Alexis Contant Promoted To Vice President/General Manager, Boston Design Center

Furniture World Magazine

Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) announced that Alexis Contant has been promoted to Vice President/General Manager of the Boston Design Center, effective immediately. In her new role, Contant will be responsible for all operations, marketing, leasing and building support for the 87 showrooms and office tenants housed at the Boston Design Center. “Alexis is one of the most highly regarded marketing executives in the design center industry and has proven herself to be an outstanding leader of operations as well,” said Christopher G. Kennedy, President of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI), owner of the Boston Design Center. “Alexis’ 20 years of experience in luxury home furnishings allows her to bring both style and industry insight to our offerings at the Boston Design Center, enjoyed daily by designers and clients seeking the very best in interior products.” Contant has served as interim General Manager since September 2006, and Vice President of Marketing for the Boston Design Center since 2003. Previously she held senior-level leadership and marketing positions at: Ted, Inc. a New York-based, full-service agency; Fight for Children, Inc. in Washington, D.C.; the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club in New York; the Decoration and Design Building in New York; and at Manuel Canovas, Inc. in New York. Alexis holds a certificate in economics and in French from Ecole Bilingue and Sorbonne University in Paris, France. She has resided with her husband in Newton, MA for the past four years. The Boston Design Center features more than 1,200 premium product lines with extensive choices in fabric, furniture, wall coverings, lighting, home entertainment systems, accessories, contract services, kitchen and bath to make it New England’s premiere destination for customized interior furnishings. Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) is a trade show and property management firm, specializing in managing buildings devoted to wholesale showrooms and commercial office space. MMPI produces more than 300 trade shows, market events and conferences each year. MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart and 350 West Mart Center in Chicago; Market Square, the Suites at Market Square, Hamilton Market, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza and the National Furniture Mart in High Point, N.C.; the Architects & Designers Building and 7 W New York in New York; the Boston Design Center in Boston; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and the Washington Design Center and Federal Center Southwest in Washington D.C. Vornado Realty Trust, owners of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO.