Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 3, 2002

Mark Pasquerilla – Crown American Realty Trust (cwn)

MARK E. PASQUERILLA is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Crown American Realty Trust. He directs all financial and development activities, establishes corporate policy and provides overall strategic direction for Crown American. Mr. Pasquerilla joined Crown American as Vice President and Special Assistant to the President in 1981. He was then named Executive Vice-President of Operations and oversaw the Controller and Administration offices, as well as Corporate Communications. He was also responsible for the Property Management department that included Regional Mall Operations, Specialized Leasing and Utilities. He was named President in 1990, Vice Chairman in 1998 and Chairman, CEO and President in 1999. Mr. Pasquerilla completed a Master of Science degree in International Relations at the London School of Economics. As a Fulbright-Hays scholar under the auspices of the European Research Institute, he also studied International Affairs at the University of Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Government from Notre Dame University. Mr. Pasquerilla is a trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and was appointed to serve on that organization's Political Action Committee in 1991. In addition to his business interests, Mr. Pasquerilla is currently a member of the Governor of Pennsylvania's Economic Development Partnership Council; the Education Committee for the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry; the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Committee and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). Profile
TWST: Could you give us a brief overview of Crown American Realty

Trust and where you are at this current juncture, as far as your

business is concerned?

Mr. Pasquerilla: We are a publicly