ABOUT
Chris Kinerson
Chris Kinerson is a retail real estate executive with over 20 years of experience leading national portfolios, institutional client relationships, and third-party management platforms.
His work spans asset management, property operations, budgeting, and NOI performance, advising institutional ownership groups including AEW, UBS, Heitman, MetLife, PNC, Principal, and Barings on strategy, operational execution, and asset performance across all major retail formats.
Throughout his career with Westfield, CBRE, Vestar, CenterCal Properties, and Avison Young, he has built and scaled retail operating platforms, led multi-state teams, and managed portfolios across the full spectrum of retail formats and ownership structures. Kinerson Group brings that depth of experience to independent retail owners on a fractional and project basis.
CAREER SUMMARY
Regional Director, US Retail Services
AVISON YOUNG, 2024–2026
Executive leadership for a national retail portfolio group. Oversaw 21 properties totaling 4.2 million square feet. Directed annual budgets, five-year strategic plans, and platform development across accounting and property operations teams.
Vice President, Asset Management & Client Services
CENTERCAL PROPERTIES, 2022–2024
Led third-party property management platform growth and operational execution. Oversaw owned and third-party retail portfolios in California totaling 2.5 million square feet. Maintained institutional investor and JV partner relationships.
Vice President of Property Management, Western Region
VESTAR, 2018–2022
Executive leadership for 37 open-air retail properties across California, Nevada, and Washington, over 13 million square feet. Led a team of 29 across seven regional offices. Direct ownership relationships with AEW, UBS, Heitman, PNC, MetLife, Principal, and Barings.
Associate Director / Senior Manager
CBRE, 2013–2018
Managed a retail property management portfolio exceeding 2 million square feet across 15 Southern California assets. Clients included AEW Capital Management, USAA, Washington Capital, and Intercontinental Real Estate.
General Manager
WESTFIELD CORPORATION, 2005–2013
General manager of Westfield MainPlace, a 1.1 million square foot regional shopping center with over 10 million annual visitors. Previously GM at Westfield Gateway, Lincoln NE, and AGM across multiple Westfield centers.
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