NEWTON, Mass. — Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ: DHC), a Newton-based REIT, has elected Daniel LePage to the company’s board as an independent trustee.
The election is part of DHC’s previously announced, multi-year review of its governance policies. It is working with executive search firm Korn Ferry to expand and refresh the board. With the addition of LePage, DHC’s board now has six trustees, four of them independent.
In 2019, LePage founded DFL Capital LLC, a company specializing in real estate investing, real estate securities and advisory services. From 2006 to 2019, he held senior leadership positions with RBC Capital Markets, including serving as managing director and head of U.S. real estate corporate banking. He previously held senior leadership positions in commercial real estate lending with Emigrant Savings Bank and Citigroup Inc.