FRAMINGHAM, Mass, July, 2016 – X Team International, an international alliance of retail real estate advisors with expertise in more than 45 major markets throughout the U.S. and Canada, announced today that it has added two new board members. Dave Cheatham will be the new technology chair, and Sara Martin will serve as the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) chair. X Team International President Jonathan Lapat made the announcement.
Cheatham is the president of Velocity Retail Group in Phoenix. As technology chair, he will oversee X Team International’s digital presence, including management of the website. Martin is a senior associate at Welsh Companies in Minneapolis. As ICSC chair, she will focus on coordinating X Team International’s presence at two of the industries most important events—ICSC RECon and ICSC National Deal Making. Both Martin and Cheatham will work with the Board of Directors to manage overall business decisions and the direction of the organization.
“I am looking forward to serving on the Board of X Team. The organization provides resources nationwide that help us serve our clients with each member office being the best of the best in their respective market,” said Cheatham.
“Our 35 partner offices vote to elect new Board members,” said Lapat. “Both Dave and Sara are great additions to the leadership of our diverse organization and bring a considerable amount of industry experience and new perspectives that will help propel the X Team as we enter a very dynamic retail real estate cycle.”
X Team International has a five-member Board of Directors drawn from across 35 North American partner offices. Jonathan Lapat remains president, Robert Haas remains treasurer and Kirsten Early remains secretary.
About X Team
X Team is an international alliance of retail real estate specialists with offices located in major cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. X Team partners average more than 20 years of industry experience, with expertise in major markets worldwide, specializing in tenant, property and developer/landlord representation, workout services, property dispositions and retail investments. X Team services include transaction negotiation, portfolio analysis, lease valuations, acquisitions, and asset assessment and valuation. For more information, please visit www.xteam.net.