A cornerstone of SA’s listed property sector, Gerald Leissner, died on Friday. Leissner’s most recent position was CEO of Arrowhead Properties. The brief biography on its website said: "Gerald, 74, was CEO of ApexHi from its founding in 2001 until ApexHi was acquired by Redefine Properties Limited in 2009, after which he served as a nonexecutive director of Redefine. He retired from Redefine when Arrowhead was formed in 2011. "Gerald has served as nonexecutive director of the Johannesburg Housing Company and the Housing Development Agency, and helped found the Central Johannesburg Partnership in the 1980s." Notice of Leissner’s death was emailed by Vukile CEO Laurence Rapp on behalf of the SA Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) Association on Friday. "I have unfortunately just received news that Gerald Leissner passed away this morning. In line with Jewish custom, he will be buried as soon as possible and the funeral will take place today (on Friday, December 16)  at 1pm at Westpark...

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