Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 27, 2001

Michael Pappagallo – Kimko Realty Corporation (kim)

MICHAEL V. PAPPAGALLO is Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of Kimco Realty Corporation, the largest owner of neighborhood and community shopping centers in the country, with approximately 500 properties located in 41 states. His responsibilities encompass supervision of all financial activities of the company including: accounting, tax, treasury, planning and analysis, investor relations, and operational processes and routines. Prior to joining Kimco in 1997, Mr. Pappagallo was the Chief Financial Officer of GE Capital's Commercial Real Estate Financing business, and held various other financial and business development positions at GE during his seven years of service. Mr. Pappagallo's background also includes nine years at the accounting firm KPMG, LLP, where he served as Senior Manager in the audit group, serving a variety of clients in industries ranging from financial services to manufacturing. Mr.Pappagallo is a native of New York City and received an Accounting degree from Iona College in New Rochelle, NY, in 1981. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a member of the Best Financial Practices Council of NAREIT and serves as an instructor for courses sponsored by the International Council of Shopping Centers. Profile
TWST: Could you give our readers a brief profile and overview of Kimco

Realty Corporation.?

Mr. Pappagallo: The founders of Kimco Realty built their first shopping

center back in 1958. We