DDR Corp. Appoints Jane E. Deflorio to its Board of Directors
January 31, 2017 at 04:00 pm EST
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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.
SITE Centers Corp. is a self-administered and self-managed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). The Company is engaged in the business of owning, leasing, acquiring, redeveloping, developing and managing shopping centers. The Company owns approximately 114 shopping centers, including 13 shopping centers owned through joint ventures aggregating 22.6 million square feet of gross leasable area (GLA) through all its properties (wholly owned and joint venture). These centers are principally located in the Southeast, including Florida, Georgia, Illinois and Colorado. Its properties include discounters, specialty grocers, pet supply stores, fitness centers, quick-service restaurants and beauty supply retailers as additional anchors or tenants. Its properties include 3030 North Broadway, Deer Park Town Center, Woodfield Village Green, Foxtail Center, Shops at Framingham, The Promenade at Brentwood, East Hanover Plaza, Edgewater Towne Center, Hamilton Marketplace and Nassau Park Pavilion.