David Mark Named Marketing & Sponsorship Director of
International Market Place
Waikiki’s newest shopping center to open on August 25, 2016
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 1, 2015 – David Mark has been named marketing & sponsorship
director of International Market Place, the upscale shopping and entertainment destination
under construction in the heart of Waikiki. In his role, Mark will be responsible for marketing and
tourism programs, community relations and special events. The center will open on
August 25, 2016.
Mark brings more than 15 years of marketing experience on Oahu to his new position. He joined
International Market Place from Island Air where he served as senior manager of marketing and
digital media and was responsible for launching the company’s recent re-branding. Prior to that,
he worked in various positions within marketing and advertising for American Savings Bank,
Roberts Hawaii, and Oahu Publishing. He holds a bachelor of arts from Hawaii Pacific
University with majors in public relations and advertising, and an associate’s degree in
marketing from Kapiolani Community College.
“Having spent many years living and working in Waikiki, I’m excited to be a part of the
transformation of International Market Place,” said Mark. “I look forward to unveiling this
incredible shopping center to visitors and kama’aina alike.”
Developed by Taubman and CoastWood in conjunction with Queen Emma Land Company,
International Market Place will feature approximately 75 retailers and the island’s first Saks Fifth
Avenue. The center will celebrate through its architecture the history and culture of Waikiki. This
commemoration will include water features, lush landscaping and the iconic, century-old banyan
tree that will welcome shoppers. A remarkable grand lanai will offer several distinctive outdoor
dining venues. The center will directly support The Queen’s Medical Center.
For updates on the progress of International Market Place, visit
www.shopinternationalmarketplace.com.
ABOUT TAUBMAN
Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) is an S&P MidCap 400 Real Estate Investment Trust
engaged in the ownership, management and/or leasing of 22 regional, super-regional and outlet
shopping centers in the U.S. and Asia. Taubman’s U.S.-owned properties are the most
productive in the publicly held U.S. regional mall industry. Taubman is currently developing four
properties in the U.S. and Asia totaling 4.1 million square feet. Taubman, with more than 60
years of experience in the shopping center industry, is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills,
Mich., and Taubman Asia is headquartered in Hong Kong. www.taubman.com.
ABOUT COASTWOOD CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
CoastWood Capital Group, LLC is a specialized real estate investment firm based in San
Francisco. Founded by Cordell Lietz in 2003, the company acquires, manages and develops
real estate in the United States with an emphasis on retail and other property types with unique
operational characteristics. CoastWood has been actively investing in Hawai’i for over a decade
and holds interests in several properties throughout Hawai’i including Waikiki Trade Center,
Kings’ Shops and Queens’ Marketplace.
ABOUT QUEEN EMMA LAND COMPANY
Queen Emma Land Company is a local nonprofit organization established to support and
advance health care in Hawai‘i, primarily through The Queen's Medical Center and its affiliates.
QEL accomplishes this by managing and enhancing the income-generating potential of the
lands left to The Queen's Hospital by Queen Emma in 1885, and additional properties owned by
The Queen's Health Systems.
ABOUT THE QUEEN’S MEDICAL CENTER
The Queen’s Medical Center is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation, acute care medical facility
accredited by The Joint Commission. The facility houses 505 acute beds and 28 sub-acute beds
and is widely known for its programs in cancer, cardiovascular disease, neuroscience,
orthopaedics, surgery, emergency medicine and trauma, organ transplants and behavioral
medicine. Queen’s is home to a number of residency programs offered in conjunction with the
John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawai’i. Queen’s has achieved Magnet®
status – the highest institutional honor for hospital excellence – from the American Nurses
Credentialing Center. Magnet recognition is held by six percent of hospitals in the United States.
Queen’s is the first hospital in Hawai’i to achieve Magnet status.
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Media Contact:
Allison Gammel
Bennet Group
allison@bennetgroup.com
808.531.6087 ext. 107