Perform Properties Expands Senior Leadership Team to Drive Continued Portfolio Value Creation

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NEW YORK & SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 16, 2025--

Perform Properties (“Perform”), a diversified real estate operating platform specializing in high-quality, grocery-anchored retail centers and premier office assets, today announced the addition of Mark Ross as Senior Vice President, Leasing – Retail, along with two senior leadership appointments from within the company: Kirsten Ekdahl Hull as Executive Vice President, Portfolio Management, and Kori Murphy as Senior Vice President, Region Lead – Retail.

“By deepening our leadership in retail leasing and portfolio management, we’re strengthening Perform’s ability to deliver operational excellence at scale, stay ahead of evolving tenant and market needs, and accelerate portfolio growth,” said Alex Vouvalides, Chief Executive Officer at Perform Properties. “These leadership moves build on the momentum of the high-performing team we’ve assembled and reflect our commitment to creating dynamic spaces grounded in People-Appeal. With Mark’s leasing expertise and track record of execution across diverse open-air formats, Kirsten’s proven leadership in managing high-performing portfolios, and Kori’s deep experience driving retail asset performance, we are not just building for today – we are shaping a future that elevates experience, fosters connection, and delivers lasting value for our tenants, partners, and communities.”

Ross brings more than 15 years of retail real estate experience, most recently as Vice President of Leasing at Northwood Retail, where he led leasing efforts across the company’s California holdings. Prior to that role, he held the same title at ShopCore Properties, managing and leasing more than 2.5 million square feet across California and Arizona.

As SVP, Leasing – Retail, Ross will lead leasing efforts for Perform’s West Coast portfolio, spanning California, Washington, Oregon, and Texas. Based in San Diego, he will focus on driving NOI through strategic lease transactions while cultivating strong tenant relationships and leveraging market insights to identify and accelerate future growth opportunities.

In addition, Hull and Murphy have been appointed to expanded leadership roles:

• Hull has been named Executive Vice President, Portfolio Management, leading a newly unified function that integrates asset management, development, construction, and regional operations, designed to enhance collaboration, increase efficiency, and better connect market insight with data-driven decision-making across the company’s retail and office portfolios. Since joining Perform in 2017, Hull has served as Region Lead – Chicago and Senior Vice President of Development & Construction, where she oversaw transformative projects including the $500+ million redevelopment of Chicago’s Willis Tower.
  
  
• Murphy has been named Senior Vice President, Region Lead – Retail, focusing on maximizing asset performance and long-term value creation for Perform’s California retail holdings. She joined Perform in 2022 as Vice President of Asset Management, bringing more than two decades of retail experience and having worked on more than $5 billion in transactions. Among these was the sale of a grocery-anchored shopping center portfolio to Blackstone in 2020, which she led while at Merlone Geier Partners. 

About Perform Properties
Perform Properties is a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company focused on high-performing retail and office properties with People-Appeal-vibrant spaces where people actively choose to work, shop, and gather. With expertise in transactions, development, leasing, and management, the company oversees over 33 million square feet of retail and office properties across the U.S. Learn more: performproperties.com.

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