Marta Stewart

Marta R. Stewart
Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation

Marta R. Stewart served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation, one of the nation’s premier transportation companies, from 2013 until her retirement in 2017. Mrs. Stewart began her career at Peat Marwick (a predecessor to KPMG). Mrs. Stewart joined Norfolk Southern Corporation in 1983 and served in several finance positions before becoming Vice President & Controller in 2003 and then Vice President & Treasurer in 2009. Mrs. Stewart currently serves on the board of directors for Sherwin-Williams Company, where she is a member of the audit committee. Mrs. Stewart previously served on the board of directors of The Raytheon Company, where she was a member of the audit committee and of the public policy and corporate responsibility committee from 2018 to 2020.  She received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from The College of William & Mary. Mrs. Stewart is an inactive Certified Public Accountant.

Richard Sokolov

    Richard S. Sokolov
    Director and Vice Chairman of Simon Property Group, Inc.
    Richard S. Sokolov has served as Vice Chairman of the Company since February 2019, a director of the Company or its predecessor since 1996 and President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company or its predecessor from 1996 to February 2019. He also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of DeBartolo Realty Corporation from its incorporation in 1994 until it merged with our predecessors in 1996. Mr. Sokolov joined its predecessor, The Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, in 1982 as Vice President and General Counsel and was named Senior Vice President, Development and General Counsel in 1986. Mr. Sokolov is a past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers (“ICSC”) and previously served as a trustee and a member of the ICSC Nominating Committee. Mr. Sokolov previously served as a director of Washington Prime Group. He has been a member of the Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees since 2022.  Mr. Sokolov earned his B.A. in Psychology from Penn State in 1971, participating in the University Honors Program, and then earned his J.D. from Georgetown University in 1974.

    Daniel Smith, Ph.D.

    Daniel C. Smith, Ph.D.
    Clare W. Barker Professor of Marketing, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University

    Daniel C. Smith has served as The Clare W. Barker Professor of Marketing at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University (the “Kelley School”). Dr. Smith served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Indiana University Foundation from 2012 to 2020 and as Dean of the Kelley School from 2005 to 2012. Dr. Smith joined the faculty of the Kelley School in 1996 and has served as Chair of the Marketing Department, Chair of the MBA Program, and Associate Dean of Faculty and Research.  Mr. Smith holds a B.S. in Business Administration from The University of Toledo, an MBA from The University of Toledo and a Ph.D. in Business Administration, Marketing, Strategy Planning and Business Policy from the University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business.  

    Independent Director

    Herbert Simon

      Herbert Simon
      Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Simon Property Group, Inc.
      Herbert Simon has served as Chairman Emeritus of the Board of the Company since 2007 and served as Co-Chairman of the Board of the Company or its predecessor from 1995 to 2007. Mr. Herbert Simon was Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company’s predecessor from its incorporation in 1993 to 1995. He also serves on the Board of Governors for the National Basketball Association (“NBA”) and as Chairman of the Board of MSA. He is the uncle of Mr. David Simon. Mr. Simon graduated from The City College of New York with a Bachelor of Business Administration.

      David Simon

        David Simon
        Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Simon Property Group, Inc.

        David Simon has served as Chairman of the Company since 2007, CEO of the Company or its predecessor since 1995 and President of the Company since February 2019; a director of the Company or its predecessor since its incorporation in 1993; and President of the Company’s predecessor from 1993 to 1996. From 1985 to 1990, Mr. Simon was an investment banker at two Wall Street firms, specializing in mergers and acquisitions and leveraged buyouts. He is the nephew of Mr. Herbert Simon. Mr. Simon also serves as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Klépierre, a publicly-traded, Paris-based retail real estate company and serves on the board of Apollo Global Management, Inc. 

        In 2010 and again in 2013, the Harvard Business Review recognized Mr. Simon as one of the world’s best-performing CEOs. In March of 2013, he was recognized as one of the World's Best CEOs by Barron's Magazine.  Mr. Simon obtained a B.S. degree in business from Indiana University in 1983 and an MBA from Columbia University's Graduate School of Business in 1985.

