CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced that Bruce C. Strohm, its
Executive Vice President and General Counsel since 1995, will retire
from the Company effective January 1, 2018 and be succeeded by Scott J.
Fenster, currently Senior Vice President – Legal.
Mr. Strohm, 62, joined one of Equity Residential’s predecessor companies
in 1988, represented the Company in its 1993 initial public offering and
was named Executive Vice President and General Counsel in 1995.
“Bruce has been a valued partner who has provided insightful and
business-savvy legal counsel to me and my predecessors, the executive
team and our Board of Trustees for more than 20 years. We thank him for
his tremendous contributions to helping make Equity Residential the
company it is today and wish him the very best in his retirement,” said
David J. Neithercut, Equity Residential’s President and CEO.
Mr. Fenster, 41, joined the Company in 2003 and has extensive experience
in capital markets and securities matters, real estate transactions and
development, joint ventures, corporate transactions and corporate
governance. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Fenster was an associate
at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. Mr. Fenster is a graduate of the
University of Illinois and received his J.D. from The University of
Michigan Law School.
About Equity Residential
Equity Residential is an S&P 500 company focused on the acquisition,
development and management of rental apartment properties in urban and
high-density suburban coastal gateway markets where today’s renters want
to live, work and play. Equity Residential owns or has investments in
302 properties consisting of 77,346 apartment units, primarily located
in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco and
Southern California. For more information on Equity Residential, please
visit our website at www.equityapartments.com.
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Equity Residential
Marty McKenna, (312) 928-1901
Source: Equity Residential