Stricker named new Marketing Director
Released: 08/27/03
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WOODFIELD NAMES NEW MARKETING DIRECTOR
Schaumburg, Ill. (August 20, 2003) -- Woodfield has named Lisa Stricker as its new marketing director. She will be responsible for all of the shopping center's marketing, public relations and special events.
Stricker comes to Woodfield from Bally Total Fitness in Chicago where she worked in a variety of public relations and marketing positions since 1998, most recently as Senior Director of Marketing and Corporate Development. Before joining Bally, she served as Associate Marketing Manager for Life Fitness.
She holds a Master of Arts in Writing and Business Communications and a Bachelor of Arts in English, both from DePaul University in Chicago.
"We are very excited to add the dynamic experience of Ms. Stricker to the Woodfield team," says Marc Strich, general manager of Woodfield.
"For more than 30 years Woodfield has continually combined top talent and retail know-how to remain a leader in the shopping center industry."
Taubman Centers, Inc., a real estate investment trust, currently owns and/or manages 30 urban and suburban regional and super regional shopping centers in 13 states. Woodfield is managed by Taubman Centers.
Woodfield is the premiere one-stop shopping experience in the Chicago area with nearly 300 of the world's favorite retailers including dozens that can't be found anywhere else in the Midwest. Recent additions include sports boutique Puma, Hawaiian jeweler Na Hoku, women's retailer Rampage, and furniture store Love Sac. Later this year, H & M will enter the Chicago market with a two-level store in the mall.
Located at Route 53 and Golf Road in Schaumburg, 25 miles from downtown Chicago, Woodfield welcomes more than 27 million visitors annually and is the top tourist destination in Illinois. Anchors include Nordstrom, Marshall Field's, Sears, JC Penney and Lord & Taylor. Shopping hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call (847) 330-1537 or visit Woodfield's interactive, user-friendly web site at www.shopwoodfield.com.