CBL announces a wave of senior executive promotions
CBL Properties, which has been on a seven-year-long anchor redevelopment effort across its 80-plus center portfolio, has rewarded six long-tenured executives with promotions.
“We are proud to recognize the significant contributions of these individuals with these well-deserved promotions,” said CBL’s CEO Stephen Lebovitz. “Their dedication, leadership, and ongoing commitment to CBL have been instrumental to our success, and we look forward to seeing the impact they will continue to make in their new roles.”
Karen Walker was promoted to the role of senior VP of technology solutions. In her 11th year at CBL, she will assume increasing responsibilities in programming, business and supply chain analysis, and business intelligence.
Tracy Robbins-Laws now takes the role of VP of operations services. She first worked for CBL in the 1980s when the company assumed third-party management of The Mall at Johnson City in Tennessee. After leaving for another job, Robbins-Laws re-joined CBL in 1997 as the property accounts manager at Hamilton Place in Chattanooga, Tenn., and was promoted to regional property accounts manager in 2006.
David Robinson was promoted to VP of mixed-use. He joined CBL in 2012 as the national director of mall restaurants and entertainment and was later promoted to senior director of mixed-use.
Janine Atiyeh was promoted to VP of people and culture, and will oversee recruiting, team member development and training, investigations, and compliance. She serves on the leadership team for two of CBL’s engagement groups – CBL Fit and the company’s United Way Campaign Committee.
Rachel Hanan now assumes the role of VP of financial operations. Since beginning her career at CBL 10 years ago, she rose to senior director of budgeting and will continue to help lead the creation of company’s annual budget, as well as forecasting revenues and expenses, on a quarterly basis.
Greg Gibson, another 10-year veteran of the company, has also been named a VP of financial operations, and will focus on financial planning and analysis. CBL noted that he has played a pivotal role in streamlining CBL’s financial processes, enhancing the accuracy of forecasts, and improving financial reporting.
CBL’s 88-center portfolio totals 55.4 million sq. ft. of space across 20 states. It is made up of 53 enclosed malls, outlet centers and lifestyle retail centers, as well as more than 30 open-air centers.
The Chattanooga-based company recently completed five anchor redevelopments and has 17 others underway. In the fourth quarter of 2004, CBL reported property-wide occupancy of 90% and declared a regular cash dividend of $0.40 per share and a special cash dividend of $0.80 per share.
