People: CapLease Inc (LSE.N)
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Paul McDowell |
51 | 2007 | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer |
William Pollert |
67 | 2003 | President, Director |
Shawn Seale |
48 | 2004 | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer |
Robert Blanz |
54 | 2003 | Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer |
Paul Hughes |
44 | 2005 | Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary |
Howard Silver |
58 | 2007 | Lead Independent Director |
Michael Gagliardi |
54 | 2004 | Independent Director |
Catherine Long |
55 | 2011 | Independent Director |
Jeffrey Rogatz |
50 | 2004 | Independent Director |
Brad Cohen |
Investor Relations Officer |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Paul McDowell |
Mr. Paul H. McDowell is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Caplease Inc. Mr. McDowell is a founder of the company. He has been continuously employed by the company or company's predecessor companies since 1994, including as chief executive officer since March 2001, and as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary from 1994 until February 2001. He has served on Board since November 2003 and was elected chairman of the Board in December 2007. He served on the Board of Directors of predecessor, Capital Lease Funding, LLC (“CLF, LLC”), from November 2001 until March 2004. He is also a member of investment committee, a committee consisting of key employees that oversees underwriting and due diligence process. From 1991 until 1994, Mr. McDowell was corporate counsel for Sumitomo Corporation of America, the principal U.S. As corporate counsel, Mr. McDowell advised on a wide range of domestic and international corporate legal matters, including acquisitions, complex financing transactions, power plant development, shipping, litigation management and real estate. From 1987 to 1990, Mr. McDowell was an associate in the corporate department at the Boston law firm of Nutter, McClennen & Fish. Mr. McDowell serves on the Board of Directors of Feldman Mall Properties, Inc., which was a public company within the past five years. Mr. McDowell received a JD with honors from Boston University School of Law in 1987 and received a BA from Tulane University in 1982. |
William Pollert |
Mr. William R. Pollert is President, Director of Caplease Inc. He is a founder of company. He has been continuously employed by predecessor companies since 1994, including as president since 1994, and chief executive officer from 1994 to March 2001. He has served on Board since November 2003, and served on the board of directors of CLF, LLC from November 2001 until March 2004. He is also a member of investment committee. From 1993 until 1995, Mr. Pollert was the president and chief executive officer of Equitable Bag Co., Inc., a manufacturer of custom bag products for non-food retailers and specialty packaging. From 1986 to 1993, Mr. Pollert held a variety of senior management positions at Triarc Companies, Inc. (which owned Arby’s, RC Cola, Graniteville and National Propane); Trian Group L.P.C.; Avery, Inc. (which owned Uniroyal Chemical Co.); and Triangle Industries, Inc. (which owned American National Can Co., Brandt, Inc., Triangle Wire & Cable, Inc. and Rowe International, Inc.). The senior management positions included chief executive officer or chief operating officer of several of the companies owned by Triarc, Trian, Avery and Triangle. Triarc, Trian, Avery, Triangle and Equitable Bag Co., Inc. were at one time or are currently controlled by Nelson Peltz and Peter May. From 1973 to 1985, Mr. Pollert held senior management positions at International Paper Company, ending as vice president of the consumer packaging business and a member of its executive operating committee. Mr. Pollert received a Ph.D. in management and organization sciences from the University of Florida, an MBA in finance from Columbia University, and a BA from Lehigh University. |
Shawn Seale |
Mr. Shawn P. Seale is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer of Caplease Inc. He is a founder of the company. He has been continuously employed by predecessor companies since 1994, including as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer since 1994. He served on Board from November 2003 until March 2004 and the board of directors of CLF, LLC from November 2001 until March 2004. He is a member of investment committee. Prior to CapLease, Mr. Seale was also a founder of Taylor Consulting Group, a corporate consulting firm in Atlanta, and served as vice president and treasurer from 1988 until 1995. From 1985 to 1988, Mr. Seale was a management and finance consultant at Ernst & Whinney (a predecessor to Ernst & Young). Mr. Seale is a certified public accountant. Mr. Seale received a BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985. |
