Mark S Ordan

Mark S. Ordan, age 50, has served on our Board since July 2008. He became our chief investment and administrative officer in March 2008. On November 1, 2008, he became our chief executive officer. From October 2006 until May 2007, Mr. Ordan served as chief executive officer and president of The Mills Corporation ('Mills'), a publicly traded developer, owner and manager of a diversified portfolio of regional shopping malls and retail entertainment centers. Mills was acquired by Simon Property Group and Farallon Capital in May 2007. Previously, he founded and was chief executive officer of Fresh Fields Markets, served as chief executive officer for Balduccis, and also sat on the board of Federal Realty Investment Trust for ten years, serving as non-executive chairman for five years. He began his career after business school in the equities division of Goldman Sachs. Mr. Ordan is a graduate and trustee of Vassar College, and received his MBA from Harvard Business School. He also serves as a director on the board of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, was a founding member of the Young Presidents’ Organization's National Capital Area Chapter, and is an active supporter of The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.