PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- PREIT (NYSE: PEI)
today announced that JoAnne A. Epps,
a proven and respected leader currently serving as Executive Vice
President and Provost of Temple
University, has joined the Company's Board of Trustees as an
independent trustee effective immediately. Ms. Epps will
serve as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee and
will stand for re-election at the Company's Annual Meeting of
Shareholders in May 2018.
JoAnne offers extensive experience in board and governance
matters. She is a member and former President of the Board of
Directors of the Defender Association of Philadelphia, with fiduciary responsibility
for the Philadelphia and Federal
Defender offices. She served for twelve years as Temple University's representative to the NCAA,
much of which involved issues of institutional governance.
Her work with the NCAA was honored by the All-American Football
Foundation and by the (then) Atlantic-10 Athletic Conference.
She served as a member of the Trinity
College Board of Trustees, during which she was a member of
the Finance and Audit Committee. She is also a former member
of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Women
Lawyer's Foundation, where she chaired the review of Board
governance protocols.
Among her many accomplishments, JoAnne was named as one of The
Power 100, honoring the 100 most influential minority attorneys, by
"On Being a Lawyer of Color" from 2012 through 2015 and as one of
the 25 most influential people in legal education by National
Jurist Magazine from 2013 through 2016, and in 2011 received the
Minority Business Leader Award from the Philadelphia Business
Journal.
JoAnne holds a B.A. from Trinity College in
Hartford, Connecticut and a J.D. from Yale Law School in
New Haven, Connecticut.
"JoAnne is an exemplary leader who will make a strong
contribution to the PREIT Board. Her extensive and diverse
experience will complement the skills and experiences of our
current Board members and allow for a fresh perspective to the
challenges we face," said Joseph F.
Coradino, Chairman of the Board and CEO of PREIT. "We
look forward to her contributions and counsel."
About PREIT
PREIT (NYSE:PEI) is a publicly
traded real estate investment trust that owns and manages quality
properties in compelling markets. PREIT's robust portfolio of
carefully curated retail and lifestyle offerings mixed with
destination dining and entertainment experiences are located
primarily in the densely-populated eastern U.S. with concentrations
in the mid-Atlantic's top MSAs. Since 2012, the Company has
driven a transformation guided by an emphasis on portfolio quality
and balance sheet strength driven by disciplined capital
expenditures. Additional information is available at www.preit.com
or on Twitter or LinkedIn.
CONTACT:
Heather
Crowell
SVP, Strategy and Communications
(215) 454-1241
heather.crowell@preit.com
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