MERCHANDISE MART PROPERTIES, INC. PROMOTES ANN FRULAND TO DIRECTOR OF MARKETING FOR THE CHICAGO MARKET: LIVING AND GIVING™
CHICAGO, IL (June 21, 2007) – Merchandise Mart Properties. Inc. (MMPI) is pleased to announce the promotion of Ann Fruland to Director of Marketing for The Chicago Market: Living and Giving™. Fruland will be responsible for marketing Chicago’s four gift markets each year as well as the day-to-day activities of the gift and home showrooms at The Merchandise Mart. Fruland will report to Craig Dooley, vice president of marketing, MMPI.
Previously, as a member of MMPI’s marketing communications team, Fruland played an integral role in managing the marketing communications of the company’s gift and home properties, including the launch of 7 W New York and the rebranding of The Chicago Market: Living and Giving.
“With her depth and breadth of experience in communications paired with a proven understanding of the gift industry and market dynamics, Ann is the ideal candidate for this critical position,” said Dooley. “We are thrilled to have Ann take this next step in her career with MMPI.”
Before joining MMPI in 2005, Fruland worked for Blanco & Peace Public Relations in Chicago. Fruland earned a bachelor of arts degree from The University of Iowa.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Claire Weingarden
Public Relations Manager
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
Phone: 312.527.7790
E-mail: cweingarden@mmart.com
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) is a trade show and property management firm, specializing in managing buildings devoted to wholesale showrooms and commercial office space. MMPI produces more than 300 trade shows, market events and conferences each year.
MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart and 350 West Mart Center in Chicago; Market Square, the Suites at Market Square, Hamilton Market, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza and the National Furniture Mart in High Point, N.C.; the Architects & Designers Building and 7 W New York in New York; the Boston Design Center in Boston; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and the Washington Design Center and Federal Center Southwest in Washington D.C.
Vornado Realty Trust, owners of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO.
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