We specialize in the constant improvement and optimization that retail real estate needs in order to be sustainable. This specialization depends on many years of experience within our executive leadership team and throughout the entire organization.
David Lukes has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and has been a member of SITE Centers' Board of Directors since 2017.
Prior to joining SITE Centers, Mr. Lukes served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Equity One Inc. from 2014 until 2017. Mr. Lukes also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sears Holding Corporation affiliate Seritage Realty Trust from 2012 through 2014 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Olshan Properties from 2010 through 2012. From 2002 to 2010, Mr. Lukes served in various senior management positions at Kimco Realty Corporation, including serving as its Chief Operating Officer from 2008 to 2010. Mr. Lukes has also served as the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Curbline Properties Corp., an owner of convenience shopping centers, since 2024, and as an Independent Director of Citycon Oyj, an owner and manager of shopping centers in the Nordic region listed on Nasdaq Helsinki, since 2017. Mr. Lukes also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT).
Mr. Lukes holds a bachelor's degree in environmental design from Miami University, a master's degree in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Science in real estate development from Columbia University.
Gerry Morgan has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since October 2024. Previously, Mr. Morgan served as the Chief Financial Officer of Four Corners Property Trust, a public REIT focused on net lease properties, from 2015 through April 2024. Prior to joining Four Corners, from 2012 to 2015, Mr. Morgan was the CFO and a Managing Director of Amstar Advisers, a private real estate investment manager that acquires, manages and develops industrial, office, multifamily and retail properties in select U.S. and international markets and served on Amstar’s Executive and Investment Committees. From 2010 to 2011, Mr. Morgan was the Managing Director of Financial Strategy and Planning for Prologis, a global industrial REIT, where he was involved in the company’s capital markets and M&A activities. Prior to Prologis, Mr. Morgan was President and CFO of American Residential Communities. In addition, Mr. Morgan has served as a senior officer with Archstone, which was a national public apartment REIT, and as the CFO of Francisco Partners, a technology focused private equity fund. Mr. Morgan holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from Stanford University.
John M. Cattonar has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer since 2021 and as a Director since 2024. Previously, Mr. Cattonar served as Senior Vice President of Investments from 2017 to 2021.
Prior to joining SITE Centers, Mr. Cattonar served as Vice President of Asset Management for Equity One Inc. from 2015 to 2017 and at Sears Holding Corporation affiliate Seritage Realty Trust from 2012 to 2015. Mr. Cattonar has also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Curbline Properties Corp., an owner of convenience shopping centers, since 2024.
Mr. Cattonar earned a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Aaron M. Kitlowski is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, a position he assumed in 2017. Prior to joining SITE Centers, he served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Equity One for six years. Before Equity One, Mr. Kitlowski served as Chief Counsel of CIT Group Inc. for six years and as an Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett for seven years.
Mr. Kitlowski earned a Juris Doctorate from Duke University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University.