Expert Details
Commercial Real Estate, Retailing (especially Supermarkets, Drug Stores), Strategy, Bankruptcy
ID: 731903
New Jersey, USA
Expert has consulted in a variety of fields including real estate strategy, development, analysis, and organization; site research methodologies and evaluations; acquisitions/divestitures; investor and public relations; corporate strategy, general business issues, and expert witness work. Some of his clients included Wakefern Food Corp. (ShopRite), Toys R Us, Foodtown Supermarkets, Rite Aid, National Wholesale Liquidators, White Rose, AG Realty, Occupancy Audit Group, LISC, Kimco Realty, Norse Realty Group, JP Morgan, Croman Development, Larkin Associates and various private equity investors.
Real estate strategy, development, analysis, and organization; site research methodologies and evaluations; acquisitions/divestitures; investor and public relations; corporate strategy, general business issues, and expert witness work.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1970 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Markeing with finance | Institution: Wharton |
| Year: 1968 | Degree: BA | Subject: Economics | Institution: Rutgers |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2006 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Provide consulting to 1) supermarkets, drug stores, big box stores, 2) developers and landlords, and 3) serve on two Boards of Directors (REIT and Bank) |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1976 to 2006 | Employer: Pathmark Stores, Inc. | Title: SR VP - retail development | Department: |
Responsibilities:responsibilities included all real estate activities (new store development, store divestitutes and acquisitions), store construction, site location research, real estate legal activities, M&A (lead many transactions including some very large ones), strategic planning, investor relations (dealing with Wall Street and security analysts), and public and governmental affairs. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1976 to 1985 | Employer: Pathmark Stores, Inc. | Title: Vice-President - Planning and Research | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsibilities: Strategic and Financial Planning, Capital Budgeting, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Consumer and Location Research, Investor and Financial Communications. Shared P&L responsibility for the company’s three department store divisions. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1970 to 1975 | Employer: Abraham & Straus Department Stores | Title: Director of Research | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsibilities: Merchandise, advertising, and consumer research; seasonalsales and advertising planning; sales forecasting; direct mail; profit analyses. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Urban Land Institute (ULI), Food Marketing Institute (FMI), National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS), Retail Marketing Society (RMS), National Retail Federation (NRF), and National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI). |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Board of Directors of the New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) and Food Industry Alliance of New York (FIA). Metropolitan National Bank, ARC Realty Trust, 5 Stone Green Capital, LLC Advisor. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert witness in a number of cases involving commercial real estate |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Frequent speaker at trade association conferences and at such academic institutions as Harvard University, the Wharton School, Rutgers University, and Baruch University. |