Ken Volk — Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President at Macerich Company

Mr. Ken Volk serves as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Macerich Co. Mr. Volk is in charge of all facets of the Macerich's alternative revenue strategy, including leveraging its portfolio and aggregating its demand for products and services to create new business partnerships. Mr. Volk served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications of The Mills Corporation where he served as the Chief Officer, responsible for its marketing, advertising, communications, research, strategic partnerships and Mills TV. Mr. Volk also served Simon Property Group prior his appointment at The Mills Corporation as Senior Vice President of Shopping Center Marketing. In this role, Mr. Volk oversaw the development and execution of long-range strategic marketing plans for Simon's shopping center portfolio, maintaining corporate direction while customizing strategies to meet the needs of individual markets. In this capacity, he also managed Simon's strategic relationships with such major corporations as the Pepsi-Cola Company, JC Decaux, and Visa. Mr. Volk was instrumental in the creation and execution of various marketing initiatives designed to drive affinity to strategic partner brands among Simon's customer base. Mr. Volk served as Vice President of Business Development of Simon Brand Ventures, a strategic business initiative of Simon Property Group, Inc. where he was responsible for the creation of initiatives aimed at interacting with shoppers at the point-of-sale through live, multi-media formats, and as Divisional Vice President of Marketing of Simon Property Group, where he was responsible for the marketing strategies of more than 65 regional Simon malls. Prior to his tenure at Simon Property Group, Mr. Volk served at both the Meadowlands Sports Complex and Walt Disney World.