BNET Industries

Market Cap:$3.0B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.2B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

The Company currently has ownership interest in, or management responsibility for, over 200 regional shopping malls in 44 states, as well as ownership in master planned community developments and commercial office buildings. The Company's portfolio totals approximately 200 million square feet of retail space and includes over 24,000 retail stores nationwide.

Chief Executive Officer
Adam S. Metz
Number of Employees 3,500
Contact Information

110 N Wacker Dr

Chicago, Illinois 60606-1511

www.generalgrow...

(312) 960-5000

NAICS Code : 525930

Recent Events

  • Rivals maneuver for bankrupt mall owner, sources say

    12/04/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • General Growth's stock rises as buyers circle

    12/04/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Goldman Sachs Upgraded US REITS to Neutral; Ups BKD, AVB, GGWPQ, Downgrades KIM

    12/03/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • General Growth Files Bankruptcy Plan

    12/02/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story

  • Finding the REIT Target

    11/22/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • General Growth president says company eyeing mid-2010 bankruptcy exit

    12/03/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Brookfield, Simon Position to Bid on General Growth

    12/03/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • General Growth in Mortgage Pact

    11/20/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story

  • Simon reportedly mulls General Growth bid

    11/18/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Misrepresentations must end

    11/13/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story

  • Simon Property eyes General Growth assets

    11/20/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Fashion Place owner, subcontractor reach settlement

    10/20/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • Updated: Cemusa, Atlanta Cut Kiosk Deal

    10/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • General Growth names director

    9/24/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

  • Research firm says job losses worse than estimates

    9/12/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Court allows General Growth's malls to stay in bankruptcy

    8/12/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story

  • Centro boss looks stateside

    7/12/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story

  • General Growth appoints Centro CEO to board

    7/10/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

News & Analysis

general growth properties inc. and research recap - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Adam S. Metz Chief Executive Officer
Thomas H. Nolan Jr. Interim President
Edmund Hoyt Interim Chief Financial Officer
Jean Schlemmer Executive Vice President & Chief Corporate Development Officer
Kevin Moss CIO
Robert Michaels Chief Operating Officer
Melinda Holland Senior Vice President of Business Development
Peggy Chandler Senior Vice President, Land Sales
Ronald Gern General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Assistant Secretary
Thomas J. D'Alesandro Senior Vice President, Development
Kate Sheehy Vice President of Partner Relations and Client Ser
Peter Houghton Vice President of Sales
Rebecca Graf Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
Matthew Bucksbaum Founder
Doug Johnson Director, Strategic Partnerships
Jeffrey Smith Director, Strategic Partnerships
Julie Cleaver Director, Planning
Mike Fleckenstein Senior Director of Operations
Betsy Alperstein Senior Manager, Email Marketing
Kerry Neal Facilities Manager
Alex Berman Head, GGP Intl
Heather Beal Media Planner
J Todd Harrelson
Stacey Dahlberg
Marshall E. Eisenberg Secretary

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
John Bucksbaum Chairman
Anthony Downs Board of Directors
Beth Stewart Board of Directors
Frank Ptak Board of Directors
Glenn J Rufrano Board of Directors
John Riordan Board of Directors
William A. Ackman Board of Directors

Adam S. Metz, 47, is a founding partner of Polaris Capital LLC. Before founding Polaris, Mr. Metz was Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Rodamco, North America, with approximately $6 billion of real estate assets primarily in regional malls. Previously, he had been President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Acquisitions for Urban Shopping Centers, Inc. where he worked from 1993 until its sale in 2000. Prior to joining Urban, he held positions in the Capital Markets group of JMB Realty and in the Commercial Real Estate Lending Group at The First National Bank of Chicago.

