Global Medical REIT Inc. (NYSE:GMRE) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02.
Effective as of August 12, 2017, Global Medical REIT Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), removed Donald McClure from his positions as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company. On August 13, 2017, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Robert Kiernan to serve as the new Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, effective as of August 23, 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kiernan, age 51, served as the Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of FBR & Co. (“FBR”) commencing in October 2007. Prior to joining FBR, Mr. Kiernan served as the Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Arlington Asset Investment Corp. (“Arlington Asset”) commencing in April 2003. Prior to joining Arlington Asset, Mr. Kiernan was a senior manager in the assurance practice at Ernst & Young.
Mr. Kiernan is not related to any other officer or any director of the Company. Since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year to the effective date of Mr. Kiernan’s appointment, Mr. Kiernan has not been a participant, nor has he had any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeded or exceeds $120,000.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statement and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 14, 2017 |
Global Medical REIT Inc. ExhibitEX-99.1 2 v473075_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GLOBAL MEDICAL REIT INC. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Bethesda,…To view the full exhibit click here
About Global Medical REIT Inc. (NYSE:GMRE)
Global Medical REIT Inc. focuses on operating as a real estate investment trust. The Company is engaged primarily in the acquisition and leasing of licensed purpose-built healthcare facilities in certain markets with various clinical operators. The Company seeks to invest in these purpose-built, specialized facilities, such as surgery centers, specialty hospitals and outpatient treatment centers. Its tenant-operators are physician group tenant-operators, community hospital tenant-operators and corporate medical treatment chain operators. Its properties include a six building, 52,266 square foot medical clinic portfolio in Tennessee; a combined approximately 27,190 square foot surgery center and medical office building located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania; an approximately 8,840 square foot medical office building known as the Orthopedic Surgery Center, located in Asheville, North Carolina, and a 56-bed long term acute care hospital located at 1870 South 75th Street, Omaha, Nebraska.