Corporate Governance

Chair of the Board since January 1, 2024
Director of the Company since May 13, 1993
Executive Chair of the Board from January 2021 to December 2023
Chief Executive Officer from May 2017 to December 2020
President and Chief Executive Officer from January 2009 to May 2017
President and Chief Operating Officer from January 1995 to December 2008
Executive Vice President from 1986 to December 1994

Mr. Tanger joined the Company's predecessor in 1986 and is the son of the Company's founder, the late Stanley K. Tanger. Together with his father, Mr. Tanger helped develop the Company into a portfolio of 38 outlet shopping centers, one adjacent managed center and one open-air lifestyle center in 20 U.S. states and in Canada. Mr. Tanger provides an insider's perspective in Board discussions and is experienced in all aspects of the Company's business.

Mr. Tanger is a former Trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), a Director of The Fresh Market, a member of the Real Estate Roundtable, and a Director and Member of the Executive Committee of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT).

Director of the Company since July 20, 2020
President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2021

Stephen Yalof is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tanger^®, a leading operator of upscale, open-air shopping centers across 20 U.S. states and Canada, with a team dedicated to delivering the best value, experience and opportunity for Tanger’s communities, stakeholders, and partners. Working together with the Tanger team, Stephen is leading the company in fulfilling its vision to use customer insights and experience to inform the future of shopping.

Stephen joined Tanger in April 2020 as President and Chief Operating Officer, bringing with him over 25 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, primarily in the retail space. He succeeded Steven B. Tanger as CEO in January 2021 and has been a member of the board of directors since July 2020.

Before joining Tanger, Stephen spent six years as the Chief Executive Officer of Simon Premium Outlets, where he drove forward the expansion and development of their real estate portfolio. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Real Estate for Ralph Lauren and Senior Director of Real Estate for The Gap, Inc.

Stephen serves as a Trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), as well as on the advisory boards of HeadCount and the Center for Real Estate & Urban Analysis (CREUA) at George Washington University, his alma mater, where he earned a B.S. in Business Administration.

Lead Director since July 1, 2023
Director of the Company since January 1, 2009

For more than three decades, Bridget Ryan-Berman has been responsible for business development, consumer strategies and retail operations at leading global fashion and luxury goods companies. She has served in various executive leadership capacities, including Chief Executive Officer of Victoria’s Secret Direct and Giorgio Armani Corp., Chief Operating Officer of Apple Retail, and Group President of Global Retail at Ralph Lauren. More recently, Ms. Ryan-Berman was the Chief Experience Officer of Enjoy Technology and founded Ryan-Berman Advisory, LLC, a consumer and investment advisory firm, in early 2018.

Ms. Ryan-Berman has been recognized as one of WomenInc. Magazine’s Most Influential Corporate Directors. She currently serves on the boards of Asbury Automotive Group, Newell Brands, Tanger Inc., and Tegra Global. Ms. Ryan-Berman was previously on the boards of J. Crew Group and BH Cosmetics.

As a graduate of Virginia Tech, Ms. Ryan-Berman served as the chair of the Dean's Cabinet of the Advisory Council for the Pamplin College of Business. She is on the Executive Committee of the University’s Alumni Association Board and was previously a member of the University's Foundation Board. Ms. Ryan-Berman is also a trustee at the Benedictine Schools of Richmond. She co-founded Miraclefeet, a non-profit organization providing solutions and support to children to treat of clubfoot in developing countries.

Director of the Company since July 28, 2014

Mr. Citrin is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Temerity Strategic Partners, a private equity firm founded in 2022 with a focused strategy of providing growth capital to real estate operating, development, and asset management companies. Mr. Citrin also serves as Managing Principal of Hectad Strategic Partners, a private investment firm he formed in 2021. From 2006 to 2017, Mr. Citrin served as Managing Principal of Square Mile Capital Management LLC, a private New York-based investment firm he founded in 2006 focusing on real estate-related opportunities, and from 2017 to 2020, Mr. Citrin served as Square Mile's Vice Chairman and Senior Advisor. From 1994 to 2005, Mr. Citrin served as President of Blackacre Capital Management LLC (now known as Cerberus Institutional Real Estate), which he co-founded in 1994.

Prior to that, Mr. Citrin served as Managing Director of the Commercial Mortgage Investment Unit of Oppenheimer & Company, Inc. from 1993 to 1994. From 1991 to 1993, he was Vice President of the Distressed Real Estate Principal Group of Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc. and from 1986 to 1991, Mr. Citrin served as Vice President of the Real Estate Investment Banking Unit of Chemical Bank. He was an attorney in the real estate practices of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and Proskauer Rose LLP from 1983 to 1986.

