LISA PALMER

lisa palmer
Lisa Palmer

LISA PALMER, age 55, has served on our Board since 2018. Ms. Palmer became our Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2020, and has served as our President since January 1, 2016 to date. Previously, she served as our Chief Financial Officer from January 2013 to August 12, 2019. Prior to that, served as Senior Vice President of Capital Markets from 2003 until 2013. She served as Senior Manager of Investment Services in 1996 and assumed the role of Vice President of Capital Markets in 1999. Prior to joining Regency, Ms. Palmer worked with Accenture, formerly Andersen Consulting Strategic Services, as a consultant and financial analyst for General Electric. She serves as a director of Jacksonville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Brooks Rehabilitation, a private healthcare organization. She is also a board member of United Way of Northeast Florida, an executive board member of Nareit, a member of ULI, and a member of the ICSC. She previously served a director of ESH Hospitality, Inc., a subsidiary of Extended Stay America, Inc. and an advisory board member for the Florida Institute of CFOs. Ms. Palmer is a graduate of the University of Virginia and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Palmer has extensive knowledge of the shopping center and real estate industries and has extensive experience in finance and capital markets, operations, public board strategy and governance.

Deirdre J. EVENS

Deirdre Evens
Deirdre J. Evens

DEIRDRE J. EVENS, age 59, has served on our Board since 2018. Ms. Evens currently serves as Executive Vice President and General Manager, IT Asset Lifecycle Management of Iron Mountain. Prior to that, she served as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Records and Information Management, North America of Iron Mountain Incorporated from July 2018 to January 2022. Prior to that, she served as its Chief of Operations from January 2018 to June 30, 2018 and as its Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President from July 21, 2015 to January 2018. Prior to her service with Iron Mountain, Ms. Evens served as an Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Clean Harbors, Inc. from 2011 to July 2015, overseeing all aspects of human resources and employee development for a global workforce of more than 13,000 employees. From 2007 to 2011, Ms. Evens served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Sales & Marketing for Clean Harbors. Prior to her service with Clean Harbors, Ms. Evens served as Senior Vice President, Member Insight at BJ’s Wholesale Club from 2006 to 2007, responsible for strategy, member analytics, market research and segment marketing. Before that time, Ms. Evens held a series of positions of increasing responsibility at Polaroid Corporation from 1986 to 2006, including her role as Senior Vice President of Strategy. Ms. Evens holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University. She has a strong background in corporate strategy, global risk, addressing technological change, cyber issues, sales, general management, marketing and human capital management.