        Stefan Selig

        Stefan M. Selig
        Founder of BridgePark Advisors LLC
        Stefan M. Selig is the founder of BridgePark Advisors LLC, a strategic advisory firm. Prior to that Mr. Selig served as the Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade for the U.S. Department of Commerce from 2014 to 2016. Mr. Selig previously was with Bank of America Merrill Lynch from 1999 to 2014, ultimately serving as Executive Vice Chairman of Global Corporate and Investment Banking. Mr. Selig currently serves on the board of directors of Safehold Inc. where he is the lead independent director and serves on each of the audit, compensation and nominating and governance committees. Mr. Selig currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Venator Materials PLC and as a director of Chief1 Holdings, a subsidiary of Enlivant, a private company. Mr. Selig is also a manager and a member of the Special Committee of Carvana Co. Sub LLC and certain of its affiliates. In the past five years, Mr. Selig served on the board of directors of Rotor Acquisition Corp., where he was a member of the audit committee; on the board of directors of Tuscan Holdings Corp. where he was a member of the audit committee; and on the board of directors of Entercom Communications Corp.  Mr. Selig holds a B.A. in Economics from Wesleyan University, a General Course Certificate from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

        Peggy Fang Roe

        Peggy Fang Roe
        Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer of Marriott International
        Peggy Fang Roe has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer for Marriott International since 2023. Ms. Roe is responsible for developing and executing key aspects of Marriott’s global consumer strategy, bringing together brand, marketing, design, data, and loyalty to drive an integrated, end-to-end customer experience.  Ms. Roe is responsible for Marriott’s Global Customer Strategy, Data and AI, Global Brand and Marketing, The Marriott Bonvoy Loyalty Program and Global Design and Innovation. Ms. Roe joined Marriott International in 2003 and has served in several positions before being named Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, including, Global Officer, Customer Experience, Loyalty & New Ventures, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Asia Pacific, Global Operations, Global Brand Marketing and Brand Management. She is the Executive Sponsor of the Women’s Associate Resource Group at Marriott International and served as a board member of the Hong Kong chapter of the Asian University of Women in Bangladesh. Ms. Roe currently serves as the Board Chair for the Marriott – Alibaba joint venture.  Ms. Roe received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Organizational Behavior from the University of Michigan.

        Gary Rodkin

        Gary M. Rodkin
        Retired Chief Executive Officer of ConAgra Foods, Inc.
        Gary M. Rodkin is a member of the board of directors of Rutgers University and the Chairman of Feeding America, a national network of food banks. He served as Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of ConAgra Foods, Inc. from 2005 until his retirement in May 2015. Mr. Rodkin was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Beverages and Foods North America from February 2003 to June 2005. Mr. Rodkin joined PepsiCo in 1998, after it acquired Tropicana, where Mr. Rodkin had served as President since 1995. From 1979 to 1995, Mr. Rodkin held marketing and general management positions of increasing responsibility at General Mills, with his last three years at the company as President, Yoplait Colombo. Mr. Rodkin currently serves on the board of directors of McCormick & Company, Incorporated, where he is a member of the audit committee. He served as a director of ConAgra Foods, Inc. from 2005 to 2015 and Avon Products, Inc. from 2008 to 2016.  Mr. Rodkin has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Rutgers University and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. 
        Independent Director

        Reuben S. Leibowitz

        Reuben S. Leibowitz
        Managing Member, JEN Partners
        Reuben S. Leibowitz has served as Managing Member of JEN Partners, a private equity firm, since 2005. Mr. Leibowitz was a Managing Director of Warburg Pincus from 1984 to 2005. He was a director of Chelsea Property Group, Inc. from 1993 until it was acquired by the Company in 2004 and previously served as a director of four other public companies.  Mr. Leibowitz received a B.S. from Brooklyn College, an MBA from the Stern School at New York University (NYU), a J.D. from the Brooklyn Law School, and an LLM from NYU School of Law.
        Independent Director

        Susan Massela

          Susan Massela
          Senior Vice President - Human Resources
          Simon