DDR Corp. announced that Jane E. DeFlorio, lead independent director of Perry Ellis International Inc., has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. DeFlorio is a seasoned investment banker who has extensive experience advising mid- to large-cap retail and e-commerce clients on shareholder value creation strategies, mergers and acquisitions, capital structure, and product and market expansion initiatives. Ms. DeFlorio was a former managing director in the U.S. Retail and Consumer Investment Banking Group with Deutsche Bank Securities. Prior to her time at Deutsche Bank, Ms. DeFlorio served as an executive director in investment banking at UBS, where she advised a wide range of mid- to large-cap retail and consumer clients. Previously, she served as a vice president in investment banking at Morgan Stanley & Co. In her current role at Perry Ellis, Ms. DeFlorio serves on the audit, governance and investment committees of the board.  Ms. DeFlorio also serves on several non-profit boards, including as vice chair of the Board of Trustees and chair of the audit and risk committee at The New School University, and as a member of the board of governors at The Parsons School of Design. She earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and an MBA from Harvard University.