Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 28, 2001
STUART TANZ is Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive
Officer and President of Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc., a real
estate investment trust (REIT), which owns and operates a portfolio of
shopping centers located in the Western United States. Mr. Tanz has been
involved in real estate for the past 19 years and has overseen all
aspects of the company since 1992. Under his direction, Pan Pacific's
portfolio has grown from 13 properties, totaling 3.2 million square
feet, in 1992, to 110 shopping centers today, encompassing approximately
15 million square feet of retail space. In November 2000 Pan Pacific
acquired Western Properties Trust. Mr. Tanz, from 1996 to 1997, was co-
CEO of Revenue Properties Company, Ltd. Prior to joining Pan Pacific,
from 1986 to 1991, Mr. Tanz was President of United Income Properties,
Inc., a real estate development company based in Southern California.
From 1982 to 1985, he was Director of Acquisitions for Bramalea
California, Inc., a subsidiary for Bramalea Ltd., one of the largest
Canadian real estate companies at that time. Mr. Tanz is on the advisory
board for Eversave.com, an Internet start-up, with whom the company
recently formed a strategic alliance. He is also a member of
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Young
Presidents Organization (YPO) San Diego Chapter. Profile
investors should focus on?
Mr. Tanz: Our consistently strong earnings and operating performance.
Despite the sluggish
