Taubman Centers, Inc. announced that Peter Sharp has resigned as president of Taubman Asia. Sharp had held the position since January 2017. Paul Wright, executive vice president and global head of Leasing, will be promoted to president of Taubman Asia effective January 1, 2020. He is relocating to Hong Kong and will then report to Taubman Chairman, President and CEO Robert Taubman. Mr. Wright reports to the company’s Chief Operating Officer William Taubman. After this transition, Mr. William Taubman will maintain ultimate responsibility for the global leasing function, continuing the company’s legacy of developing and leasing best-in-class retail assets that are the most productive in the publicly held mall sector. Mr. Wright, joined Taubman Asia in 2006 and last served as group vice president of Leasing. During his tenure, he delivered exceptional leasing performance for the company’s ground-up development properties in China -- CityOn.Xi’an (opened April 28, 2016) and CityOn.Zhengzhou (opened March 16, 2017), as well as Starfield Hanam in South Korea (opened Sept. 9, 2016). Prior to joining Taubman Asia, Mr. Wright worked with Citta Management Limited where he was responsible for leasing, property management and retail operations at the Taipei 101 Mall.