NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- iStar Inc. (NYSE:
STAR) announced today the Board of Directors has appointed
Anita Sands as a new director,
effective immediately.
"We are excited to welcome Anita to our Board of Directors. She
brings a fresh and diverse perspective to the Board, given her deep
expertise in technology and experience in building winning
corporate cultures," said Jay
Sugarman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Dr. Sands spent a decade in leadership positions in financial
services in Canada and the U.S.
before becoming COO of UBS's Wealth Management Americas group. She
currently serves on the boards of two public companies – ServiceNow
and Pure Storage – and two private technology companies –
ThoughtWorks and AppBus. Dr. Sands is a worldwide recognized author
and speaker, sharing her insights on the future of work, diversity,
inclusion and belonging, and leadership for the digital age.
She earned her BS and PhD in Atomic and Molecular Physics from
Queen's University in Belfast and
was a Fulbright Scholar at Carnegie Mellon
University, where she completed a MS in Public Policy and
Management.
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iStar (NYSE: STAR) is focused on reinventing the ground lease
sector, unlocking value for real estate owners throughout the
country by providing modern, more efficient ground leases on all
types of properties. As the founder, investment manager and largest
shareholder of Safehold Inc. (NYSE:SAFE), the first publicly traded
company to focus on modern ground leases, iStar is helping create a
logical new approach to the way real estate is owned, and continues
to use its historic strengths in finance and net lease to expand
this unique platform. Recognized as a consistent innovator in the
real estate markets, iStar specializes in identifying and scaling
newly discovered opportunities and has completed more than
$40 billion of transactions over the
past two decades. Additional information on iStar is available on
its website at www.istar.com.
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