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DOUGLAS M. PASQUALE

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND DIRECTOR

Mr. Pasquale has been Founder & CEO of Capstone Enterprises Corporation, an investment and consulting firm since January 1, 2012. Mr. Pasquale served as interim CEO and Executive Chairman of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. from September 2021 to September 2022. Mr. Pasquale served as Senior Advisor to Healthpeak (NYSE: PEAK) from June 2017 through December 2019. In tandem with the July 1, 2011, sale of Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NHP) to Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR), Mr. Pasquale served as Senior Advisor from July 1, 2011, to December 31, 2011. He also served on the Ventas Board of Directors from July 1, 2011 to May 18, 2017. Prior to Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.’s sale, Mr. Pasquale served as Chairman of the Board of NHP from May 2009 to July 2011, as President and CEO of NHP from April 2004 to July 2011, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NHP from November 2003 to April 2004. Mr. Pasquale was a Director of NHP from November 2003 to July 2011. Mr. Pasquale served as Chairman and CEO at ARV Assisted Living, Inc., a leading owner and operator of assisted living facilities, from June 1998 to September 2003 and concurrently served as President and CEO of Atria Senior Living Group, Inc. from April 2003 to September 2003. Mr. Pasquale also served as President and CEO of Richfield Hospitality Services, Inc. and Regal Hotels International—North America, a hotel ownership and management company, from 1996 to 1998, and as its Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 1996. Prior to 1994, he served in various capacities primarily in finance, real estate, investment banking, and public accounting.

Mr. Pasquale has served on over a dozen public, private, and philanthropic boards over the course of his career. In 2026 he served on four NYSE Boards including: Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE: DIN); Terreno Realty Corporation (NYSE: TRNO), Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE: SHO), and Alexander and Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE: ALEX). Mr. Pasquale is either Chairman or lead independent director of each the four Companies Boards on which he serves.

Mr. Pasquale is a successful leader in the real estate industry with extensive experience and skills in leadership, management, finance, mergers and acquisitions and strategic planning. Mr. Pasquale received his B.S. degree in Accounting and his M.B.A. degree with highest honors from the University of Colorado and is a guest lecturer at several universities.

  • Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
  • Member of the Audit Committee

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