People: Retail Properties of America Inc (RPAI.N)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Gerald Gorski

69 2010 Independent Chairman of the Board

Steven Grimes

46 2011 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Angela Aman

33 2012 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer

Shane Garrison

43 2012 Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer

Dennis Holland

60 2010 Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary

Niall Byrne

56 2010 Executive Vice President, President - Property Management

Julie Swinehart

37 2013 Senior Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller

Thomas Sargeant

54 2013 Director

Kenneth Beard

73 2003 Independent Director

Frank Catalano

51 2003 Independent Director

Paul Gauvreau

73 2003 Independent Director

Richard Imperiale

53 2008 Independent Director

Kenneth Masick

67 2008 Independent Director

Barbara Murphy

75 2003 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Gerald Gorski

Mr. Gerald M. Gorski serves as Independent Chairman of the Board of Retail Properties of America, Inc. Mr. Gorski has been one of the Directors since July 1, 2003 and Chairman of the Board since October 12, 2010. He has been a Partner in the law firm of Gorski & Good LLP, Wheaton, Illinois since 1978. Mr. Gorski’s practice is focused on governmental law, and he represents numerous units of local government in Illinois. Mr. Gorski has served as a Special Assistant State’s Attorney and Special Assistant Attorney General in Illinois. He received a B.A from North Central College with majors in Political Science and Economics and a J.D. from DePaul University Law School. Mr. Gorski serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for the DuPage Airport Authority. Further, Mr. Gorski has also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the DuPage National Technology Park. He has written numerous articles on various legal issues facing Illinois municipalities and has been a speaker at a number of municipal law conferences.

Steven Grimes

Mr. Steven P. Grimes is the President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Retail Properties of America, Inc. Mr. Grimes has served as one of company's Directors since March 8, 2011 and as the President and Chief Executive Officer since October 13, 2009. Previously, Mr. Grimes served as the Chief Financial Officer since the internalization of the management on November 15, 2007 through December 31, 2011; Chief Operating Officer since the internalization through October 12, 2009 and Treasurer from October 14, 2008 through December 31, 2011. Prior to the internalization, Mr. Grimes served as Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer of Inland Western Retail Real Estate Advisory Services, Inc., which was company's former business manager/advisor, since February 2004. Prior to joining the former business manager/advisor, Mr. Grimes served as a Director with Cohen Financial, a mortgage brokerage firm, and as a senior manager with Deloitte in their Chicago-based real estate practice. Mr. Grimes is also an active member of various real estate trade associations, including the Real Estate Roundtable. Mr. Grimes received his B.S. in Accounting from Indiana University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Angela Aman

Ms. Angela M. Aman serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Retail Properties of America, Inc. Ms. Aman joined the Company as director of capital markets on August 4, 2011 and has served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since January 1, 2012. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Aman was a Portfolio Manager with RREEF, the real estate investment management business of Deutsche Bank, for six years. As part of their North American investment group, she focused on retail and regional mall companies. Ms. Aman started her career in investment banking at Deutsche Bank, where she spent four years with real estate group underwriting debt and equity offerings, as well as advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and additional strategic transactions. Ms. Aman received her B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania.

Shane Garrison

Mr. Shane C. Garrison serves as Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer of Retail Properties of America, Inc. In this role, Mr. Garrison is responsible for several operating functions within the company, including leasing, property management, asset management, which includes acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures and construction operations. He also serves as an Executive Committee member of the joint venture entity MS Inland Fund, LLC and as an Advisory Board member of the joint venture entities RC Inland L.P. and RC Inland REIT LP. Mr. Garrison has served as the Chief Operating Officer since January 1, 2012, as the Executive Vice President since October 12, 2010 and as the Chief Investment Officer since the internalization of the management on November 15, 2007. Prior to that time, Mr. Garrison served as Vice President of Asset Management of Inland US Management LLC, which was a property management company affiliated with the former business manager/advisor, since 2004. In this prior role, Mr. Garrison underwrote over $1.2 billion of assets acquired by the Company, and went on to spearhead the development and joint venture initiatives. Previously, Mr. Garrison had served as head of asset management for ECI Properties, a small boutique owner of industrial and retail properties, and the general manager of the Midwest region for Circuit City, a electronics retailer. Mr. Garrison received his B.S. in Business Administration from Illinois State University and an MBA in Real Estate Finance from DePaul University.

Dennis Holland

Mr. Dennis K. Holland serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Retail Properties of America, Inc. In this role, Mr. Holland manages the legal department and is involved in all aspects of the business, including real estate acquisitions and financings, sales, securities laws, corporate governance matters, leasing and tenant matters and litigation management. Mr. Holland has served as the Executive Vice President since October 12, 2010 and as the General Counsel and Secretary since the internalization of the management on November 15, 2007. Prior to that time, he served as Associate Counsel of The Inland Real Estate Group, Inc., an affiliate of the former business manager/advisor, since December 2003. Prior to December 2003, Mr. Holland served as Deputy General Counsel of Heller Financial, Inc., and General Counsel of its real estate group, and in a business role with GE Capital following its acquisition of Heller Financial. Mr. Holland received his B.S. in Economics from Bradley University in 1974 and a J.D. from the John Marshall Law School in 1979.

Niall Byrne

Mr. Niall J. Byrne serves as Executive Vice President, President - Property Management of Retail Properties of America, Inc. In this role, Mr. Byrne is responsible for the oversight of all the property management functions for the portfolio. Mr. Byrne has served as the Executive Vice President since October 12, 2010 and as the President of Property Management since the internalization of the management on November 15, 2007. Prior to that time, he served as a Senior Vice President of Inland Holdco Management LLC, which was a property management company affiliated with the former business manager/advisor, since 2005. In this role, Mr. Byrne was responsible for the oversight of all of the property management, leasing and marketing activities for the portfolio and was involved in the development, acquisitions and joint venture initiatives. Previously, from 2004 to 2005, Mr. Byrne served as Vice President of Asset Management of American Landmark Properties, Ltd., a private real estate company, where he was responsible for a commercial and residential portfolio of properties. Prior to joining American Landmark Properties, Ltd., Mr. Byrne served as Senior Vice President/Director of Operations for Providence Management Company, LLC, or PMC Chicago, from 2000 to 2004. Prior to joining PMC Chicago, Mr. Byrne also had over 15 years of real estate experience with the Chicago based Habitat Company and with American Express/Balcor and five years of public accounting experience. Mr. Byrne received his B.S. in Accounting from DePaul University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Julie Swinehart

Ms. Julie Swinehart is Senior Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller of Retail Properties of America, Inc. Ms. Swinehart has fifteen years of accounting and financial reporting experience and has been employed by the Company since June 2008. During her tenure with the Company, Ms. Swinehart has held various accounting and financial reporting positions and has served as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller since April 30, 2013. Prior to joining the Company in June 2008, Ms. Swinehart was a Manager of External Reporting at Equity Office Properties Trust for two years and she spent eight years in public accounting in the audit practices of Arthur Andersen LLP and Deloitte & Touche LLP. She received her B.S. in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Thomas Sargeant

Mr. Thomas J. Sargeant has been appointed as Director of Retail Properties of America, Inc., effective June 13, 2013. He is chief financial officer of AvalonBay Communities, Inc., an S&P 500 listed company where he is responsible for all of the financial operations of the company, including capital markets/finance, financial reporting and financial services. Prior to Avalon’s formation, Mr. Sargeant served as Group Financial Officer for the Northeast Group, the Mid-Atlantic Group and the Midwest Group of Trammell Crow Residential. He was also responsible for financial services operations. Mr. Sargeant joined Trammell Crow Residential in 1986 as Controller and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 1989 and to Group Financial Officer in 1992. Prior to joining Trammell Crow Residential, Mr. Sargeant was with Arthur Andersen & Co., where he specialized in the construction and real estate industries, serving both private and publicly held clients. Mr. Sargeant, a certified public accountant, is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and the Honors College.

Kenneth Beard

Mr. Kenneth H. Beard serves as the Independent Director of Retail Properties of America, Inc., since inception on March 5, 2003. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of KHB Group, Inc. and Midwest Mechanical Construction, mechanical engineering and construction companies. From 1999 to 2002, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Exelon Services, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation that engaged in the design, installation and servicing of heating, ventilation and air conditioning facilities for commercial and industrial customers and provided energy-related services. From 1974 to 1999, Mr. Beard was President and Chief Executive Officer of Midwest Mechanical, Inc., a heating, ventilation and air conditioning construction and service company that he founded in 1974. From 1964 to 1974, Mr. Beard was employed by The Trane Company, a manufacturer of heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment. Mr. Beard holds an MBA and BSCE from the University of Kentucky and is a licensed mechanical engineer. He is past chairman of the foundation board of the Wellness House in Hinsdale, Illinois, a cancer support organization and serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council of the University of Kentucky, School of Engineering. Mr. Beard is a past member of the Oak Brook, Illinois, Plan Commission (1981 to 1991) and a past board member of Harris Bank, Hinsdale, Illinois (1985 to 2004).

Frank Catalano

Mr. Frank A. Catalano, Jr., is the Independent Director of Retail Properties of America, Inc., since inception on March 5, 2003. Mr. Catalano’s experience also includes mortgage banking. Since February 1, 2008, he has been with Gateway Funding Diversified Mortgage Services, L.P., a residential mortgage banking company, as their Regional Vice President. From 2002 until August 2007, he was a Vice President of American Home Mortgage Company. He also was President and Chief Executive Officer of CCS Mortgage, Inc. from 1995 through 2000. Since 1999, Mr. Catalano has also served as President of Catalano & Associates. Catalano & Associates is a real estate company that engages in brokerage and property management services and the rehabilitation and leasing of office buildings. Mr. Catalano is currently a member of the Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare Board of Governors and formerly served as the chairman of the board of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Catalano holds a mortgage banker’s license.

Paul Gauvreau

Mr. Paul R. Gauvreau serves as Independent Director of Retail Properties of America, Inc., since inception on March 5, 2003. He is the retired Chief Financial Officer, Financial Vice President and Treasurer of Pittway Corporation, a NYSE listed manufacturer and distributor of professional burglar and fire alarm systems and equipment from 1966 until its sale to Honeywell, Inc. in 2001. He was President of Pittway’s non-operating real estate and leasing subsidiaries through 2001. He also was a financial consultant to Honeywell, Inc., Genesis Cable, L.L.C. and ADUSA, Inc. Additionally, he was a director and audit committee member of Cylink Corporation, a NASDAQ Stock Market listed manufacturer of voice and data security products from 1998 until its merger with Safenet, Inc. in February 2003. Mr. Gauvreau holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BSC from Loyola University of Chicago. He is on the Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Finance Committee and Treasurer of Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois and a member of the Board of Directors of the Children’s Brittle Bone Foundation, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.

Richard Imperiale

Mr. Richard P. Imperiale serves as Independent Director of Retail Properties of America, Inc., since January 2008. Mr. Imperiale is President and founder of Forward Uniplan Advisors, Inc. Forward Uniplan Advisors, Inc. was founded by Mr. Imperiale in 1984 and specializes in managing equity, REIT and specialty portfolios for clients. Mr. Imperiale started his career as a credit analyst for the First Wisconsin National Bank (now U.S. Bank). In 1983, Mr. Imperiale joined B.C. Ziegler & Company, a Midwest regional brokerage firm where he was instrumental in the development of portfolio strategies for one of the first hedged municipal bond mutual funds in the country. Mr. Imperiale is widely quoted in local and national media on matters pertaining to investments and authored the book Real Estate Investment Trusts: New Strategies For Portfolio Management, published by John Wiley & Sons, 2002. He attended Marquette University Business School where he received a B.S. in Finance.

Kenneth Masick

Mr. Kenneth E. Masick serves as Independent Director of Retail Properties of America, Inc., since January 2008. He retired from Wolf & Company LLP, certified public accountants, in April 2009, having been there as a partner since its formation in 1978. That firm, one of the in the Chicago area, specializes in audit, tax and consulting services to privately owned businesses. Mr. Masick was partner-in-charge of the firm’s audit and accounting department and was responsible for the firm’s quality control. His accounting experience also includes feasibility studies and due diligence activities with acquisitions. Mr. Masick has been in public accounting since his graduation from Southern Illinois University in 1967. Mr. Masick also holds Series 7, 24, 27 and 63 licenses from Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. He also was treasurer and director of Wolf Financial Management LLC, a securities broker-dealer firm. Mr. Masick was a director of Inland Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc. from December 1998 until it was acquired in February 2007.

Barbara Murphy

Ms. Barbara A. Murphy serves as Independent Director of Retail Properties of America, Inc., since July 1, 2003. Ms. Murphy is the Chairwoman of the DuPage Republican Party and current Committeeman for The Milton Township Republican Central Committee in Illinois. After serving for twenty years, she recently retired as a Trustee of Milton Township in Illinois. Ms. Murphy is currently a member of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Review Board and the Matrimonial Fee Arbitration Board, and has previously served on the DuPage Civic Center Authority Board, the DuPage County Domestic Violence Task Force and the Illinois Toll Highway Advisory Committee and as a founding member of the Shelter Service Board. Ms. Murphy also previously served as the Chairman for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee in Illinois and as the Republican Party’s State Central Committeewoman for the Sixth Congressional District. Ms. Murphy also has experience as the co-owner of a small retail business.

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