Organization Position Status
General Growth Properties Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Board of Directors Current
Rodamco Europe Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, North America Former
Polaris Capital Founding Partner Former
JMB Realty Corporation Capital Markets Former
First National Bank of Chicago Commercial Real Estate Lending Group Former

Thomas H. Nolan Jr., 51, was most recently a Managing Director of Trefethen & Co, a real estate advisory and investment firm. From 1984 to 2004, Mr. Nolan held various positions at AEW Capital Management LP, a national real estate investment advisor, including President and Senior Portfolio of the AEW Partners Group, the Private Equity division of AEW, as well as serving as a member of the firm's Management and Investment Committees. At AEW, Mr. Nolan also represented institutional clients in the overall management of their real estate portfolios with services ranging from troubled debt restructuring to initial public offerings, including representing a client on the Partnership Committee of the Taubman Realty Group.

Organization Position Status
General Growth Properties Inc. Interim President Current
Urban Land Institute Board of Directors Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Board of Directors Current
Trefethen & Co. Managing Director Current
AEW Capital Management, L.P. Senior Executive Former
Bedford Property Investors, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Massachusetts Amherst B.B.A. in Business Administration Former

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General Growth Properties Inc. Interim Chief Financial Officer Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer Former

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General Growth Properties Inc. Executive Vice President & Chief Corporate Development Officer Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Executive Vice President, Asset Management Former

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General Growth Properties Inc. CIO Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations Former

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General Growth Properties Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
University of Wisconsin Board of Directors Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Board of Directors Current
General Growth Properties Inc. President Former
University of South Dakota Bachelor of Science Degree In Business Administration and Juris Doctor Former

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General Growth Properties Inc. Senior Vice President of Business Development Current

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General Growth Properties Inc. Senior Vice President, Land Sales Current

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General Growth Properties Inc. General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Assistant Secretary Current

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General Growth Properties Inc. Senior Vice President, Development Current

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General Growth Properties Inc. Vice President of Partner Relations and Client Ser Current

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General Growth Properties Inc. Vice President of Sales Current
North Fort Bend Water Authority Board of Directors Current
Lids Corporation Former

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General Growth Properties Inc. Vice President, Strategic Partnerships Current

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General Growth Properties Inc. Founder Current
International Council of Shopping Centers Ex-Officio Trustee Current
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Trustee Current
Lyric Opera of Chicago Trustee Current
Aspen Music Festival and School Life Trustee Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Chairman Emeritus Current
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Trustee Current
Urban Land Institute Member Current
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Member Current
Temple B'Nai Jeshurun President Former
Aspen Music Festival and School Chairman Former
International Council of Shopping Centers Chairman Former
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation Director Former
The University of Iowa B.A. in Economics Former

Organization Position Status
General Growth Properties Inc. Director, Strategic Partnerships Current

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General Growth Properties Inc. Director, Strategic Partnerships Current

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General Growth Properties Inc. Director, Planning Current

Mike Fleckenstein is Senior Director of Operations for General Growth Properties, has 35 years of design and business management experience. He has been involved in the national folk and country music scene for over thirty years having performed with Tommy Cash, Jack Green, Gordon Lightfoot, and many other notiable folk and country artists. Mike is currently living in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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General Growth Properties Inc. Senior Director of Operations Current
Music Community Resources Board of Directors Current

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General Growth Properties Inc. Senior Manager, Email Marketing Current

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Davis Chamber of Commerce Director, Member Services Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Facilities Manager Current
Company Culture Administrative Assistant Former

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General Growth Properties Inc. Head, GGP Intl Current

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General Growth Properties Inc. Media Planner Current

Responsible for all operational facets of Ronin Real Estate Services, Todd Harrelson provides direction and management for the firm. Todd Harrelson's commercial real estate experience includes shopping center leasing, property management, project development and negotiations. Prior to founding Ronin Real Estate Services, Todd was Vice President of Retail Leasing for Colonial Properties Trust Virginia/Carolinas Region portfolio. His career also includes tenure with Steven D. Bell & Company, General Growth Properties and Plaza Associates, Inc. Todd Harrelson is a licensed Real Estate Broker in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Todd is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and is a Senior Certified Commercial Shopping Center Manager, SCSM.

