Governance at a Glance

Board Committee Member Legend and Committee list
Chair
Member
Chairman of the board
Financial expert
Committee List
Board Members Audit Compensation Nominating and Corporate Governance
Sheryl M. Crosland  
 
Audit
Michael Berman  
Audit
Nominating and Corporate Governance
Nominating and Corporate Governance
Compensation
Compensation
Sandra A. J. Lawrence  
Audit
Compensation
Nominating and Corporate Governance
Audit

Committee Charters

Sheryl M. Crosland Headshot

Sheryl M. Crosland

Ms. Crosland has served as a Director since December 2016 and as Chair since 2023. Ms. Crosland most recently served as a Managing Director and Retail Sector Head at JP Morgan Investment Management Global Real Assets Group from 1998 until 2014. From 1984 to 1998, she held various positions in real estate investment management in JP Morgan’s Investment Management Global Real Assets Group. Ms. Crosland previously served on the Board of Directors of Donahue Schriber Realty and Edens Investment Trust. Ms. Crosland attained a B.S. from Furman University and a Master of Science in Industrial Management from Georgia Institute of Technology, and is a certified public accountant.

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Michael Berman

Mr. Berman has served as a Director since 2013. Mr. Berman most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of GGP Inc. (“GGP”) and oversaw its finance, accounting, capital markets, treasury, investor relations and corporate communications functions from 2011 until 2018. From 2003 until he joined GGP in 2011, Mr. Berman served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Equity LifeStyle Properties (formerly Manufactured Home Communities). During 2003, Mr. Berman was also an Associate Professor at the New York University Real Estate Institute. Mr. Berman currently serves on the Board of Directors of Champion Homes, Inc. (formerly Skyline Champion Corp.), where he serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee and on the Governance and Nominating Committee. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Captivision Inc., Jaguar Global Growth Corporation I, and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation. Mr. Berman attained a B.A. from Binghamton University, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and an M.B.A. from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

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Julie Bowerman

Ms. Bowerman has served as a Director since 2019. From 2023 until she retired in 2026, Ms. Bowerman served as the Chief Marketing Officer of Kellanova, a food manufacturing company, a spinoff of Kellogg Company. At Kellogg Company, Ms. Bowerman served as the Chief Marketing and Ecommerce Officer from 2021 to 2023 and as the Chief Global Digital Consumer and Customer Experience Officer from 2019 to 2021. Prior to joining Kellogg in 2019, Ms. Bowerman served as the Senior Vice President, Digital Engagement and eCommerce at Hain Celestial Group, Inc., a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Prior to joining Hain Celestial Group, Inc. in 2017, she spent over 20 years at The Coca-Cola Company, serving in various roles, including as Global Vice President, eCommerce, Shopper Marketing and Digital from 2015 to 2017, and as the Vice President and General Manager, eCommerce, North America from 2013 to 2015. Ms. Bowerman currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Middleby Corporation, where she serves on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Bowerman attained a B.A., Communications from the University of Dayton and an M.A., Advertising from Michigan State University.

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Thomas W. Dickson

Mr. Dickson has served as a Director since 2015. Mr. Dickson most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer of Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc. (“Harris Teeter”), a leading regional supermarket chain of more than 200 supermarkets, primarily in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States, from 1997 until Harris Teeter’s sale to The Kroger Co. in January 2014, and also served as Chairman of the Board of Harris Teeter from 2006 until January 2014. Mr. Dickson served as Executive Vice President of Harris Teeter from 1996 to 1997. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Dickson served as President of American & Efird, Inc., Harris Teeter’s former A&E subsidiary, and from 1991 to 1994, he served as Executive Vice President of American & Efird, Inc. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Conagra Brands, Inc., Dollar Tree, Inc., and The Pantry, Inc. Mr. Dickson attained a B.A. and an M.B.A. from The University of Virginia.

