Mark Bilfield is Senior Vice President, Marketing at Public Storage, headquartered in Glendale, California. Since May 2005, Mark has focused his attention on learning the business, hiring new marketing resources, reinvigorating the brand through disciplined communications and in concert with his team, developing best of class business metrics. Public Storage is a member of the S&P 500 and is recognized as the fourth largest real estate company in the United States. Prior to joining Public Storage, for six years Mark held the position of Director of Integrated Marketing at Saatchi & Saatchi LA, on the $400 million, Toyota Motor Sales national account team. In that capacity, he was responsible for the Toyota web site (toyota.com), all Lifestyle/Event Marketing, Public Relations and Relationship Marketing. New product launches including the Camry, Prius, Tundra and new Youth Vehicles. Mark’s successful integrated programs resulted in attracting new business from P&G to the LA office.

Before Saatchi & Saatchi, Mark was with TBWA Chiat/Day, LA for 11 years where he held the position of Senior Partner, and Group Account Director. As result of the merger of TBWA and Chiat/Day, Mark took on the responsibility of the Nissan International Business as well as a variety of several operating groups.

Other advertising agency account experience includes, Canon USA (camera division), Pizza Hut, Suzuki Motorcycles, Upper Deck Trading Cards, Toshiba Computers, Mitsubishi Electronics, Fuji Photo Film, Olympus and Vivitar cameras, Uniden Corporation and Australian Tourist Commission.

Business Related Activities:

• Los Angeles Advertising Agencies Association -Past President, Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors from 1993-2004
• Chairman, 1999-2003 American Association of Advertising Agencies West Coast Interactive Committee. Member since 1996-2004
• Member, Board of Directors- Japan America Society of Southern California and Executive Committee Member 1993-1997

About Public Storage

Founded in 1972, Public Storage has grown to become the world’s largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities. In addition, Public Storage provides a full range of related products and services to more than one million customers. Today, Public Storage manages over 2,100 self-storage facilities located in 38 U.S. states and seven western European nations with approximately 135 million net rentable square feet. In many markets, consumers can also choose the convenience of our container storage service with PS Pickup. Through one of our affiliates, PS Business Parks, we have an equity interest in approximately 19 million net rentable square feet of commercial and industrial space located in eight states. Public Storage is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the Forbes Global 2000. Common and preferred stock for Public Storage trades on the New York Stock Exchange. www.publicstorage.com