ICSC Announces Strategic Reorganization

New Deal Making and Trade Show Service Team Emphasizes Customer Service
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
The International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. (ICSC) today announced a
strategic reorganization of the department that organizes the association`s deal
making and trade shows. The change will enable ICSC to better serve its members`
needs with a team of professionals dedicated to facilitating all exhibition
aspects, including sales, setup, and on-site coordination.

"After careful evaluation of our capabilities and the needs of our members,
including the insights we received at a town hall meeting held at RECon in Las
Vegas, we identified a significant opportunity to provide increased service,
innovation, and value for our members. As a result, we have assembled a talented
team of professionals that will better serve our members through an integrated
offering with a focus on customer service," said Michael P. Kercheval, President
and CEO, ICSC.

In addition to the supervision of the Leasing Mall and Trade Exhibition at
RECon, the world`s largest retail real estate conference, the Deal Making and
Trade Show Services Team will have oversight of the exhibits at the New York
Deal Making, Chicago Deal Making, RetailGreen Conference, Asia Expo, RECon Latin
America, Fusion, Canadian Convention, Western Conference, and Retail Connections
Europe.

Tim McGuinness, Staff Vice President, Global Trade Expositions, has assumed
responsibility for ICSC`s Deal Making and Trade Show Services Team. Mr.
McGuinness joined ICSC in June of 2008 after spending four years as Executive
Director at NYC & Company, the convention and tourism bureau for the City of New
York. In that role he managed the tourism, convention sales, membership, and
visitors information centers. He also worked for 17 years for Reed Exhibition
Companies serving as Reed`s Vice President of Operations. Reporting to Mr.
McGuinness are Rita Malek, Global Trade Show Sales Manager; Douglas E. Lugo,
Trade Expositions Planner; Peter Bordes, Coordinator of Leasing/Deal Making,
Sally Stephenson, Senior Advertising Executive, and Suzanne Tanguay, Global
Sales Manager. Assisting the department are Liz McKinney, Trade Exposition
Coordinator and Vivien Zhang, Project Assistant.

Phyllis Peterson, who built ICSC`s trade show and deal making programs from
small local events into some of the world`s largest and most productive
commercial real estate business-to-business venues, is retiring from ICSC after
31 years with the organization. "A creative deal-maker herself, Phyllis is
largely responsible for the development of the highly successful ICSC RECon
Leasing Mall, one of the industry`s most critical business resources. Over the
last ten years, RECon has grown from a regional convention of shopping center
owners to the premier global deal making venue for retail real estate, drawing
over 50,000 attendees at its peek in 2007. Phyllis deserves much of the credit
for this success and she leaves behind a proud legacy of contributions to ICSC,"
said Mr. Kercheval.

Effective immediately, companies seeking information on ICSC`s exhibitions and
trade shows should contact Rita Malek at +1-646-728-3539, Douglas Lugo at +1
646-728-3847 and Peter Bordes at +1646-728-3634.

Founded in 1957, ICSC is the premier global trade association of the shopping
center industry. Its 60,000 members in over 90 countries include shopping center
owners, developers, managers, marketing specialists, investors, retailers, and
brokers, as well as academics and public officials.

ICSC
Malachy Kavanagh, 646-728-3495

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