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Kite Realty promotes CFO Heath Fear to President; board reduces to 8 trustees by 2027
KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST
- Heath R. Fear appointed President effective March 20, 2026, while retaining CFO role; reports to CEO John Kite.
- New employment agreements set CEO Kite base salary at $1.03M, McGowan and Fear at $620K each.
- Bonnie Biumi will not stand for reelection at 2026 annual meeting, reducing board from 11 to 10.
- Peter Lynch and Barton Peterson will not stand for 2027 reelection, further reducing board to 8.
- Executive severance includes 3x base salary plus average bonus on termination without cause; non-compete for 18 months.