Italy's IGD Siiq said on Monday that its Katanè shopping centre will open its doors on Tuesday in the Sicilian city of Gravina, near Catania. The mall, with a total of 15,000 m2, houses 70 stores and six larger shops and an 8,000 m[sup]2[/sup] hypermarket owned by Ipercoop Sicilia. IGD invested a total of EUR 59 mln in the project. The mall is fully rented.

Italy's IGD Siiq said on Monday that its Katanè shopping centre will open its doors on Tuesday in the Sicilian city of Gravina, near Catania. The mall, with a total of 15,000 m2, houses 70 stores and six larger shops and an 8,000 m2 hypermarket owned by Ipercoop Sicilia. IGD invested a total of EUR 59 mln in the project. The mall is fully rented.

The Katané commercial centre is IGD Siiq's second opening in 2009 after the opening of the Tiburtino centre in Guidonia, near Rome, on April 2.

Last week the company said it had named Claudio Albertini as its new Chief Executive Officer following the resignation of Filippo-Maria Carbonari, who headed the group for the past five years. Albertini was formerly a director of IGD Siiq and manager of the UGF Group. He will remain in office through December 2011.