the company’s asset management functions including property management, leasing, construction, and platform-wide initiatives. He has 18 years of experience across multiple asset classes including Office, Retail, Distribution/Industrial, Healthcare, Residential, and Hospitality. Prior firms include Tishman Speyer Properties, ProMed Properties, Swig Equities, and Mall Properties.

Zachary serves as a member of the Leadership Committee of the Juilliard Club, as a Co-Chair of the Junior Council of the American Museum of Natural History, as member of the Host Committee for the James Beard Foundation Gala, and as a member of the Cornell Hotel Society. He is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and lives in New York City with his wife Lori and children Alexandra and Harrison.

With 30 years of experience in real estate, Brad is currently Head of Retail at Oxford Properties, and leads a team of over 1,000 employees in leasing, operations and asset management.

The current Canadian retail portfolio consists of 11 retail shopping centres, downtown urban retail (Toronto/Calgary), and retail within the iconic Fairmont hotels, the Park Hyatt and Intercontinental hotels in Toronto.  The retail portfolio of approximately 15 million square feet generates over $400 million in NOI.

In addition to running the Canadian retail business, Brad is also responsible for assisting the U.S and Asia/Pacific teams on retail acquisitions globally and sourcing new retail concepts and brands for the Oxford portfolio. He provides strategic leadership, retail analytics and relationship management across the Oxford platform to ensure consistency and growth in the value of our assets.

Mary Rottler is the Executive Vice President of Leasing and Operations of Seritage. Prior to joining Seritage, Ms. Rottler served as the Vice President of Real Estate at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., (NYSE: WMT). In this capacity she was responsible for overseeing all facets of new store development in the eastern half of the United States and delivered approximately 350 new stores per year. Prior to that time she was the Vice President for Realty Supplier Management and Compliance. She joined Wal-Mart in 2001.

Kevin Halleran is the Chief Accounting Officer at Starwood Retail Partners.  He is responsible for all accounting and finance functions within the organization including financial reporting, financial asset management, lease administration, and information technology.

He joined Starwood Retail Partners in 2014 as Vice President of Accounting and Financial Reporting, and assumed his current position in February 2016. Previously, Kevin served as Vice President, Corporate Controller of Rouse Properties Inc., a publicly traded retail REIT. He served in this role from the company’s formation and was responsible for corporate and property accounting within the organization, as well as SEC reporting. Prior to Rouse he was a senior manager within KPMG’s real estate audit practice, serving a variety of large private equity real estate funds and publicly traded REIT clients.

Kevin received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance from DePaul University and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.

Stephanie McGowan is a Principal in Blackstone’s Real Estate Group based in New York. Ms. McGowan is involved in the asset management of Blackstone’s domestic retail investments including the ShopCore, Edens, and SITE Centers portfolios as well as Blackstone's domestic gaming investments including the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

Since joining Blackstone in 2014, Ms. McGowan has been involved in many transactions including the creation of Blackstone's retail platform, ShopCore Properties, and the sale of the Brixmor, Regency, and UBS Kimco portfolios, among others.

Prior to joining Blackstone, Ms. McGowan was an analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Real Estate Gaming & Lodging Investment Banking group.

Ms. McGowan received a BS in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she graduated with Highest Distinction and Phi Beta Kappa.

Mario is the Chief Financial Officer of Choice Properties REIT, an owner, manager and developer of a diversified portfolio consisting of grocery anchored retail, industrial, office and rental residential properties located throughout Canada.

Mario is responsible for financial strategy and capital management. He has more than 25 years of senior management experience in areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, operational analysis and capital markets.

Prior to joining Choice, Mario served as Chief Financial Officer of several public real estate entities managed by Dream Asset Management Corporation and held senior positions with Molson Inc. and KPMG.

He has an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University and a Chartered Professional Accountant designation.