General Growth Properties Appoints Steven J. Douglas as Chief Financial Officer
July 26 2010 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
General Growth Properties, Inc. (NYSE:GGP) today announced it
has appointed Steven J. Douglas as executive vice president and
chief financial officer/director of accounting and finance,
effective immediately. Mr. Douglas, who served most recently as
president of Brookfield Properties Corporation, succeeds Ed Hoyt,
who has been GGP’s interim chief financial officer since 2008. Mr.
Hoyt will continue to serve as senior vice president, chief
accounting officer for GGP.
Adam Metz, chief executive officer of GGP remarked, “We are
extremely pleased to welcome Steve to our management team. His
financial expertise and industry experience make him well qualified
to lead GGP’s finance operations as we enter a new stage in the
company’s history. We are nearing completion of our restructuring
and emergence process and adding Steve to our team further enhances
our position for long-term success.”
Mr. Metz added, “We are grateful to Ed for his contributions
surrounding our recent challenges and throughout this transition
period.”
Mr. Douglas was a key member of the Brookfield team for more
than 16 years, serving in a variety of senior positions. Prior to
his role as president of Brookfield Properties Corporation, which
he assumed in 2009, Mr. Douglas was a senior managing partner at
Brookfield Asset Management, where he focused on the company’s
operations and international portfolio. From 2003 to 2006, he was
chief financial officer of Falconbridge Limited. From 1996 until
2003, Mr. Douglas served as chief financial officer of Brookfield
Properties, a period that saw the company’s re-launch as a public
company and the completion of three major acquisitions. Mr. Douglas
joined Brookfield from Ernst & Young.
Mr. Douglas received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from
Laurentian University and holds a Chartered Accountant (CA)
designation.
ABOUT GGP
GGP currently has ownership interest and management
responsibility for more than 200 regional shopping malls in 43
states, as well as ownership in planned community developments and
commercial office buildings. The Company’s portfolio totals
approximately 200 million square feet of retail space and includes
more than 24,000 retail stores nationwide. The Company’s common
stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
GGP.
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