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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board of Directors   Executives

Herbert A. Tobin, President and C.E.O.

Mr. Tobin oversees all operations including shopping centers, and other Tobin family business and investment interests. In 1971, Mr. Tobin organized a company that specialized in the marketing, sales and property management of multi-housing developments. In 1974, Ryerson and Haynes Inc., a public company listed on the American Stock Exchange, acquired Mr. Tobin’s company. In concert with other R & H companies, this combined group became one of the largest "workout" companies during the R.E.I.T. failures in the mid 70's. R & H worked out Associated Mortgage Investors, the first R.E.I.T. to go into bankruptcy, successfully bringing a large number of projects to "market readiness" and selling them off at many times the expectations of the creditors of the trust, to whom they were responsible.

Prior to 1971, Mr. Tobin was Vice President of the historic Hollywood Beach Hotel, a five star resort owned by the family. He holds a Florida Certified General Contractor's License. He served for five terms as the Mayor of the Town of Golden Beach, Florida. As the Chairman of The Ben Tobin Foundation, he, through the Foundation, is a major contributor to WPBT, Channel 2, Public Broadcasting Station in the South Florida area. It sponsors the programs Nova, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, as well as Barney, and Sesame Street.

He also is the Chairman of the Board of Union Bank of Florida. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of WBPT - Channel 2, one of the largest Public Broadcasting Stations in the Nation. He is a Director of Unico, Inc., Seattle Washington that owns and manages over 4.2 million square feet of office space and 250,000+ square feet of retail in downtown Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. He is also Chairman of The Valor Foundation, book publishers. He is a graduate of the University of Denver with a B.S.B.A. degree. He is active in civic, community and charitable organizations.

Jason L. Tobin - Vice President

Jason represents the third generation to join the company. He has been with the company for 15 years and runs our Investment and Development Group.  His primary responsibility is for the growth of the Company. He also is in charge of the real estate and mortgage brokerage operations with a Real Estate Broker’s License and a Mortgage Broker’s License.

He graduated from the University of Miami in 1993 with a BS in Communications. He is the Worshipful Master of West Broward Masonic Lodge No. 253 in Pembroke Pines, Florida.  He served for 10 years on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Miami. He is also active with the Shriners Hospitals for Children and the University School at Nova Southeastern University. He is also very active in other civic, community and charitable organizations.

Vincent E. Damian, Jr., Esquire - Director and General Counsel

Mr. Damian is General Counsel for the Company and has been so for the past 25 years. He is a Senior Partner in the law firm of Salomon, Kanner, Damian, & Rodriguez in Miami.

He is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School.

Mark A. Tobin, Esquire - Director

Mark is the managing partner in the firm of Brigham Moore. It is the largest national firm specializing solely in the representation of property owners and tenants in eminent domain proceedings. Mark also represents the third generation in the company.

He graduated from the University of Miami in 1985 with a BBA in Finance, and obtained a JD from the University of Miami in 1988. He is active in civic, community and charitable organizations.