Since April 2018, Mr. Citrin has been a Director of Trinity Place Holdings Inc. Mr. Citrin previously served as an Independent Trustee of First Union Real Estate and Mortgage (now known as Winthrop Realty Trust) from 2001 to 2003, and currently serves on the advisory boards of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York and the Hood Museum of Art.

Mr. Citrin has over 32 years of experience in public company and private company real estate investment during which he has structured complex real estate and financial transactions. The Board benefits from this technical experience as well as from his extensive executive, management and legal experience.

Director of the Company since January 1, 2016
Lead Director from January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023
Non-Executive Chair of the Board from May 17, 2019 to December 31, 2020

Mr. Henry is the retired Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Kimco Realty Corporation ("Kimco"), a publicly-traded REIT. He served as Kimco's Chief Executive Officer from December 2009 to January 2016, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors from April 2001 to January 2016, President from December 2008 to August 2014, and Chief Investment Officer from April 2001 to December 2009.

Before joining Kimco, he spent 23 years at G.E. Capital Real Estate, where he served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer and Chairman of G.E. Capital Investment Advisors from 1997 to 2001. Mr. Henry is also the co-founder of Peaceable Street Capital, a preferred equity lender for income producing commercial real estate properties.

Mr. Henry is a former Trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers and served as its Chairman from 2011 to 2012. Additionally, he served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and is a former member of the Executive Board of the Real Estate Roundtable. His other public REIT board experience includes service on the boards of Healthpeak Properties, Inc. from January 2004 to April 2024, VEREIT, Inc. from September 2015 to November 2021, and Columbia Property Trust, Inc. from January 2016 to December 2021. Mr. Henry is also a director of Fairfield County Bank, a private Connecticut mutual savings bank, and Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, a non-traded REIT. In addition, he serves on the real estate advisory boards of New York University, Bucknell University, Baruch College, ALTO Real Estate Funds, DLA LLC, Orangewood Partners and Pine Tree, LLC.

Mr. Henry has over 42 years of real estate industry experience with multinational, publicly-traded companies. The Board benefits from his familiarity with the REIT industry, particularly the retail sector, as well as from his extensive executive, financial and management expertise.

Director of the Company since June 3, 2021

Mr. Mathrani joined Sycamore Partners in May 2023 with responsibility for providing real estate strategy for the portfolio. Mr. Mathrani formerly served as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of WeWork Inc. from February 2020 through May 2023. During his time at WeWork, he executed a strategic turnaround of the company. 

Prior to WeWork, Mr. Mathrani served as the Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Properties' retail group and Vice Chairman of Brookfield Properties from 2018 to 2019. Mr. Mathrani also served as CEO of GGP Inc. for eight years, during which he recapitalized the company from bankruptcy in 2010 and led eight successful years of growth prior to the successful $9.25 billion acquisition of GGP by Brookfield Property Partners in 2018. Prior to GGP, he served as the President of Retail at Vornado Realty Trust from 2002 to 2010 and was responsible for all retail real estate activities in the United States and India. Prior to Vornado, he served as an Executive Vice President at Forest City Ratner Companies, LLC from 1994 to 2002 and was responsible for its retail development and related leasing in the New York City metropolitan area.

Mr. Mathrani has served on the Board of Directors of Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. since September 2020 and Bowlero Corp. since December 2021. He is also a former Chair and current Executive Board member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, as well as a former Trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers.

With more than three decades of professional experience and insight, as well as a proven record of success in the real estate industry, Mr. Mathrani brings dynamic value and further strengthens the talent represented on Tanger's Board.

Director of the Company since July 26, 2010
Non-Executive Chair of the Board from May 20, 2016 to May 17, 2019

Mr. Reddin is the Managing Partner of Red Dog Ventures, LLC, a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2009. From January 2008 until June 2009, Mr. Reddin served as the Chief Executive Officer of Richard Petty Motorsports. Previously, Mr. Reddin played a lead role building LendingTree.com, serving as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2005 and Chief Executive Officer from 2005 to 2007. The company was taken public through an IPO on the NASDAQ and ultimately sold to IAC/InterActiveCorp. Mr. Reddin also held various senior leadership positions at The Coca-Cola Company from 1995 to 1999, including Vice President, Consumer Marketing where he was responsible for the Coca-Cola brand in the U.S. along with other responsibilities, and at Kraft Foods, Inc. from 1982 to 1995 in various finance and product management capacities.

Mr. Reddin has served on the Board of Directors of Deluxe Corporation since February 2014 and Asbury Automotive Group since June 2014 where he serves as Chair of the Board. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Premier Farnell plc from September 2010 to October 2016, Valassis Communications Inc. from July 2010 to February 2014, and R.H. Donnelley from July 2007 to January 2010.

