• CEO/Chairman of Divaris Group of Companies which includes Divaris Real Estate, Inc., Divaris Property Management Corp.; and Divaris Partners, LLC • The Divaris Group manages and/or leases a portfolio of approximately 30 million square feet of commercial space from New Jersey to Florida. It has a staff of 125 associates in six offices in the U.S. and also represents over 75 major retailers and corporate clients • Worked for Anglo-American Properties in the development, leasing and sales of mixed-use projects in Johannesburg and Cape Town • Involved in the development plan of the highly successful Waterfront in Cape Town’s Harbour • Involved in multiple aspects of several U.S. mixed-use projects • Member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) • On Tidewater Community College Advisory Board of The School of Retail • Past president and current board member: appointed by Virginia’s governor to the Virginia Real Estate Board for a 4-year term, Hilton Club of New York, executive board member of Virginia Beach’s Central Business District Association, member of TowneBank’s Financial Services Board, member of the Foundation Board of The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts and former member of WHRO Public Radio and Television Board • Inside Business named Gerald Divaris as one of the 75 Most Influential People Who Shape Hampton Roads, Virginia, in its first ever “Power Issue” • Roundtable of Tidewater Business Leaders selected him as the 2003 Business Leader of the Year • Worked as a consultant in both the pre-development and development phases of numerous major mixed-use projects nationally and internationally during his career • Recognized by many Institutional Investors as a creative force in envisioning the potential of new projects, as well as revitalizing old assets, earning the respect and praise of many distinguished clients • Master’s degree in commercial property marketing and an honor’s degree in accounting, University of Cape Town