Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 28, 2001

Stuart Tanz – Pan Pacific Retail Properties Inc (pnp)

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
TWST: What's gone on in the past couple of quarters at the company that

investors should focus on?

Mr. Tanz: Our consistently strong earnings and operating performance.

Despite the sluggish