Simon announced that Gary M. Rodkin has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective July 22, 2015. Mr. Rodkin has significant management and marketing expertise with over 30 years of extensive operating and brand-building experience, including having served as Chief Executive Officer or President of public companies and as a director of other publicly held corporations in a variety of industries. In addition to serving on Simon's board, Mr. Rodkin also serves on the board of directors and the finance and compensation & management development committees for Avon Products Inc. Mr. Rodkin was Chief Executive Officer and a member
of the board of directors of ConAgra Foods Inc., from 2005 until he retired in May, 2015.