Organization Position Status
Ronin Real Estate Services President Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Current
Steven D. Bell & Company Inc. Current

Stacey Dahlberg joined Network Property Management in August, 2005. She is a graduate of the American Institute of Paralegal Studies and recipient of the Certificate of Distinction for outstanding graduating student. She brings with her over 10 years experience negotiating shopping center leases for such companies as Heitman Retail Properties and General Growth Properties. Stacey handled lease negotiations in the redevelopment of such notable projects Plaza Frontenac, in St. Louis, MO; The Falls, in Miami, FL (after being hit by hurricane Andrew in 1991); and Genesee Valley Shopping Center, Flint, MI. Stacey was also involved in the due diligence process for the purchase of over 1,000,000 square feet of shopping center space and oversaw the litigation matters for more than 25 shopping centers. Stacey also has experience negotiating leases from the tenant's prospective having worked for McDonald's Corporation in their legal department. While at McDonald's she also did financial analysis and negotiated closings with the property owners throughout the east and west coast. Stacey lives in Orland Park with her husband, Mark and her two children Jackie and Zack.

Organization Position Status
The Network Real Estate Group Property Manager Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Current
McDonald's Corporation Former

Organization Position Status
Urban Land Institute Trustee Current
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Trustee Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Chairman Current
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of California, Berkeley Member of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics Policy Advisory Board Current
The Field Museum Board of Directors Current
Young Presidents' Organization Board of Directors Current
The World Team Board of Directors Current
World T.E.A.M. Sports Board of Directors Current
National Realty Roundtable Member Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
General Growth Properties Inc. President Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Chairman of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center Former
International Council of Shopping Centers Chairman of Executive Committee Former
LaSalle Bank Corporation Director Former
University of Denver B.A. in Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Anthony Downs Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Board of Directors Current
Urban Land Institute Member Current
Urban Land Institute Director Former
Bedford Property Investors, Inc. Director Former
Essex Property Trust, Inc. Director Former
Stanford University Ph.D. In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
General Growth Properties Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
General Growth Properties Inc. Board of Directors Current

Glenn J. Rufrano is Chief Executive Officer of Centro Properties Group (ASX:CNP) and a member of its Executive Committee. From April 2007 through January 2008, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Centro Properties Group US. In this role, he was responsible for the management, leasing, redevelopment and development of Centro Properties Group?s US portfolio. Until its acquisition by Centro Properties Group in April 2007, Mr. Rufrano was Chief Executive Officer of New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc., as well as a member of the Company?s Board of Directors. Under his leadership, New Plan was transformed into one of the nation?s largest public real estate companies, focusing on the ownership and management of over 460 community and neighborhood shopping centers encompassing approximately 68 million square feet of retail space. Mr. Rufrano has been involved in both the shopping center and mall industries for more than 25 years. Mr. Rufrano joined New Plan Excel Realty Trust in February 2000, following seventeen years as a partner at The O?Connor Group, a diversified real estate investment firm. At The O?Connor Group, he most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the investment and management of three private equity funds, in addition to client service/marketing and finance activities. Concurrently, he was Co-Chairman of The Peabody Group, an association between The O?Connor Group and J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. investing in high-yield international real estate related opportunities. Mr. Rufrano currently serves on a number of boards at New York University?s Real Estate Institute, where he is an adjunct professor, and is a trustee, member of the Executive Committee and Treasurer and Secretary of the International Council of Shopping Center. He is also on the Board of Directors of New Alternatives for Children, a not-for-profit health and social services agency whose exclusive mission is to serve children with medical disabilities and/or chronic illnesses and their families.

Organization Position Status
Centro Properties Group Chief Executive Officer Current
New York University Real Estate Institute Adjunct Professor Current
Centro Properties Group Board of Directors Current
CRIIMI MAE Inc. Director Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Board of Directors Current
Trizec Properties Inc. Board of Directors Current
New Alternatives for Children, Inc Board of Directors Current
New York University Real Estate Institute Board of Directors Current
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Board of Directors Current
New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. President Former
The O'Connor Group LLC President Former
The O'Connor Group LLC Chief Operating Officer Former
The O'Connor Group LLC Partner Former
The New Plan Partner Former
New Alternatives for Children, Inc Member Former

Organization Position Status
General Growth Properties Inc. Board of Directors Current

