Ms. Hess extensive banking, finance and real estate asset management experience provides her with valuable insight into our businesses, the industries in which we operate and the various factors impacting our strategic direction. In addition, her roles as the Chief Financial Officer of various publicly-traded companies and her executive management experience with companies in the financial services and mortgage and real estate industries provide her with significant financial, accounting and compliance expertise in areas that are valuable to the Board s oversight responsibilities and in particular to her role as Chair of the Audit Committee of our Board. Ms. Hess served as Chief Financial Officer of both NorthStar Asset Management Group, a global asset management firm focused on strategically managing real estate and other investment platforms, and NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., a publicly-traded real estate investment company (together with NorthStar Asset Management Group, Northstar ), from July 2011 until January 2017. Additionally, from 2011 until 2015, Ms. Hess held various other positions, including Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for NorthStar s non-publicly-traded companies. Prior to joining NorthStar, from August 2008 to June 2011, Ms. Hess served as Chief Financial Officer of H/2 Capital Partners, a privately- owned fund sponsor that invests in real estate related assets. From March 2003 to July 2008, Ms. Hess was a managing director at Fortress Investment Group ( Fortress ), an investment management firm, where she also served as Chief Financial Officer of Newcastle Investment Corp., a Fortress portfolio company and a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust. Prior to joining Fortress, Ms. Hess served in various positions at Goldman, Sachs & Co. ( Goldman Sachs ), including as Vice President in Goldman Sachs Principal Finance Group and as a Manager of Financial Reporting in Goldman Sachs Finance Division. Ms. Hess currently serves on the board of directors of TPG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc., a publicly-traded mortgage and real estate investment trust, where she serves as non-executive chair of the board, chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee and as a member of the audit and compensation committees. She also serves on the board of CenterPoint Properties Trust, a privately-owned company that acquires, develops, and manages state-of-the-art industrial facilities near major transportation nodes, ports, and population centers in America s top markets, where she chairs the audit committee and serves as a member of the compensation committee.