Andrew Spodek, CEO of Postal Realty Trust was a guest on the latest edition of the Nareit REIT Report podcast. Full article and audio available at Nareit.com Highlights: Postal Realty Trust owns 366 post office properties across 43 states and was one of only a handful of REIT IPOs that occurred in 2019. Spodek noted that […]
Andrew Spodek is our chief executive officer and is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Spodek is the founder and CEO of our predecessor entity, Nationwide Postal Management, Inc. NPM, founded in 2004, was the largest manager of USPS-leased properties in the United States. Mr. Spodek has over 20 years of experience exclusively focused on investing in and managing post office properties. Prior to founding NPM, Mr. Spodek led acquisitions and property management for his family’s private real estate investment activities. Mr. Spodek sits on the board of directors of the Association of United States Postal Lessors. Mr. Spodek earned an M.S. in Real Estate from New York University and a B.B.A. in Finance & International Management from Boston University.
Patrick R. Donahoe
Patrick R. Donahoe is the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Donahoe was named the 73rd Postmaster General of the United States in October 2010, serving until his retirement in 2015. Mr. Donahoe was a 39-year veteran of the USPS, starting as a postal clerk in Pittsburgh, PA in 1975. Prior to his appointment as Postmaster General, Mr. Donahoe served as the 19th Deputy Postmaster General. Mr. Donahoe has a degree in economics from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Donahoe is also a director of SG360, an industry-leading print and direct marketing solutions provider.
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Audit Committee
Jane Gural-Senders
Jane Gural-Senders is executive director and principal of GFP Real Estate LLC, a family real estate company, which owns and manages a portfolio of approximately 50 properties comprising over 11 million square feet primarily in the New York City metropolitan area. The firm also handles third-party services for over 20 properties comprising over 3 million square feet. She is a past president of the Gural JCC (Greater Five Towns, Long Island, NY) and presently is a member of the board of that organization. She also is a board member of the American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU); The Flatiron of 23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District; and the Real Estate Committee for the Yeshiva University. Ms. Senders graduated from New York University with a Master of Social Work degree.
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Barry Lefkowitz
Barry Lefkowitz is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Huntington Road Advisors LLC, a real estate investment and advisory firm, and Co-Founder of HMC Real Estate Services LLC, an investment and management firm focused on value-add industrial and flex/office properties. He is a member of the board of ShopOne Centers REIT Inc. a leading owner, operator and manager of high-quality grocery-anchored shopping centers. Beginning in 2017, Huntington Road Advisors LLC provided advisory services to the Postal Group, LLC, an entity owned by Mr. Spodek. In 2016, Mr. Lefkowitz served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Brixmor Property Group Inc. (NYSE:BRX), owner of the nation’s largest wholly-owned portfolio of grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (NYSE:CLI) from 1996 to 2014 where he was responsible for overseeing the company’s investor relations activities as well as strategic financial planning and forecasting, financial accounting and reporting, and capital markets activities. Additionally, Mr. Lefkowitz led the company’s property management and asset management operations beginning in 2004. He served as a Vice President at Mack-Cali Realty Corporation from 1994 to 1997. Prior to joining Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, Mr. Lefkowitz served as a Senior Manager at Deloitte LLP, specializing in real estate. He is a graduate of Brooklyn College and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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Anton Feingold
Anton Feingold, 38, is a Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, Real Estate in the Legal Group of Ares Management Corporation. He also serves as Vice President and Secretary of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYSE: ACRE) and Vice President and Assistant Secretary of CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund. Prior to joining Ares Management in 2014, Mr. Feingold was an attorney with Clifford Chance LLP, where he was a member of the firm’s capital markets and real estate departments, specializing in corporate finance and real estate transactions, as well as general securities law, corporate and regulatory matters. Mr. Feingold graduated from University of Birmingham with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B Honors) and received a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice at BPP University in London, England.
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