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Laith Hermiz, Ramco-Gershenson

Mr. Laith Hermiz is Vice President of Development & Redevelopment with Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust.  His key responsibilities include implementing and directing new development projects and value-added redevelopments of existing shopping centers for the Company.  Locally, Mr. Hermiz is in charge of the redevelopment of The Shops at Old Orchard located at the Northeast corner of Maple and Orchard Lake Roads in West Bloomfield Township. 

Mr. Hermiz previously held the position of Managing Director with Joseph Freed and Associates LLC. Mr. Hermiz holds a BS from Loyola University – Chicago and Jurist Doctorate degree from the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law. He is a licensed Attorney and real estate broker in the State of Michigan. Professional memberships include the State Bar of Michigan and the International Council of Shopping Centers.   He is very active in youth sports and currently coaches youth basketball and soccer teams.

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (NYSE: RPT) is a fully-integrated, self administered, publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") based in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The Trust owns, develops, acquires and manages shopping centers located primarily in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. The Trust has a portfolio of 89 shopping centers, of which 53 percent are supermarket anchored, with over 20 million square feet of gross leasable area located in Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. The Company's properties consist of 88 community centers and one regional mall.