Marshall began practicing law 35 years ago in the area of corporate taxation and now focuses on complex tax planning and major corporate merger and acquisition transactions. His estate planning practice is international in scope, and he has advised many of the wealthiest families in the U.S. and abroad on matters of generational structures and wealth preservation. He has been a featured speaker at the University of Chicago Tax Conference . He has handled Initial Public Offerings and has served as lead counsel in complex income and estate tax controversies, as well as in commercial litigation. He has been named one of the best lawyers in America by his peers for more than 15 years, and he serves as trustee for many families and is a director of many privately-owned companies. Marshall was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1971. Marshall received his J.D. degree, with honors, from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1971, where he served as a notes and comments editor of the Law Review and was admitted to the Order of the Coif. While attending law school, he also served as a research assistant to several law professors and was an Income Tax Instructor in the Accounting Department. He received an M.A.S. degree in 1968 from the University of Illinois , where he served as a teaching assistant in Accounting and was a research assistant in the Department for Research on Exceptional Children. He received his B.S. from the University of Illinois in 1967, was admitted to Beta Alpha Psi and became a Certified Public Accountant.

Organization Position Status
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP Partner Current
Eisenberg Company Partner Current
Sally Beauty Company, Inc. Class I Director Current
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. Class I Director Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Secretary Current
The Jel Sert Company Director Current
Sally Beauty Company, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Engineered Controls International Inc. Director Current
Ygomi LLC Director Current
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Law Review Notes and Comments Editor Former
Visitors Board of Directors Former
University of Illinois Board of Directors Former
University of Illinois College of Law J.D. Degree Former
University of Illinois B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. President Current
Center for Jewish History Board of Overseers Current
Boys & Girls Harbor, Inc Board of Directors Current
Park Avenue Armory Conservancy Board Member Current
Democrats for Education Reform Board of Directors Current
General Growth Properties Inc. Board of Directors Current
Methanex Corporation Chairman Former
Imperial Parking Canada Corporation Board of Directors Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
Harvard College B.A. Former

Executive News

  • Chicago Law: U. of C. law school names new dean

    Chicago Tribune - 9/08/09 - View Story

  • Chicago Law: Layoffs at Kirkland & Ellis

    Chicago Tribune - 9/08/09 - View Story

  • Wave of layoffs at Kirkland & Ellis law firm

    Chicago Tribune - 9/08/09 - View Story

  • Six New Forever 21 Stores Slated to Open in GGP Malls Across the Country

    Business Wire - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • AUSTRALIAN CO CENTRO'S FULL-YEAR LOSS UP TO US$3 BLN ON PROPERTY VALUES

    TradingMarkets - 8/25/09 - View Story

  • AUST CO CENTRO RETAIL MAKES YR LOSS AFTER PROPERTY REVALUATIONS

    TradingMarkets - 8/24/09 - View Story

  • Shopping Mall Heiress Sues Neal Gerber, Alleging Massive Misconduct

    The American Lawyer - 8/20/09 - View Story

  • General Growth Trust Is Sued

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 8/20/09 - View Story

  • Bucksbaum heiress loses a billion, sues over losses

    Chicago Tribune - 8/20/09 - View Story

  • Bucksbaum heir blames attorneys for $300 million trust-fund loss

    Chicago Tribune - 8/19/09 - View Story

  • Why Is Bill Ackman Reducing His Target Holdings?

    Seeking Alpha - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • General Growth lenders lose bid in bankruptcy case

    Washington Post - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Zell Stops the Music

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Court allows General Growth's malls to stay in bankruptcy

    SNL Securities - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Judge lets General Growth units stay in bankruptcy

    Reuters - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • General Growth Properties Announces Denial of Motions to Dismiss

    Reuters - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • General Growth Properties Announces Denial of Motions to Dismiss

    Business Wire - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • Ackman and Target: Another Battle Brewing

    Seeking Alpha - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • Top Investors Serve Up Picks and Pans

    Barron's Online - 8/11/09 - View Story

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     GGWPQ $9.80 +1.82 (22.81% )
Average Volume 2,937,650
Shares Outstanding 313.57M
Market Cap 3.1B
Year High 10.02
Year Low 0.0001
Earnings Per Share -0.08
P/E Ratio -122.50
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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