David M. Sedgwick has served as a member of our board since June 2022, as our Chief Executive Officer since January 2022, and as our President since February 2021. He has led the company through its international M&A expansion into the U.K. and addition of its Senior Housing Operation Portfolio ( SHOP ) platform. Mr. Sedgwick has been with the Company since its inception in 2014, having also served as our Chief Operating Officer from August 2018 through 2021, and as our Vice President-Operations from our formation in 2014 through August 2018. During his time at CareTrust, he has both led and been instrumental in the Company s performance across core areas of the Company s operations and strategy including new investments, asset management, and capital markets. Mr. Sedgwick serves as a member of the Nareit Advisory Board of Governors and as a member of the University of Southern California s Tavakoli Center for Real Estate Advisory Board. Prior to joining CareTrust, Mr. Sedgwick served in several key leadership roles at The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG) from 2001 to 2014, including facility CEO (operating 5 properties in 3 states), Cluster Leader, President of Doctors Express (an urgent care division), and President of Facility Services & Chief Human Capital Officer. Mr. Sedgwick has been a licensed nursing home administrator since 2001 and holds a B.S. from Brigham Young University and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. Mr. Sedgwick s extensive operating experience and executive experience with CareTrust since our founding brings to the Board a deep understanding of our business and operations, critical knowledge of our properties and key tenants, substantial industry contacts and knowledge and understanding of the healthcare business in general that qualify him to serve on our Board of Directors.