Chief Executive Officer & Member of the Board of Directors
B.Sc. (Business Management)
Born 1961
United States citizen
CEO and Chairman of the Corporate Management Committee since 2019. Member of the Board of Directors since 2021
Independent significant shareholders
F. Scott Ball
Career history:
EPRA (European Public Real Estate Association), Advisory Board member
Urban Land Institute, Retail Council, Member
True Food Kitchen, Member of the Board of Directors, 2023-present
LADS Advisors LLC, founder, 2017-present
Starwood Retail Partners, COO/President Chicago/IL, 2012-2017
Oxford Properties Group Inc, Senior Vice President, Retail Toronto Ontario/Chicago, IL, 2011-2012
Claire’s North America, Senior Vice President, Real Estate – Global Construction/Design Chicago, IL, 2009-2011
Blatteis Schnur, CEO/Partner, Los Angeles, CA, 2007-2009
The Mills Corporation, Executive Vice President, Leasing/Asset Management Chevy Chase, MD, 2005-2007
The Rouse Company, various positions, latest Senior Vice President, Asset Management Columbia, MD, 1985-2005
Bret D. McLeod
Chief Financial Officer
B.Sc (Finance & Management), MBA
Born 1982
United States & Canadian citizen
Member of the Corporate Management Committee since 2021
Career history:
Lakewood Hotel Trust, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Secretary, Bethesda, MD, 2020-2021
Lakewood Hotel Group, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Bethesda, MD, 2019-2020
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., various positions, latest Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Head of Corporate Strategy & Investor Relations, Bethesda, MD, 2004-2019
Henrica Ginström
Chief Operating Officer
M.Sc. (Technology), M.Sc. (Economics)
Born 1983
Finnish citizen
Member of the Corporate Management Committee since 2019
Career history:
Citycon Oyj, various leadership positions, latest prior the current position, Commercial Director, 2011 -
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Transaction services / Senior Associate, 2008-2011
Erik Lennhammar
Chief Development Officer (from August 2019 onwards)
B.Sc. (Engineering)
Born 1974
Swedish citizen
Member of the Corporate Management Committee from August 2019 onwards
Career history:
Nuveen, Senior Portfolio Manager, 2014-2019
Steen och Ström Sverige AB, various positions of which latest Development Director, 2006-2014
NCC Construction, various positions of which latest Business Manager, 1998-2006
Kirsi Simola-Laaksonen
Chief Information Officer
BBA (International Business Administration)
Born 1975
Finnish citizen
Member of the Corporate Management Committee since 2020
Career history:
Citycon Oyj, various leadership positions, latest prior the current position, Vice President, Business Process Improvement 2015 -
Deloitte & Touche, Audit and International Accounting / Manager 2007-2008
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Audit / Manager 1999-2007