Mr. Reddin has deep experience in general management and e-commerce, including managing some of the leading brands in their respective categories. He has a BS in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, and holds a CERT Certification in Cybersecurity Oversight from Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute. His experience in growing and building digital businesses and developing and marketing leading consumer brands enables him to provide invaluable insights into helping the Company elevate its brand and advance its digital strategy.

Director of the Company since July 30, 2018

Ms. Skerritt is the Chief Executive Officer of West Walk Advisors, LLC, a private advisory firm she founded in 2018. Ms. Skerritt previously served as a Senior Advisor for Boston Consulting Group, a global consulting firm partnering with leaders in business and society, from 2019 to 2022 and as a Senior Advisor to Promontory Financial Group, a financial service company and wholly owned subsidiary of IBM, guiding clients on regulatory and risk management measures, from 2018 to 2021. From 2016 to 2018, she served as Chairwoman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Deutsche Bank's U.S. commercial banking entity. Beginning in 2013, she led the transaction banking businesses in North and South America, and also led the global correspondent banking business. Ms. Skerritt also spent seven years at Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, NA, serving as an Executive member of the Board of Directors and as an Executive Vice President, co-leading the acquisition and integration of the JPMorgan Corporate Trust business.

Earlier in her career she held various leadership roles at companies including Morgan Stanley, Treasury Strategies, Inc., Ernst & Young and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company.

Ms. Skerritt was recognized as one of WomenInc. Magazine’s 2019 Most Influential Corporate Directors. Ms. Skerritt has served on the Board of Directors of Community Bank System, Inc. since November 2020, IG Group Holdings plc since July 2021 and VEREIT, Inc. from February 2021 to November 2021. Ms. Skerritt also serves on the Board of Directors of the Falcon Group, a private inventory management solutions business, and previously served as a Director of RBC U.S. Group Holdings LLC, the private intermediate holding company for Royal Bank of Canada's U.S. operations. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of Hamilton College and as an elected trustee of the Village of Saltaire in Fire Island, New York, and she previously served on the Board of Trustees of The Brooklyn Hospital Center. Ms. Skerritt is also certified by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Cyber-Risk Oversight Program and is an NACD Board Leadership Fellow.

With a 39-year financial career as a demonstrated leader with deep expertise in global financial markets, regulatory compliance and risk management, Ms. Skerritt brings valuable perspective to Tanger's Board.

Director of the Company since September 23, 2024

Ms. Syngal served as Chief Executive Officer of Gap Inc. between March 2020 and July 2022. She served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Old Navy from April 2016 to March 2020; as Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Product Operations of Gap Inc. from February 2015 to April 2016; and as Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain of Gap Inc. from November 2013 to January 2015. Ms. Syngal had a long career in Fortune 500 product companies, including with Sun Microsystems and Ford Motor Company, where she grew her knowledge of global operations, logistics and product-to-market strategies.

Ms. Syngal also serves on the Board of Governors of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, as a senior advisor to Accenture, and as a champion for Journey to Lead, a non-profit network designed to advance visionary women leaders. She has previously served on the Board of Directors of Gap Inc.; on the Board of Trustees of The Gap Foundation; as a member of the California Governor’s Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery; and on the steering committee of The Fashion Pact, a non-profit organization focused on a nature positive and net-zero future for fashion. Ms. Syngal earned a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Kettering University and a Master of Science in manufacturing systems engineering from Stanford University.

Director of the Company since July 29, 2019

Since 2021, Mr. Ubiñas has served as Chair of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works to preserve the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. He previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Pan American Development Foundation, which invests over $150 million annually in sustainable development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. From 2008 to 2013, he was President of the Ford Foundation, then the second-largest foundation in the United States, where he led a broad-based restructuring of the organization, including a strategic resetting of its programs, reinvestment of over 80% of the endowment, and a rebuilding of facilities and systems. Previously, Mr. Ubiñas spent 18 years at McKinsey & Company where, as a Senior Partner, he led the firm's media practice during the transition from analog to digital and omnichannel platforms.

Mr. Ubiñas has served on the Board of Directors of Electronic Arts Inc. since September 2010 and AT&T Inc. since June 2021, and previously, he was a director at Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc., CommerceHub, Inc. and Valassis Communications, Inc. Additionally, he has served on the Board of Trustees of Mercer Funds, a registered management investment company, since October 2019. Mr. Ubiñas also serves on several other multilateral, governmental and nonprofit boards and advisory committees, including the Advisory Board of the United Nations Fund for International Partnerships and the New York Public Library, where he serves as Chair of the Finance Committee and on the Executive Committee.

As a demonstrated leader with deep expertise in helping companies adopt successful strategies during periods of transformation, Mr. Ubiñas brings valuable perspective to Tanger's Board.