Robert Blanz |
Mr. Robert C. Blanz is Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer of Caplease Inc. He has been continuously employed by predecessor companies since October 1999, including as senior vice president since October 1999 and chief investment officer since October 2003. Mr. Blanz is responsible for the firm’s investment activities including equity, debt and structured finance investments. Mr. Blanz also manages permanent debt financing strategies including mortgage financings and CDO structuring. Mr. Blanz’s responsibilities also include credit, transaction underwriting and asset management. Mr. Blanz is also a member of investment committee. From 1997 until 1999, Mr. Blanz was a director in the real estate structured finance department at Standard and Poor's. Before moving to Standard & Poor's, he was vice president in the real estate principal transactions group at Dean Witter. Mr. Blanz received an MBA from Columbia University in 1996 and a BS from the State University of New York in 1980. He is also a certified public accountant. |
Paul Hughes |
Mr. Paul C. Hughes is Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of CapLease, Inc., since January 31, 2005. Prior to that time, he was an attorney practicing in the area of corporate and securities matters at Hunton & Williams LLP from September 2000 until January 2005, and at Parker Chapin LLP from September 1997 until September 2000. Mr. Hughes is also a certified public accountant and was employed by Grant Thornton LLP from January 1989 until June 1997. |
Howard Silver |
Mr. Howard A. Silver is Lead Independent Director of CapLease Inc. Mr. Silver has served on Board since March 2004. Mr. Silver held various executive positions with Equity Inns, Inc. (“Equity Inns”), a NYSE listed real estate investment trust, from May 1994 until October 2007 when Equity Inns was sold to Whitehall Global Real Estate Funds. At the time of the sale, Mr. Silver held the positions of chief executive officer and president and was also a director of Equity Inns, and he has also held the positions of chief operating officer, executive vice president of finance, secretary, treasurer and chief financial officer. Mr. Silver is presently a director of Great Wolf Lodge, a public indoor water park resort, where he serves as chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Silver is also a director of Education Realty Trust, a public student housing real estate investment trust, where he serves as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. From 1992 until 1994, Mr. Silver served as chief financial officer of Alabaster Originals, L.P., a fashion jewelry wholesaler. Mr. Silver has been a certified public accountant since 1980 and was employed, from 1987 to 1992, by Ernst & Young LLP and, from 1978 to 1986, by Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Mr. Silver graduated cum laude from the University of Memphis with a BS in accountancy in 1976. |
Michael Gagliardi |
Mr. Michael E. Gagliardi is Independent Director of Caplease Inc., since March 2004. He currently serves as an advisor to HSBC-Halbis Investments as an independent contractor. From May 2005 until November 2009, Mr. Gagliardi was employed by HSBC Investments (USA) Inc. Mr. Gagliardi served as a member of the Board of Directors of Atlantic Advisors LLC, a registered investment advisor, from 1999 until Atlantic’s acquisition by HSBC in May 2005. Atlantic provides investment, finance and advisory services to an international client base. Mr. Gagliardi was a founding partner of Wasserstein Perella Emerging Markets (“WPEM”) (now Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein) and served as its chief executive officer from 1993 through 1999. Prior to founding WPEM, Mr. Gagliardi was director of Emerging Markets at UBS (formerly Swiss Bank Corporation). Mr. Gagliardi has served on the board of directors of the Emerging Market Traders Association and the board of directors advisory council at Fairfield University. Mr. Gagliardi received an MBA from Pace University in 1983 and received a BS from Fairfield University in 1979. |
Catherine Long |
