NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Welltower Inc.
(NYSE: WELL) today was honored at the Women's Forum of New York 2019 Breakfast of Corporate Champions
for achieving 40% representation of women on its Board of
Directors. Since the announcement of the awards earlier this
fall, the percentage of female Independent Directors on the
Welltower Board has increased to 50%.
The Breakfast of Corporate Champions is one element of the
Women's Forum Corporate Board Initiative, which was launched in
2011 to help accelerate gender balance on corporate boards. Despite
repeated studies by McKinsey, Credit Suisse and others that confirm
the positive impact of gender balance in the boardroom on decision
making and bottom line results, representation on corporate boards
remains a leadership frontier for women, who currently hold only
20% of S&P 500/F1000 board seats.
"Welltower is honored to be recognized for the strong
representation of outstanding women who serve on our Board of
Directors," said Thomas J. DeRosa,
Welltower's Chairman and CEO. "It has long been our belief that
diversity and inclusion is not only the right thing to do but is
directly connected to our history of strong sustained
performance. We are honored to lead the way along with other
outstanding corporations such as TIAA, Amazon.com, Inc. and General
Motors as an example for other companies to follow. We should
all strive for greater gender equity and diversity in our
boardrooms, C-suites, leadership teams, and employee base."
About Welltower
Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), an S&P 500 company
headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health
care infrastructure. The Company invests with leading seniors
housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund
the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care
delivery models and improve people's wellness and overall health
care experience. Welltower™, a real estate investment trust (REIT),
owns interests in properties concentrated in major, high growth
markets in the United States, Canada and
the United Kingdom, consisting of seniors housing, post-acute
communities and outpatient medical properties. For more
information, visit www.welltower.com.
About Women's Forum of New
York
The Women's Forum of New York is
an invitation-only organization of more than 500 women representing
the highest levels of achievement across all professional sectors
and spheres of influence in our city. Founded in 1974, when women
were first entering the executive ranks, today's Women Forum
members are recognized among New
York's thought leaders, influencers, trailblazers,
policymakers, change agents, power brokers, innovators, icons,
creators and business builders. Forum membership provides
extraordinary women with the opportunity to network with a diverse
array of peers, to help one another succeed and to share unique
experiences. We believe the potential for cross-collaboration among
our diverse membership and generations of members ignites progress
and transformation for all of us.
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