Mark is a five-time entrepreneur and builder of Mobile, Social, Media and Infrastructure platforms, with exits to Apple, IBM and Intel. He has a track record of consistent success working with global brands, like Disney, Macmillan, Ford, UPS and Cisco. Sigal is also a respected technology evangelist, and writes frequent columns for GigaOM and O’Reilly Radar, in addition to maintaining the popular blog, The Network Garden. Prior to embarking on a technology career in 1994, Mark was the managing director of CBM Northern California, a real estate asset management company he co-founded and grew into over 100 shopping centers.

John Hickman is the Managing Director of NewMark Merrill’s San Diego Division, and has been with the firm since 2003. The San Diego Division consists of more 20 shopping centers, representing more than 2.5 million square feet under management. Hickman oversees all aspects of the business, including development, management, leasing and marketing. He has been involved in hundreds of transactions since joining the company. Prior to joining NewMark Merrill, John was a 17-year veteran and top producer with Flocke & Avoyer Commercial Real Estate, where he was recognized as the Top Salesperson of the Year nine separate times and received numerous industry awards.

Sandy has been an entrepreneur in the real estate industry for over 28 years. In 1997, Mr. Sigal founded, and serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of NewMark Merrill Companies, which has grown to be one of the fast growing privately held developer-owners of shopping centers in California, Colorado, and Illinois. Mr. Sigal has acquired and/or developed over 70 shopping centers totaling over 10,000,000 square feet and in over 30 cities. It credits among its tenants: Wal-Mart, Ralph’s, Albertsons, Toys R Us, 99¢ Only Stores, Fresh & Easy, CVS, Walgreen’s and other local and national retailers.

Susan Rorison is the Chief Operation Officer of NewMark Merrill Companies, and has over 25 years of institutional asset management and investment advisory experience with a strong track record of building and managing teams. She has development and redevelopment experience in the regional mall, shopping center and multi-family sectors, having overseen portfolios of over 500 properties for both private and public companies. Prior to joining NewMark Merrill, Susan headed up the commercial portfolio for multifamily, shopping center and raw land assets for Shapell Industries.

Brad Pearl is the Vice President of Leasing & Development of NewMark Merrill Companies, and has over 30 years of experience in the commercial retail industry. Brad has negotiated lease agreements for well over 3,000,000 square feet of retail space since joining the company as a co-founder in 1997. Additionally, he has overseen the acquisition of the companies many shopping centers and development projects with values in excess of $200,000,000. Prior to joining NewMark Merrill, Brad worked at both Marcus & Millichap and Capital Commercial Real Estate, where he specialized in commercial land development and retail leasing.

Jim Patton is the Director of Leasing and Acquisitions for NewMark Merrill Companies, and has worked with the company since its formation in 1997. Jim is responsible for acquiring existing shopping centers for the company, as well as securing management contracts, and sourcing raw land for development. Since joining the company, Mr. Patton has been responsible for the acquisition of over 4 million square feet of assets in California, Colorado, Nevada and Illinois. Mr. Patton has also sourced several development and management opportunities for the company, and leased over 600,000 square feet of retail space.