Executive Team

Peter J. Striano
CEO
With more than 40 years of expertise, Peter J. Striano provides corporate direction forTABS and all Unity International Group companies. His dynamic strategic focus in developing new market services and expanding to new geographic boundaries has enabled UIG to achieve dramatic growth In the New York tri-state area, Southeastern United States and in the United Kingdom.

Charles Maikish
President
Until July 2007, Charles J. Maikish was executive director of the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center, appointed by Governor Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg. In that position, Mr. Maikish was accountable directly to the Governor and Mayor for coordinating all public and private construction in Lower Manhattan south of Canal Street, from the Hudson River to the East River. He oversaw planning, construction, and development of numerous residential and commercial projects in lower Manhattan valued at over $30 billion, including the Fulton Street Transit Center, the WTC site and Memorial, the West Street Boulevard, and the new Path transit center

Before becoming executive director of the Command Center, Mr. Maikish was executive vice president of Global
Real Estate Business Services (REBS) at JP Morgan Chase. While there, he had responsibility for managing the
firm’s worldwide real estate and client services, physical facilities, strategic space planning, and security services. He also oversaw financial services and distribution and support services.

Prior to JP Morgan Chase, Mr. Maikish was in charge of facilities management at Columbia University and had responsibility for property acquisition, leasing, planning, and operations. His specific focus was implementing a
$650 million five-year capital program for new construction and infrastructure improvements.

Previous to joining Columbia University, Mr. Maikish spent 28 years in various capacities as a lawyer, engineer,
and real estate executive with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In 1990, he became director of the
World Trade Department with overall responsibility for the World Trade Center including operations, marketing, leasing, capital investment, and redevelopment of the complex. Mr. Maikish was appointed by the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority as the senior executive in charge of the recovery, reconstruction, and repositioning of the World Trade Center after the February 1993 bombing.

Mr. Maikish holds a J.D. degree from New York Law School and a B.S. from St. Joseph’s College and Seminary and studied engineering at Manhattan College.  He currently serves on numerous boards in both the real estate and civic community including the Regional Planning Association, the Liberty Science Center, and in the recent past, several business improvement district boards, cultural councils, and college boards.

He is the recipient of numerous awards from various civic groups and institutions including the recently awarded 2006 De La Salle Medal from Manhattan College and Catholic Charities Humanitarian award.

Razy Hirschberg
Chief Operating Officer
Razy Hirschberg is an IT professional with 25 years of experience in the financial
services technology sector. Mr. Hirschberg is currently heading up operations for a major project. He brings his broad scope of experience, managerial and technical expertise to support all T.A.B.S. projects.