Taubman Centers, Inc. announced the appointments of Cia Buckley Marakovits to the company’s Board of Directors and Myron E. (Mike) Ullman III to lead director, both effective immediately. Ms. Buckley Marakovits brings decades of real estate, financial and investment experience to the Taubman Board. She is chief investment officer, partner, managing director and a member of the Investment Committee at Dune Real Estate Partners. Ms. Buckley Marakovits will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of her predecessor from the Board on September 27, 2016, and will stand for election to the Board at the 2017 Annual Meeting. With her appointment, the Taubman Board consists of nine directors, seven of whom are independent, of whom two joined the Board this year. Taubman also announced that it has created a new lead director position and that the chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Myron E. (Mike) Ullman, III, has been appointed to this leadership role, effective immediately. Mr. Ullmanjoined the Taubman Board in April 2016 and previously served on the Board from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Ullman was appointed Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in September 2016.