Harvey Gutman Biography and Net Worth

Harvey M. Gutman serves as Independent Director of the Company. Harvey M. Gutman has been active in real estate and retail development since 1990, and is President and Founder of Brookside Advisors, LLC, a real estate consulting and development company. Before founding Brookside, he served for 16 years as Senior Vice President for Retail Development at Pathmark Stores, Inc., where he was responsible for Pathmark’s retail development program including site identification, development, approval, legal and compliance, planning, design, construction and property administration. As Senior Vice President at Pathmark, Mr. Gutman was responsible for almost 10 million square feet of supermarket, distribution, office and other commercial space. For the prior 14 years before assuming that position, Mr. Gutman was VP Grocery and Frozen Merchandising, VP Non-Foods and Pharmacy Merchandising and VP Strategic Planning and Research at Pathmark. For five years before joining Pathmark, Mr. Gutman was Director of Research at Abraham & Straus Department Stores. Mr. Gutman also currently serves as a director of ARCTRUST, a private REIT, is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, and previously served on the boards of the New Jersey Food Council and the Food Industry Alliance of New York. He received a B.A. from Rutgers University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School. Mr. Gutman’s extensive retail and real estate background and strategic planning experience provide a valuable addition to the Board.