New York City — Brixmor Property Group has appointed Thomas W. Litzler as senior vice president, central region. Based in Chicago, Litzler will serve as the asset manager for the region, directing leasing, property operations and redevelopment activity for 11.7 million square feet of community and neighborhood shopping centers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin.

Litzler has over 25 years of retail real estate experience, including as executive vice president development and new business initiatives at Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust and senior vice president, Midwest region of New Plan Excel Realty Trust, a predecessor of Brixmor. He also served as vice president of development for A&P / Kohl's / Farmer Jack and as a real estate manager for Kmart Corporation.  

"We are very excited to have a real estate executive of Tom's caliber join our company. His asset management experience, coupled with his broad understanding of retailer real estate strategies, make him a notable addition and we look forward to his contributions as we continue to grow Brixmor," says Michael Carroll, CEO.

Brixmor Property Group focuses on the ownership and management of community and neighborhood shopping centers. As a comprehensive real estate company, it manages a national portfolio of 585 properties aggregating approximately 92.0 million square feet of gross leasable area. Brixmor Property Group is headquartered in New York City with multiple regional and local offices across the United States.

For more information, visit www.brixmor.com.