Centennial appoints new CIO

Centennial, a real estate investment firm with a national portfolio of shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations, has appointed Carl Tash to the position of CIO.

In this role, Tash will oversee all of Centennial’s investment activities and growth strategies, including capital markets, investor relations and fund management. He also will be instrumental in contributing to Centennial’s expansion plan, which include the near-term goal of adding several new assets to the company’s retail real estate portfolio.
Prior to joining Centennial, Tash spent most of the past decade working for investment firm Starwood Capital Group. He served in a number of executive positions throughout the company’s global platform, ranging from chief credit officer to chief strategist at Starwood Retail, including a post in Luxembourg as CIO for Europe. Before his time with Starwood, Tash founded Cliffwood Partners, a real estate securities firm specializing in value-oriented REIT and real estate equity investments. He also held executive-level positions with JMB Realty Corp. and its investment subsidiary, JMB Institutional Realty Corp.

Tash holds an MBA from Harvard University and a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

He serves on the executive committee of the Zell Lurie Real Estate Center, on the Commercial and Retail Development Council of the Urban Land Institute, and as a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.