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Daniel B. Hurwitz

Mr. Hurwitz has served as a Director since 2016. Mr. Hurwitz founded Raider Hill Advisors, LLC, a private real estate investment and retail advisory firm in 2015 and currently serves as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. From February 2016 through May 2016, he served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of Brixmor Property Group. Prior to founding Raider Hill Advisors, LLC, Mr. Hurwitz served as the Chief Executive Officer of DDR Corp. (“DDR”), a NYSE listed real estate investment trust, from 2010 until 2014, and prior thereto since 1999 held numerous executive positions at DDR. Mr. Hurwitz formerly served as Chairman of ICSC and, at Nareit, as a member of the Executive Board, Advisory Board of Governors, and Governance Council. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Boscov’s Department Stores, Inc., CubeSmart, DDR Corp., GGP Inc., Sonae Sierra Brasil, SA, and WeWork Inc. Mr. Hurwitz attained a B.A. from Colgate University and is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania.

Sandra A. J. Lawrence Headshot

Sandra A. J. Lawrence

Ms. Lawrence has served as a Director since 2021. Ms. Lawrence most recently served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of The Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics (“CMH”) from 2016 until 2019 and as the Chief Financial Officer of CMH from 2005 until 2016. Ms. Lawrence currently serves on the Board of Directors of Evergy, Inc., where she serves as the Chair of the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee and as a member of the Operations Committee, and Sera Prognostics, Inc., where she serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee, and Macquarie Mutual Funds Trust, where she serves on the Investments and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Ms. Lawrence previously served on the Board of Directors of American Shared Hospital Services. Ms. Lawrence attained a B.A., Psychology from Vassar College, a M.Arch. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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William D. Rahm

Mr. Rahm has served as the Presiding Independent Director since 2013. Mr. Rahm founded Everview Partners, L.P., a private investment firm in 2025, and currently serves as the company's Chief Executive Officer. Since 2024, Mr. Rahm serves as a Co-Chair of the New York City Regional Economic Development Council. Mr. Rahm formerly served as a Senior Managing Director of Centerbridge Partners, L.P., since its inception in 2006 until 2024, and led the firm’s real estate investment activities and was a member of its Management and Investment Committees. Prior to joining Centerbridge Partners, L.P., in 2006, Mr. Rahm was a member of the Real Estate Private Equity Group at The Blackstone Group L.P., where he completed investments in lodging businesses and real estate assets. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Extended Stay America, Inc. and Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc. Mr. Rahm attained a B.A. from Yale College, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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JP Suarez

Mr. Suarez has served as a Director since 2023. From 2018 until he retired in 2023, Mr. Suarez served as the Executive Vice President, Regional Chief Executive Officer and Chief Administration Officer and as a member of the Executive Committee of Walmart International, leading a team of more than 2,000 employees. From 2015 to 2018, he served as Executive Vice President and President of the Realty Division at Walmart Inc. and held a variety of other executive positions since joining Walmart Inc. in 2004, including Senior Vice President, Realty, Construction, and Strategy; Senior Vice President, Business Development, Walmart International; Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Walmart International; Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer; and Vice President and General Counsel, SAM’S Club. Earlier in his career, he was nominated by President Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Mr. Suarez serves as ICSC's Chairman (2026) and is on the Board of Directors of EPR Properties, where he is on the Audit Committee and the Nominating/Company Governance Committee. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Massmart, Inc. Mr. Suarez attained a B.A. from Tufts University and a J.D. from University of Pennsylvania Law School.

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Brian T. Finnegan

Mr. Finnegan has served as our Chief Executive Officer and President since January 2026. Prior to this role, Mr. Finnegan served in a variety of key positions during his twenty-year tenure at the Company including Interim Chief Executive Officer from October 2025 to December 2025, President, Chief Operating Officer from July 2024 to September 2025, Interim Chief Executive Officer and President from April 2024 to May 2024, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer from September 2023 until July 2024, Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer from February 2020 until September 2023, and Executive Vice President, Leasing from November 2014 through February 2020, as well as various other roles since he first joined Kramont Realty Trust, a predecessor of Brixmor, in 2004 as a Senior Leasing Associate. Mr. Finnegan was appointed to serve on the ICSC Board of Trustees for 2026 and as the Chair of the ICSC Foundation Board for 2026. Mr. Finnegan received a B.A. from Duquesne University.