US EditionSimon Property Group CEO Has Died After Battle with Cancer
Eli Simon, groomed since 2019 as COO, succeeds his late father to lead the Indianapolis-based REIT with over 250 global properties, ensuring leadership continuity.
- The Board announced today, March 23, 2026, that David Simon died on March 22, 2026, and named Eli Simon as Chief Executive Officer and President effective immediately while he continues as Chief Operating Officer and director.
- The Board said its long-running succession planning prompted the move, emphasizing David Simon's commitment to the company's future and Simon Property Group's portfolio of over 250 properties and 200 million square feet.
- David Simon's tenure included being named CEO in 1995 at age 33 and leading the 1993 initial public offering that raised nearly $1 billion, delivering a cumulative total shareholder return of more than 4,500% since the IPO.
- The Board reassured shareholders, partners, employees, tenants and lenders that operations will continue without interruption under Eli Simon, supported by a world-class management team and Larry Glasscock, Non-Executive Chairman.
- The Simon family asked for privacy as they grieve and noted David's wife Jackie of over 40 years, their five children, and seven grandchildren, with memorial details to follow and donation requests made to specified organizations.
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David Simon, Legendary Simon Property Group CEO, Dies at 64
David Simon, who built the Simon Property Group into one of the world’s largest retail real estate firms, has died at 64 after battling cancer. “Our family is deeply grateful for the tremendous outpouring of love and support we have received from across the globe,” a family spokesperson said in a statement. “Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother poured his heart and soul into building Simon Property Group.” Simon leaves behind hi…
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David Simon, who died Sunday at 64 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, was the last of a kind: a builder in an age of talkers, a dealmaker who let the deals speak for themselves, a billionaire who never confused running a great company with saving the world. The post Mall King David Simon: The Last Tycoon Who Minded His Own Business appeared first on Breitbart.
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