Subject: Executive Changes (EXEC)

David Simon, chairman, chief executive and president of Simon Property Group, died yesterday after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 64. Simon joined the Indianapolis REIT's predecessor in 1990, shepherding the mall owner through its initial public offering in ...

Lisa Pendergast, who was named head of the Commercial Real Estate Council 10 years ago, has announced her retirement, effective early August. Pendergast, a long-time industry veteran, joined the trade organization from Jefferies, where she was managing director and head ...

Brookfield Properties, which in 2018 acquired mall owner GGP Inc. and folded its 125 mall properties into its own portfolio, has revived the GGP name. The company created GGP Retail LLC, which will be headquartered in Chicago, and placed its ...

Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Report Matthew Ferrari, who joined TruAmerica Multifamily in 2016 to oversee the Los Angeles investment manager's national expansion, has left the company to form PXV Multifamily, through which he plans to make up to $2 ...

Julia Hyman, an associate at Rudin Management, was killed yesterday by gunman Shane Tamura, according to the New York Post. Hyman was one of four people that Tamura killed before taking his own life. The others were Wesley LePatner, chief executive ...

Wesley LePatner, chief executive of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc., was among those killed in yesterday's shooting at 345 Park Ave. in midtown Manhattan, according to a report in the New York Post. LePatner, 43, was shot and killed ...

The Real Deal Jared Solomon, a former vice president in Vornado Realty Trust's leasing office, has been charged with stealing millions of dollars from the company. Solomon was indicted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New ...

Eric Kraft, a 25-year industry professional, has joined 3650 Capital as managing director and is charged with loan originations across the investment manager's various lending strategies. Kraft is based at the Miami company's Los Angeles office and reports to Michael ...

Long-time commercial real estate capital markets specialist Daniel Lisser has joined Lee & Associates as senior managing director. He joined the company's New York office from Marcus & Millichap, where he was managing director. At Lee & Associates, Lisser, who ...

Roy Chun, senior managing director and head of Kroll Bond Rating Agency's CMBS surveillance and research efforts, has retired. He's being replaced by Rob Grenda, senior director, who had joined KBRA in 2019 from Morningstar DBRS. Grenda had been a ...