Biography

Mr. Vahradian, age 61, has served as a director since June 2013. Mr. Vahradian is a Partner of GTIS Partners, LP (“GTIS”), a global real estate investment firm managing residential, retail, industrial, office, hotel and mixed-use properties in the U.S. and Brazil. Mr. Vahradian runs the U.S. investment and asset management activities of GTIS, and is a member of the investment committee of GTIS. Mr. Vahradian joined GTIS in 2006 and has been in the real estate industry since 1986. Previously, Mr. Vahradian was President of Allied Partners, a private real estate investment company and was Chief Operating Officer and principal of The Athena Group, LLC, a residential investment and development company based in New York. Prior to joining The Athena Group, LLC, Mr. Vahradian was a Director in Credit Suisse First Boston’s real estate investment banking and principal groups. Mr. Vahradian is a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
 

Through Mr. Vahradian’s vast experience in real estate, residential land development, homebuilding and single-family rental investments, asset management and finance, he is exceptionally well qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors and our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and provides our Board of Directors with valuable insight on real estate and finance matters.