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BioMed Realty Trust Appoints Janice L. Sears, Former Bank of America Executive, to its Board of Directors [Global Data Point](Global Data Point Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) "We are very excited to add Janice Sears to our board," said Alan D. Gold, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BioMed Realty. "BioMed Realty will benefit from Janice's expertise in commercial real estate and investment banking as we continue our path to grow as the leading provider of real estate to the life science industry." For over 20 years, Ms. Sears worked at Bank of America as a senior leader in its San Francisco office, including as Managing Director, Western Region Head in the Real Estate, Gaming %7E Lodging Investment Banking Group at Banc of America Securities. In that position, she managed a team that originated and executed equity, mergers %7E acquisitions and debt products. She concurrently served as San Francisco Market President for Bank of America, where she worked to deepen relationships and build the brand for Bank of America with non-profit organizations and local governments. Before this role, Ms. Sears was Head of Client Management for Bank of America's Commercial Real Estate Group in California, where she oversaw client relationships with REITs, homebuilders and opportunity funds. Mr. Gold added, "We will look to leverage Janice's extensive knowledge and experience in the commercial real estate market to build on and enhance our strategy to grow in key life science cluster markets and capitalize on new opportunities like our recent announcement with Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut." Ms. Sears received Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Delaware. She currently serves on the board of directors, audit and capital markets committees of Essex Property Trust, Inc., a publicly traded REIT. She also serves as chair of the board of directors of The Swig Company, a privately held owner of office properties nationwide. (c) 2014 GlobalData Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |