The MAPIC Awards Winners 2010

CANNES, France, Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- MAPIC, the International Market for Retail Real Estate, announces the four winners of the 2010 MAPIC Awards. Among the highlights of the ceremony held on November 18 in the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, Frederic Lefebvre, France's Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, gave the MAPIC 2010 Personality of the Year award to Jean-Paul Freret, Director of Expansion and Real Estate and member of the executive committee of the Vivarte group.

As part of the France Country of Honour celebrations during MAPIC, the MAPIC Awards Jury chose Jean-Paul Freret, Director of Expansion and Real Estate and member of the executive committee of the Vivarte group as Personality of the Year.

Chaired by John Strachan, Head of Retail, Cushman & Wakefield LLP (UK), this year's jury comprises well-known personalities from the retail real estate sector and its trade press:

• Frederic Laloum, Directeur General Adjoint et Membre du Directoire, Altarea  (France)
• Klaus Striebich, Managing Director Leasing, ECE Projektmanagement G.m.b.H. & Co. KG (Germany)
• Alain Boutigny, Chief Editor, Sites Commerciaux (France)
• Stefano Stroppiana, CEO and Partner, Premium Retail (Italy)
• Marcel Kokkeel, Managing Director, Multi Corporation BV (Netherlands)
• Andrew Watson, International Director and Head of Core Funds Continental Europe, LaSalle Investment Management (France)

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