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Article: DDR focus: Winning worldwide; With appointment of international VP, developer continues heavy commitment to its global push.(News)(Richard E. Brown of Developers Diversified Realty Corp. )(Interview)
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- Crain's Cleveland Business
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- April 23, 2007
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Byline: STAN BULLARD
The new worldwide geography that Developers Diversified Realty Corp. is exploring includes landmarks such as the Amazon River and the Ural Mountains in Russia.
Helping to play the key role of pathfinder in that process is Richard E. Brown, who was appointed earlier this year as DDR's first international executive vice president.
In a recent interview, Mr. Brown said DDR is close to announcing its next European venture: a partnership with a foreign developer whose identity and country he declined to name. DDR will venture jointly with the developer on an enclosed mall in either an area that includes western Russia or the ...