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MARK S. ORDAN, age 53, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (“Sunrise”), a
provider of senior living services in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, since November 2008.
From March 2008 through November 2008, he served as the Chief Investment andAdministrative Officer of Sunrise.
From October 2006 until May 2007, Mr. Ordan served as Chief Executive Officer and President of The Mills
Corporation (“Mills”), a publicly traded developer, owner and manager of a diversified portfolio of regional
shopping malls and retail entertainment centers. Prior to that, Mr. Ordan held senior executive positions at a number
of companies in the real estate, food service and supermarket industries. Mr. Ordan’s management and leadership
experience as a chief executive officer of public and private companies; his knowledge and experience regarding
real estate financings, acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures and corporate and debt restructurings; his
experience in the retail and supermarket industry; his director experience in public and private companies; and his
service as the Chief Executive Officer and director of Sunrise are valuable assets expected to be greatly utilized
by the Board of Directors. Mr. Ordan does not currently have any position or office with the Company. He has
served as a director of Sunrise since July 2008.
BAILEY W. PATRICK, age 51, has been Managing Partner of Merrifield Patrick Vermillion, LLC, a company
involved in commercial real estate, brokerage and development, since July 2010. Mr. Patrick was the President of
Bissell Patrick LLC, which was also involved in commercial real estate, brokerage and development, from September
1998 until December 2009, at which time Bissell Patrick LLC merged into Merrifield Patrick LLC. Mr. Patrick was
Managing Partner of Merrifield Patrick LLC from January 2010 until July 2010, at which time Merrifield Patrick
merged to form Merrifield Patrick Vermillion LLC. Mr. Patrick has been a director of the Company since August 2003
and serves as a director of The Cato Corporation. Mr. Patrick brings a breadth and depth of operations and strategic
planning experience to the Board of Directors, including real estate development experience, from his leadership at
Merrifield Patrick Vermillion, LLC and its predecessor organizations. Mr. Patrick’s background particularly assists
the Board of Directors in overseeing the Company’s real estate functions and expansions.
ROBERT H. SPILMAN,JR., age 56, has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bassett Furniture
Industries, Incorporated, a furniture manufacturer and distributor, since March 2000. Mr. Spilman has been the
Company’s Lead Independent Director since August 2012, and has been a director of the Company since August
2002. He also serves as a director of Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated and Dominion Resources, Inc.
Through his management experience at Basset Furniture Industries, Incorporated, a vertically integrated
manufacturer, importer and retailer of home furnishings operating a network of licensed and corporate stores,
Mr. Spilman provides the Board of Directors with sales, operations, risk management, strategic planning and
corporate governance expertise that is important to the oversight of the Company.
HAROLD C. STOWE, age 66, has been the managing member of Stowe-Monier Management, LLC, a venture
capital management company since August 2007. Prior to that time, he served as the Interim Dean of Development
at the Wall College of Business Administration of Coastal Carolina University from June 2006 to August 2007.
Prior to that time, Mr. Stowe was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Canal Holdings, LLC, a real estate
and asset management company, from October 2001 to March 2005. Prior to that time, he was the President and
Chief Executive Officer of Canal Industries, Inc., a forest products company, from March 1997 until October 2001.
Mr. Stowe has a broad range of financial, banking, and management expertise, which provides the Board of Directors
with valuable experience in its oversight of the financial reporting and corporate governance of the Company.
Mr. Stowe has been a director of the Company since 1998 and also serves as a director of SCANA Corporation.
ISAIAH TIDWELL, age 67, was the Georgia Wealth Management Director and Executive Vice President of
Wachovia Bank, N.A. from September 2001 to February 2005. Prior to that time, he served as the President, Georgia
Banking, of Wachovia Bank from July 1999 to September 2001. Mr. Tidwell’s extensive experience in retail banking
operations and credit administration at Wachovia Bank provides the Board of Directors with significant financial
and retail expertise important to the oversight of the Company’s retail operations, financial reporting and enterprise
risk management. Mr. Tidwell has been a director of the Company since 1999 and also serves as a director of
Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. and Lincoln National Corporation.
WILLIAM C. WARDEN,JR., age 60, was the Executive Vice President, Administration, of Lowes Companies,
Inc. from February 1996 to February 2003. Mr. Warden’s experience as an executive of a large retail organization
provides the Board of Directors with expertise in the areas of real estate, engineering and construction, loss
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