People: Sun Communities Inc (SUI)
SUI on New York Consolidated
51.42USD
18 Jun 2013
51.42USD
18 Jun 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Gary Shiffman |
59 | 2008 | Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer |
Karen Dearing |
48 | 2008 | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary |
John McLaren |
42 | 2008 | Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President |
Jonathan Colman |
57 | 2003 | Executive Vice President |
Clunet Lewis |
66 | Lead Independent Director | |
Arthur Weiss |
64 | 1996 | Director |
Stephanie Bergeron |
59 | 2007 | Independent Director |
Paul Lapides |
58 | 1993 | Independent Director |
Robert Naftaly |
75 | 2006 | Independent Director |
Ronald Piasecki |
74 | 1996 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Gary Shiffman |
Mr. Gary A. Shiffman is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Sun Communities Inc. He has been actively involved in the management, acquisition, construction and development of manufactured housing communities and has developed network of industry relationships over the past twenty years. He has overseen the acquisition, rezoning, development and marketing of numerous manufactured home expansion projects, as well as other types of income producing real estate. Additionally, Mr. Shiffman has direct holdings in various real estate asset classes, which include office, industrial, residential and retail. Mr. Shiffman is an executive officer and a director of Sun Home Services ("SHS") and all of the other corporate subsidiaries. Mr. Shiffman is also a director of Origen Financial, Inc. ("Origen", OTCBB: ORGN.BB). |
Karen Dearing |
Ms. Karen J. Dearing is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary of Sun Communities Inc. She joined the Company in October 1998 as the Director of Finance where she worked with accounting and finance matters related to Company's ground up developments and expansions. Ms. Dearing became Company's Corporate Controller in 2002, a Senior Vice President in 2006, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in February 2008. She was responsible for the overall management of Company's information technology, accounting and finance departments, and all internal and external financial reporting. Prior to working for the Company, Ms. Dearing had eight years of experience as the Financial Controller of a privately-owned automotive supplier specializing in critical automotive fasteners and five years’ experience as a certified public accountant with Deloitte & Touche. |
John McLaren |
Mr. John Bandini McLaren is Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Sun Communities Inc. He has been in the manufactured housing industry since 1995. Prior to his appointment as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in February 2008, Mr. McLaren served, since August 2005, as Senior Vice President of SHS with overall responsibility for homes sales and leasing. Prior to that, Mr. McLaren was a Regional Vice President for Apartment Investment & Management Company (“AIMCO”), a Real Estate Investment Trust engaged in leasing apartments. Prior to AIMCO, Mr. McLaren spent approximately three years as Vice President of Leasing & Service for SHS with responsibility for developing and rental home program. |
Jonathan Colman |
Mr. Jonathan M. Colman is Executive Vice President of Sun Communities Inc. He joined in 1994 as Vice President-Acquisitions and became a Senior Vice President in 1995 and an Executive Vice President in March 2003. A certified public accountant, Mr. Colman has twenty years of experience in the manufactured housing community industry. He has been in the acquisition, financing and management of 75 manufactured housing communities for two of the 10 manufactured housing community owners, including Uniprop, Inc. during its syndication of $90.0 million in public limited partnerships in the late 1980s. Mr. Colman is also a Vice President of all of corporate subsidiaries. |
Clunet Lewis |
Mr. Clunet R. Lewis is Lead Independent Director of Sun Communities Inc. Mr. Lewis has also chaired Special Committees of the Independent Directors formed to review and evaluate strategic alternatives. Mr. Lewis is a retired commercial lawyer. While in private practice, Mr. Lewis specialized in mergers and acquisitions, debt financings, issuances of equity and debt securities, and corporate governance and control issues. Mr. Lewis has also served as Board Member, General Counsel, Chief Financial Officer, President, and Managing Director of other public and private companies. |
Arthur Weiss |
Mr. Arthur A. Weiss is Director of Sun Communities Inc. Since 1976, Mr. Weiss has practiced law with the law firm of Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, Professional Corporation, which represents in matters. Mr. Weiss is currently Chairman of the firm and a shareholder of Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, Professional Corporation. Mr. Weiss practices law in the area of business planning, taxation, estate planning and real estate law. Mr. Weiss is a director of several closely-held companies in the real estate industry, steel industry and technology industry and currently serves as a director of Talmer Bancorp, Inc. and Talmer Bank. Mr. Weiss is also a director and officer of a number of closely held public and private nonprofit corporations, which include the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, where he is on the executive committee, and serves as a treasurer and board member. Mr. Weiss received a MBA in finance and a post graduate LLM degree from New York University in taxation. In addition to being an author and frequent lecturer in the Detroit area, Mr. Weiss previously was an Adjunct Professor of Law at Wayne State University. Mr. Weiss was recognized in 2008 as one of the nation’s Top 100 Attorneys by Worth magazine and has been chosen over the last 10 years as one of the Super Lawyers. |
Stephanie Bergeron |
Ms. Stephanie W. Bergeron is Independent Director of Sun Communities Inc. Ms. Bergeron, a registered certified public accountant, also serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Walsh College. Additionally, Ms. Bergeron serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bluepoint Partners, LLC, a firm providing financial consulting services. From December 1998 to December 2003, Ms. Bergeron served as Vice President and Treasurer and then Senior Vice President-Corporate Financial Operations of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (“Goodyear”). Prior to joining Goodyear, Ms. Bergeron was a Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of DaimlerChrysler Corporation. She has also served on Audit Committees of several publicly traded companies (including as chairman) and a number of not for profit organizations. During her business career, Ms. Bergeron directed staff responsible for accounting, treasury, investor relations and tax matters. Crain’s Detroit Business named Bergeron one of its “Most Influential Women” in 1997 and in 2007. |
Paul Lapides |
Mr. Paul D. Lapides is Independent Director of Sun Communities Inc. Mr. Lapides is Director of the Corporate Governance Center in the Michael J. Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University, where he is a professor of management and entrepreneurship. Mr. Lapides is a director of OnBoard, Inc., and a member of the advisory boards of the Newman Real Estate Institute at Baruch College and the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Lapides has knowledge and experience in the areas of real estate and corporate governance. Mr. Lapides, a certified public accountant, has been involved in real-estate related activities including the management of a $3.0 billion national portfolio of income-producing real estate. |
Robert Naftaly |
Mr. Robert H. Naftaly is Independent Director of Sun Communities Inc. Mr. Naftaly is retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of PPOM, an independent operating subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (“BCBSM”) and as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of BCBSM. Previously, Mr. Naftaly served as Vice President and General Auditor of Detroit Edison Company and was the Director of the Department of Management and Budget for the State of Michigan. He was a managing partner and founder of Geller, Naftaly, Herbach & Shapiro, a certified public accounting firm. In addition, Mr. Naftaly has served as a director of Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE:MIG) since 2002 where he is currently the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Finance Committee. Mr. Naftaly is a director of Walsh College, a non-profit institution that offers business and technology degrees and programs. Mr. Naftaly also serves as a director and the chair of the Audit Committee at Talmer Bancorp, Inc. and Talmer Bank. Mr. Naftaly, a certified public accountant, draws upon a wide experience of board membership and leadership experiences. Mr. Naftaly was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm, as Chairperson, State Tax Commission of the State of Michigan in 2002. Mr. Naftaly is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants. In 2002, he received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants. |
Ronald Piasecki |
Mr. Ronald L. Piasecki is Independent Director of Sun Communities Inc. Mr. Piasecki was a director of Aspen Properties, which he co-founded in 1974. From 1974 until its sale to the in 1996, Mr. Piasecki was the managing partner in charge of property financing, legal and accounting relationships, resident relations, lobbying and syndication and sale of registered private equity limited partnership and participating mortgage interests. Prior to the acquisition, Aspen was one of the privately-held developers and owners of manufactured housing communities in the U.S. Mr. Piasecki has been involved in real estate development and management since 1968 when he began working in the tax department of the then accounting firm of Lybrand, Ross Brothers and Montgomery in Detroit. Mr. Piasecki then practiced law, specializing in real estate development, syndication and management, until 1980 when he became a full time partner in Aspen. Mr. Piasecki is currently engaged in the financing, development and management of real estate properties. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Gary Shiffman |
1,801,370 |
Karen Dearing |
690,222 |
John McLaren |
938,279 |
Jonathan Colman |
373,370 |
Clunet Lewis |
-- |
Arthur Weiss |
-- |
Stephanie Bergeron |
-- |
Paul Lapides |
-- |
Robert Naftaly |
-- |
Ronald Piasecki |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Gary Shiffman |
408,333 | 1,967,307 |
Karen Dearing |
0 | 0 |
John McLaren |
0 | 0 |
Jonathan Colman |
59,334 | 274,426 |
Clunet Lewis |
0 | 0 |
Arthur Weiss |
0 | 0 |
Stephanie Bergeron |
0 | 0 |
Paul Lapides |
0 | 0 |
Robert Naftaly |
0 | 0 |
Ronald Piasecki |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
LEWIS CLUNET R |
200 | $0.00 |
WEISS ARTHUR A |
1,368 | $0.00 |
DEARING KAREN J |
15,000 | $0.00 |
SHIFFMAN GARY A |
40,000 | $0.00 |
PIASECKI RONALD L |
1,800 | $0.00 |
COLMAN JONATHAN M |
3,000 | $0.00 |
MCLAREN JOHN BANDINI |
15,000 | $0.00 |
BERGERON STEPHANIE W |
1,800 | $0.00 |
NAFTALY ROBERT H |
1,800 | $0.00 |
LEWIS CLUNET R |
1,800 | $0.00 |
WEISS ARTHUR A |
1,800 | $0.00 |
LAPIDES PAUL D |
1,800 | $0.00 |
LEWIS CLUNET R |
1,500 | $29.91 |
MCLAREN JOHN BANDINI |
1,680 | $0.00 |
DEARING KAREN J |
1,164 | $0.00 |
LEWIS CLUNET R |
1,500 | $14.95 |
LEWIS CLUNET R |
1,500 | $17.20 |
SIMON TED J |
500 | $14.95 |
SIMON TED J |
500 | $17.20 |
SHIFFMAN GARY A |
86,810 | $0.00 |
SHIFFMAN GARY A |
86,810 | $0.00 |
SHIFFMAN GARY A |
20,000 | $0.00 |
MCLAREN JOHN BANDINI |
1,000 | $46.01 |
LAPIDES PAUL D |
1,600 | $0.00 |
WEISS ARTHUR A |
1,600 | $0.00 |
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