Cindy Bohde Biography

Cindy Bohde combines more than 25 years in shopping centers, retail and consumer marketing to develop clear, creative marketing strategies and implement effective initiatives. Her insight comes from working at the senior executive level in the corporate world as well as public relations agencies and newspapers. This experience gives her hands-on knowledge of public relations, advertising, special event and promotion strategies to effectively reach and influence consumer, business-to-business and grassroots groups.

She currently works with retailers, real-estate companies and entrepreneurs to create and implement strategic plans and programming designed to meet specific business goals.

Prior to forming her own consulting company in 2002, Cindy was Executive Vice President, National Director of Marketing for Urban Retail Properties Co., then the nation's third largest manager of shopping centers and among the top five mall owners. Cindy's responsibilities included the consumer marketing initiatives of more than 60 regional shopping centers in 26 states and the District of Columbia. Marketing plan development, advertising, public relations, crisis communications, special events, holiday decor, tourism, sponsorships and strategic planning were elements of the marketing programs for all the properties. Until the portfolio was sold in 2002, the Urban-owned shopping centers were among the most profitable and recognized in the country, with the nation's second-highest level of sales per square foot.

Prior to joining Urban, Cindy was Vice President with Margie Korshak Associates, Inc., where she headed the retail division. Her clients included Crate & Barrel, Bloomingdale's, Henri Bendel and Mark Shale. From 1981 through 1984, Cindy was the Marketing Director for Saks Fifth Avenue in Oakbrook. She was a fashion and lifestyle editor for The Chicago Sun-Times' suburban paper from 1978 to 1981. Cindy is a graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.