The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Foundation announced that Kieran P. Quinn, vice chairman of Walker and Dunlop in Atlanta, Ga. has been named chairman of the ICSC Foundation.
Mr Quinn succeeds L. Michael Foley, principal officer of L. Michael Foley & Associates who will remain as a member of the Foundation’s board of directors.
Additionally, Peter Eisenberg, principle at Clark Street Development, Chicago, Ill.; Eduardo Bross, chairman of Planigrupo, Mexico City, Mexico; Mary Lou Fiala, co-chairman of LOFT Unlimited, Jacksonville, Fla.; and John M. Hart, chairman of Hart Advisors Group, Addison, Texas have been elected to the Foundation’s Board of Directors.
“Behind every strong foundation is a strong board of directors, and Kieran, along with the other board members will ensure that the ICSC Foundation continues to be the leading and most prestigious foundation in the retail real estate industry,” said Valerie J. Cammiso, executive director of the ICSC Foundation. “I, along with the rest of the current board, look forward to working with our newly elected chairman and directors during their term,” Cammiso added.
An active member of ICSC since 1992, Kieran P. Quinn currently serves as trustee and secretary-treasurer of ICSC and has served as a director with the ICSC Foundation since 2002
The board of directors’ primary responsibility is to assist the ICSC Foundation in the implementation of its mission statement, which is to promote and reward community support efforts and provide undergraduates, graduates and retail real estate practitioners with educational scholarships.
Remaining on the board are: Marcelo Baptista Carvalho, president of Ancar S.A.; John Crossman, president of Crossman & company Inc.; Norris R. Eber, executive vice president at Joseph Freed & Associates LLC; John D. Griffith, executive vice president at Target Corporation; David Henry, president and CEO of Kimco Realty Corporation; Heather Herring Stanton of the MG Herring Group, Inc.; Judi A. Lapin, president of Lapin Consulting Group; James Ratner, executive vice president for Forest City Enterprise; Beverly Ricks, principal of Retail Property Solutions, LLC; John T. Riordan, former ICSC chairman; Glenn J. Rufrano, president and CEO of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.; Peter Sharpe, president and CEO of Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd.; John D. Smith, senior vice president of Collective Brands Inc.; Yaromir Steiner, CEO of Steiner + Associates; Michael Weamer, executive vice president of American Heart Association; and Eric Zorn, president of Wal-Mart Realty.