Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 26, 2000

Robert Taubman – Taubman Centers Inc (tco)

ROBERT S. TAUBMAN is President and Chief Executive Officer of Taubman Centers, Inc. Taubman Centers, a real estate investment trust, owns, develops and operates regional shipping centers nationally. Mr. Taubman joined the Taubman organization in 1976, was elected Executive Vice President in 1984, Chief Operating Officer in 1988, and President and Chief Executive Officer in 1990. He has headed Taubman Centers and served on its Board of Directors since the company's initial public offering in 1992. Mr. Taubman is a member of the Board of Directors of Comerica Bank, fashionmall.com, and Beaumont Hospital. He serves as a member of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), and a Trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). He is also a Trustee of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), serving as Chairman of its Detroit Regional District Council, and is a member of the Real Estate Roundtable in Washington, DC. Among his civic and charitable commitments, he currently serves as Chairman of the Michigan campaign drive for the United Negro College Fund, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Cranbrook Educational Community, where he serves as Chairman of the Finance Committee. Mr. Taubman holds a BS degree in Economics and Finance from Boston University. Profile
TWST: Could you give us an overview and history of Taubman Centers?

Mr. Taubman: We are very proud to say that we are in our 50th year of

business, first as a general contractor, and now for