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BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC (BKD)

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Board of Directors

Director information for BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC (data for year 2026)

NamePositionAgeQualifications and ExperienceCommittee MembershipsFiling Year
C. Christian WinkleIndependent Director Nominee63["more than 40 years of operational and executive leadership experience in the senior living and healthcare industries","Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Sunrise Senior Living LLC","Chief Executive Officer of MedQuest, Inc.","President and Chief Executive Officer of Mariner Health Care, Inc.","former Chief Operating Officer of Integrated Health Services","providing consulting and advisory services since 2022"]["Chair of the Finance and Development Committee","member of the Audit Committee","member of the Human Capital Committee","Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee","member of the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee","member of the Compensation Committee"]2026
Claudia Napal DraytonIndependent Director58["20 years of operational and financial experience in healthcare and biotech companies","Former Chief Financial Officer of Quantum-Si Incorporated","Oversaw the transition to a publicly traded company","Former Chief Financial Officer of Nuwellis, Inc.","15 years at Medtronic in various leadership finance roles","NACD Directorship Certified","B.B.A in Accounting from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor","M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management"]["Audit"]2026
Denise W. WarrenNon-Executive Chairman; Former Interim Chief Executive Officer; Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer64["more than 30 years of operational, financial, and healthcare experience","served as Brookdale’s Interim Chief Executive Officer","served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of WakeMed Health & Hospitals","Chief Financial Officer of Capella Healthcare, Inc.","Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gaylord Entertainment Company","Senior Equity Analyst and Research Director for Avondale Partners LLC"]["Audit Committee","Compensation Committee"]2026
Elizabeth Burnham MaceIndependent Director69["more than 30 years of experience in research, economics, and market analysis","Chief Economist and Director of Research and Analytics at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) from 2014 to June 2023","served on the NIC Board of Directors and chaired its Research Committee","director at AEW Capital Management","worked in the AEW Research Group for 17 years","10 years at Standard & Poor’s DRI/McGraw-Hill as director of its Regional Information Service","regional economist at Crocker Bank","worked for the National Commission on Air Quality, the Brookings Institute, and Boston Edison","inducted into the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor in 2020","appointed a fellow at the Homer Hoyt Institute in 2014","awarded the title of a Woman of Influence in commercial real estate","inducted into the Senior Living Hall of Fame by the American Seniors Housing Association in 2025","NACD Directorship Certified","bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College","Master’s of Science in Applied Economics from the University of California","Certified Business Economist designation from the National Association of Business Economists"]["Investment","Nominating and Corporate Governance"]2026
Jordan R. Asher, MDIndependent Director61["More than 20 years of expertise in healthcare systems","Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer of Sentara Healthcare","Chief Physician Executive and Senior Vice President of Sentara","Various executive roles with Ascension since 2006","B.S. in Biology from Emory University","M.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine","M.S. in Medical Management from the University of Texas at Dallas and Southwestern Medical Center"]["Compensation","Audit"]2026
Joshua HausmanIndependent Director50["more than 20 years of private market investment experience focused on the healthcare industry","Managing Director for Onex Partners from 2013 until February 2025","prior experience as Associate in the Healthcare Investment Banking group at Banc of America Securities","Managing Partner at MHJ Capital Partners since April 2025","board positions at Newport Healthcare and SCP Health","A.B. in Economics (cum laude) from Harvard College"]["Investment","Nominating and Corporate Governance"]2026
Lee S. WielanskyIndependent Director74["more than 40 years of commercial real estate investment, management, and development experience","Chairman and CEO of Opportunistic Equities","Chairman and CEO of Midland Development Group, Inc.","President and CEO of JDN Development Company, Inc.","director of JDN Realty Corporation","Managing Director – Investments of Regency Centers Corporation","Non-Executive Chairman of the Board from February 2018 through December 2019","Lead Trustee of Acadia Realty Trust","director of Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. from 2007 to 2017","director of Pulaski Financial Corp. from 2005 to 2016","member of the Board of Clayco Construction Company","bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Real Estate and Finance from the University of Missouri – Columbia","member of the Strategic Development Board of the College of Business","serves on the Board of Directors of The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital","serves on the Finance Committee of The Foundation and the Barnes-Jewish Hospital"]["Compensation","Investment (Chair)"]2026
Mark FioravantiPresident, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors64["35 years of experience in hospitality and real estate","23-year veteran of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.","Appointed CEO on January 1, 2023","Served as President and Chief Financial Officer since 2015","Various senior positions at RHP including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer","Serves on various boards including the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and NAREIT’s Advisory Board of Governors","M.B.A. from the University of Tennessee","B.S. in Landscape Architecture from The Ohio State University"][]2026
Nikolas W. StengleDirector and Chief Executive Officer; Chief Executive Officer and Director49["more than 20 years of leadership and operations experience in the senior living, healthcare, and hospitality industries","served as President and Chief Operating Officer at Gentiva","Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Kindred at Home","Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Sunrise Senior Living LLC","served in the United States Air Force"][]2026
Victoria L. FreedIndependent Director69["more than 25 years of executive leadership in sales, customer service, and marketing","Senior Vice President of Sales, Trade Support and Service for Royal Caribbean International since 2008","trustee of the United Way of Miami-Dade County","board member of Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options (JAFCO)","bachelor's degree in business with an emphasis in marketing from the University of Colorado"]["Nominating and Corporate Governance"]2026