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"We announced in March that we would add two new independent directors,and we are excited to welcome Glyn and Dave to the board," said Lynn Krominga,Sunrise's chairman of the board. "Glyn's work in building and acquiringworldwide real estate, as well as Dave's experience in managing operationallyintensive, multi-site companies, will be particularly valuable to Sunrise. Welook forward to benefiting from their strategic guidance as we set a newcourse for the company."
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Ms. Aeppel, 49, joined Loews Hotels in early 2006 as executive vicepresident of Acquisitions and Development and a member of their board. Sheleads the company's worldwide growth through corporate and asset acquisitions,joint ventures and management contracts. She also oversees select ground-upmixed-use developments and actively structures and finances the company's realestate transactions. Ms. Aeppel has more than 20 years of experience inproperty acquisitions, development and financing, and previously supportedthese areas for companies such as Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Le MeridienHotels and Resorts, Interstate Hotels Company, Holiday Inn Worldwide andMarriott.
Mr. Fuente, 62, served as chairman and CEO of Office Depot, Inc. from1987, one year after the company was founded, until he retired as CEO in 2000and as chairman in 2001. Before joining Office Depot, Mr. Fuente served foreight years at Sherwin-Williams Company as president of its Paint Stores Groupand as director of Marketing for Gould, Inc. Mr. Fuente currently serves onthe boards of Office Depot, Ryder System, Inc. and Dick's Sporting Goods.
About Sunrise Senior Living
Sunrise Senior Living, a McLean, Va.-based company, employs approximately40,000 people. As of June 30, 2008, Sunrise operated 445 communities in theUnited States, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom, with a combinedcapacity for approximately 55,000 residents. At quarter end, Sunrise also had36 communities under construction in these countries with a combined capacityfor 4,600 additional residents. Sunrise offers a full range of personalizedsenior living services, including independent living, assisted living, carefor individuals with Alzheimer's and other forms of memory loss, as well asnursing, rehabilitative and hospice care. Sunrise's senior living services aredelivered by staff trained to encourage the independence, preserve thedignity, enable freedom of choice and protect the privacy of residents. Tolearn more about Sunrise, please visit http://www.sunriseseniorliving.com.
SOURCE Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
