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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
The Board of Directors of AlerisLife Inc. (the “Company”) has appointed Philip Benjamson as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective October 17, 2022.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Benjamson, 55, served as Vice President-Senior Housing Operations at Trinity Health Senior Communities since May 2021. Prior to Trinity Health Senior Communities, Mr. Benjamson served as Chief Operating Officer at Resort Lifestyle Communities from July 2018 to May 2021 and at Blake Management Group from December 2016 to July 2018. Prior to those roles, Mr. Benjamson held several leadership roles in sales and marketing at senior living companies. Mr. Benjamson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Development from the University of California, Davis.
Mr. Benjamson has advised the Company that he has no arrangements or understandings with any other person pursuant to which he was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He also advised the Company that he has no family relationships with any director, executive officer or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company.
Mr. Benjamson’s annual base salary will be $300,000. He will be eligible for bonuses and future share awards in amounts to be determined in the Company’s discretion.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AlerisLife Inc. | ||
| Date: October 17, 2022 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey C. Leer |
| Jeffrey C. Leer | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||