Ms. Catherine Long is Independent Director of CapLease Inc., since March 22, 2011. Ms. Long has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of STORE Capital Corporation since its inception in May 2011. STORE Capital Corporation is a real estate investment trust focused on acquiring single tenant real estate to be leased on a triple net basis to retail, distribution and service-oriented companies throughout the United States. Ms. Long also serves on STORE Capital Corporation’s investment committee, among other committee appointments. Ms. Long was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Spirit Finance Corporation, a real estate investment trust focused on acquiring single tenant real estate leased to retail, distribution and service-oriented companies, from its inception in August 2003 until February 2010. Prior to 2003, Ms. Long served since 1990 in various capacities, including Principal Accounting Officer, with Franchise Finance Corporation of America, a real estate investment trust focused on the restaurant industry, and its successor, an affiliate of GE Capital. Prior to her employment with Franchise Finance Corporation of America, Ms. Long was a senior manager specializing in the real estate industry with the public accounting firm of Arthur Andersen. She received her degree in accounting with high honors from Southern Illinois University and has been a certified public accountant since 1980. Ms. Long received a CFO of the Year award for 2008 from the Arizona Chapter of Financial Executives International, a professional association for senior financial executives. |
Jeffrey Rogatz |
Mr. Jeffrey F. Rogatz is Independent Director of CapLease Inc., since March 2004. Mr. Rogatz is the founder and President of Triangle Real Estate Advisors LLC, a real estate asset management company, which is the manager of Triangle Real Estate Securities Fund LLC. Mr. Rogatz is also founder and President of Ridgeway Capital LLC (“Ridgeway Capital”), a real estate investment and advisory firm that invests in office, industrial and retail leased assets in the Mid-Atlantic area, and provides advisory services to various clients which have included several publicly traded real estate investment trusts, and co-founder of Palladian Realty Capital which provides consulting and advisory services to public and private real estate companies. Prior to founding Ridgeway Capital in 2001, Mr. Rogatz was chief financial officer of Brandywine Realty Trust (“Brandywine”), a New York Stock Exchange listed real estate investment trust. Prior to joining Brandywine in 1999, Mr. Rogatz was a managing director and head of the REIT practice for Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated. Mr. Rogatz is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers. Mr. Rogatz is a board member of U-Store-It Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust providing self-storage solutions around the country, the Friends of Woodlawn Library, Inc. and Opera Delaware, and a member of the William and Mary Business School Foundation Board. Mr. Rogatz received an MBA in finance with honors from the College of William and Mary in 1987 and received a BS from the University of Virginia in 1983. |
Brad Cohen |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Paul McDowell |
1,339,040 |
William Pollert |
816,446 |
Shawn Seale |
1,127,660 |
Robert Blanz |
1,069,990 |
Paul Hughes |
696,762 |
Howard Silver |
-- |
Michael Gagliardi |
-- |
Catherine Long |
-- |
Jeffrey Rogatz |
-- |
Brad Cohen |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Paul McDowell |
39,653 | 437,769 |
William Pollert |
33,761 | 372,721 |
Shawn Seale |
39,540 | 436,522 |
Robert Blanz |
26,056 | 287,658 |
Paul Hughes |
3,333 | 36,796 |
Howard Silver |
0 | 0 |
Michael Gagliardi |
0 | 0 |
Catherine Long |
0 | 0 |
Jeffrey Rogatz |
0 | 0 |
Brad Cohen |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
SILVER HOWARD A |
8,500 | $0.00 |
GAGLIARDI MICHAEL E |
8,500 | $0.00 |
SEALE SHAWN P |
47,119 | $6.12 |
BLANZ ROBERT C |
33,400 | $0.00 |
MCDOWELL PAUL H |
54,595 | $6.12 |
POLLERT WILLIAM R |
37,200 | $0.00 |
LONG CATHERINE F |
8,500 | $0.00 |
HUGHES PAUL C |
25,350 | $0.00 |
MCDOWELL PAUL H |
36,350 | $0.00 |
ROGATZ JEFFREY FISHER |
8,500 | $0.00 |
SEALE SHAWN P |
33,800 | $0.00 |
HUGHES PAUL C |
27,746 | $6.12 |
LONG CATHERINE F |
22,750 | $5.40 |
BLANZ ROBERT C |
28,164 | $5.31 |
MCDOWELL PAUL H |
31,000 | $4.85 |
HUGHES PAUL C |
45,900 | $0.00 |
LONG CATHERINE F |
8,100 | $0.00 |
HUGHES PAUL C |
45,900 | $0.00 |
HUGHES PAUL C |
810 | $0.00 |
SEALE SHAWN P |
82,400 | $0.00 |
GAGLIARDI MICHAEL E |
8,100 | $0.00 |
BLANZ ROBERT C |
78,400 | $0.00 |
HUGHES PAUL C |
810 | $0.00 |
POLLERT WILLIAM R |
1,050 | $0.00 |
ROGATZ JEFFREY FISHER |
8,100 | $0.00 |

