WASHINGTON (June 29, 2016) – The Urban Land Institute (ULI) welcomes new members to the Institute’s global board of directors and new global trustees, all of whom start serving their terms on July 1, 2016.

The ULI global board of directors oversees the development of ULI’s business strategy and business plan to guide the advancement of ULI’s mission, which is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. The ULI global trustees provide input and guidance on ULI’s areas of focus that define the Institute’s overall programme of work. The broad representation of ULI leaders from around the world who are involved in all aspects of the real estate and land use industries reflects the global reach and interdisciplinary nature of the Institute.

The new ULI global board members are: ULI Americas Chairman Patricia “Trish” Healy, Principal, Hyde Street Holdings, LLC, Raleigh, North Carolina; ULI Europe Chairman Jon Zehner, Global Head of Client Capital Group, LaSalle Investment Management, London; ULI Asia Pacific Chairman NH Seek, PhD, Chairman, Global Logistics Properties, Singapore; and ULI Foundation Chairman Stephen R. Quazzo, Chief Executive Officer of Pearlmark Real Estate in Chicago. They join existing board members ULI Global Chairman Randall K. Rowe, Chairman, Green Courte Partners, Lake Forest, Illinois; ULI Immediate Past Chairman Lynn Thurber, Chairman, LaSalle Investment Management, Chicago; ULI Global CEO Patrick L. Phillips, Washington, D.C.; ULI Secretary Jonathan H. Brinsden, CEO, Midway, Houston; ULI Treasurer Thomas W. Toomey, President and Chief Executive Officer, UDR, Inc., Littleton, Colorado; Raymond Chow, Executive Director, Commercial Property, Hongkong Land Limited, Hong Kong; Mary K. Ludgin, Director of Global Investment Research, Heitman, Chicago; Lauralee Martin, President and CEO, HCP, Inc., Irvine, California; Deborah Ratner Salzberg, President, Forest City Washington, Washington, D.C.; Ian D. Hawksworth, Chief Executive, Capital & Countries, London; and Richard T.G. Price, CEO – Asia Pacific, CBRE Global Investors, Hong Kong.

The new global trustees will serve a four-year term that ends June 30, 2020. They are: Stuart I. Ackerberg, CEO, The Ackerberg Group, Minneapolis; Phil Belling, Managing Principal, LBA Realty, Irvine, California; Gary Berman, President, Tricon Capital Group, Toronto, Ontario; Ryan R. Botjer, Senior Managing Director, Tishman Speyer, Shanghai; Juergen Bruns-Berentelg, Chief Executive, HafenCity, Hamburg, Germany; Albert Chan, Director of Developing Planning and Design, Shui on Land, Shanghai; Donald Choi, Managing Director, Nan Fung Development Ltd.; Hong Kong; Simon H.T. Clark, Partner Consultant, Linklaters LLP, London; Michael D. Cochran, Senior Managing Director, Eastdil Secured, London; Franz Colloredo-Mansfeld, CEO, Cabot Properties, Boston; Alison Cooke, Managing Director – Real Estate, Starr International Investment Advisors (Asia) Limited, Hong Kong; Kevin J. Faxon, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, New York City; Cynthia L. Foster, President, National Office Services, Colliers International, New York City;Jeffrey “Jed” R. Gates, II, Senior Vice President, Client Relations, The Berkshire Group, San Francisco; David J. Gilbert, President and Chief Investment Officer, Clarion Partners, New York City; Stuart M. Grant, Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group, Hong Kong;Richard K. Green, Lusk Chair and Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Greta Guggenheim, CEO, TPG Real Estate Finance Trust, New York City; Jill S. Hatton, Chair, Mass PRIM Real Estate & Timber Committee, Boston; Patricia “Trish” Healy, Principal, Hyde Street Holding, LLC, Raleigh, North Carolina; Peter Holland, Director of International Property Economics, Urbis, Melbourne, Australia; Monica Jindia, Vice President, Business Development, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, Philadelphia; Patrick M. Kanters, Managing Director – Global Real Estate & Infrastructure, APG Asset Management, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Phil Kim, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Jerde Partnership, Hong Kong; William G. Lashbrook, III, Senior Vice President, PNC Real Estate, East Brunswick, New Jersey; Ric Lewis, Chief Executive and Chairman, Tristan Capital Partners, London; Thai Ker Liu,Chairman, Centre for Liveable Cities and Senior Director, RSP Architects Planners and Engineers, (Pte) Ltd., Singapore; Robert Mathews, III, President, The Mathews Company, Nashville, Tennessee; Michael McNamara, Global Head of Real Estate Investments, Manulife/John Hancock, New York City; Constance B. Moore, San Francisco; Brian Moran, Senior Managing Director, Hines Real Estate Ireland Limited, Dublin, Ireland; Dionne Nelson, CEO, Laurel Street Residential, Charlotte, North Carolina; Kari Pitkin, Head of Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging, EMEA, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, London; Stephen R. Quazzo, CEO, Pearlmark Real Estate, Chicago; Dale Ramsden, Managing Partner, RMB Westport Property Partners, South Africa; Wendy Rowden, President, 42nd Street Development Corporation, New York City; Martin Stern, Senior Managing Director, CBRE, Chicago; Jaap Tonckens, CFO, Unibail-Rodamco S.E., Amsterdam, Netherlands; Francois X. Trausch, CEO, Allianz Real Estate, Paris; Mark H. Wilsmann, Managing Director, MetLife Real Estate Investors, Morristown, New Jersey; and Leslie Woo, Chief Planning Officer, Metrolinx, Toronto, Ontario.

“We are very pleased to welcome these visionary leaders as board members and trustees,” said ULI Global CEO Patrick L. Phillips. “Their expertise, input and guidance will be invaluable as ULI continues to evolve into a more member-oriented organisation that is global in reach and impact.”

In addition to the new global trustees, seven leaders will be serving renewed terms as global trustees: Jonathan H. Brinsden, CEO, Midway, Houston; Mary K. Ludgin, Director of Global Investment Research, Heitman, Chicago; Robert O’Brien, Global Real Estate Leader, Deloitte, Chicago; Richard T.G. Price, CEO – Asia Pacific, CBRE Global Investors, Hong Kong; Deborah Ratner Salzberg, President, Forest City Realty Trust, Washington, D.C.; Michael Spies, Senior Managing Director, Europe and India, Tishman Speyer, New York City; and Van J. Stults, Managing Director, Orion Capital Managers (U.K.) Limited, London.

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