Westwood Financial is a premier, fully-integrated real estate investment platform with a portfolio of over 125 high-quality shopping centers located in top U.S. metropolitan markets, including Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Orlando, Phoenix, and Raleigh.
Westwood has owned and operated neighborhood and community shopping centers for over 50 years, beginning with a collection of small, West Los Angeles strip centers and growing into a portfolio of primarily grocery-anchored and service-oriented shopping centers. Steven Fogel and Howard Banchik who serve as Co-Chairs on the Board of Directors along with three independent Directors, founded the company in 1970 out of a desire to provide investors and partners with stable, income-producing real estate investments. That focus continues today.
Our Leadership
Focused on excellence in all aspects of retail operations and investment strategy, our management team actively seeks to partner with great tenants, investors and communities in California, Arizona, Texas, Colorado and the Southeast.
Mark Bratt
Chief Executive Officer
Juyuan Wei
Chief Financial Officer
Lauren Ball
Chief Operating Officer
Aaron Johnson
Senior Vice President, Transactions
Brett Johnston
Senior Vice President
Doug Howell
Vice President, Property Management
Mark Wohlstadter
Sr. Regional Leasing Director - CO, TX, KS, WI, NY
Tara Borysiak
Sr. Regional Leasing Director - TN, GA, NC, SC, FL
David Mitroff
Regional Leasing Director - AZ, NM
Tim Chung
Associate General Counsel
Renaldo Gallagher
Director of Construction & Tenant Coordination
Matthew Loving
Director of Investor Relations
Volker Schramm
Director of Marketing
Cariel Hughes Surman
Human Resources Manager
Board of Directors
Marty Caverly
Director
Ella Neyland
Director
Christopher Lee
Director
Mark Bratt
Chief Executive Officer
Steve Fogel
Founder & Co-Chairman
Howard Banchik
Founder & Co-Chairman
Interested in Joining the Team?
Top talent is integral to our success. As part of the Westwood Financial team, you’ll work alongside innovative, respected colleagues who are some of retail real estate’s finest.