National Health Investors, Inc. Appoints Eric Mendelsohn as Directors
February 18, 2021 at 09:53 pm
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On February 17, 2021, the Board of Directors of National Health Investors, Inc. increased the size of the Board from six to seven directors and appointed D. Eric Mendelsohn to fill the newly created directorship, effective immediately. Mr. Mendelsohn will serve as a director until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. Mr. Mendelsohn is the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. He joined NHI in January 2015 as Executive Vice President of Corporate Finance. Mr. Mendelsohn was named interim CEO in August 2015 and Chief Executive Officer and President on October 5, 2015. He has over 15 years of healthcare real estate and financing experience. Previously, Mr. Mendelsohn was with Emeritus Senior Living for 9 years, most recently as a Senior Vice President of Corporate Development where he was responsible for the financing and acquisition of assisted living properties, home health care companies, administration of joint venture relationships and executing corporate finance strategies.
National Health Investors, Inc. is a real estate investment trust. The Company specializes in sale, leasebacks, joint-ventures, senior housing operating partnerships, and mortgage and mezzanine financing of need-driven and discretionary senior housing and medical investments. The Company operates through two segments: Real Estate Investments and Senior Housing Operating Portfolio. The Real Estate Investments segment consists of real estate investments and lease, mortgage, and other notes receivables in independent living facilities, assisted living facilities, entrance-fee communities, senior living campuses, skilled nursing facilities and a hospital. It has 163 healthcare real estate properties located in 31 states and leased primarily pursuant to triple-net leases to 25 tenants. The SHOP segment is comprised of two ventures that own the operations of independent living facilities. The SHOP segment has 15 properties located in eight states with a combined 1,733 units.