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As
President and Chief Executive Officer of NAI DESCO, The
DESCO Group, and DESCO Southwest, Mark Schnuck leads a
strong, principal-managed team of experienced and driven
retail commercial/industrial real estate professionals.
The team oversees development, acquisition,
brokerage, property management, legal and market
research services for corporate, institutional,
industrial and individual retail property owner clients.
Prior to the formation of The DESCO
Group in 1993, Mark served in a variety of positions at
Schnuck Markets, Inc. spanning market research,
distribution and real estate.
Mark became Schnucks’ Senior Real
Estate Officer in 1989 with responsibility for market
research, property management, leasing and development
of commercial, industrial and retail property.
He is a licensed real estate broker in the states
of
Missouri,
Illinois
and
Kansas.
Mark is a past chairman and current
member of both the St. Louis Zoo Commission and the St.
Louis Zoo Foundation Board of Trustees.
He is a former chair and current member of the
Salvation Army Advisory Board; Secretary of the Greater
St. Louis Community Foundation Board and Executive
Committee and past chairman of the Fair St. Louis
Foundation.
Mark was the 2007 recipient of the
John H. Poekler Levee Stone Award for the DESCO
Group’s innovative and creative approach to
revitalization of
St. Louis’ downtown. His
work included two high profile projects; the
redevelopment of the historic Old Post Office building
and of the Ninth Street Garage which now services the
Old Post Office district and the new Culinaria – A
Schnucks Market.
In 2010, Mark and the Schnuck
family received the St. Louis Citizen’s of the Year
Award.
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