People: MPG Office Trust Inc (MPG)

MPG on New York Consolidated

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Paul Watson

73 2010 Independent Chairman of the Board

David Weinstein

46 2010 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Peggy Moretti

50 2010 Executive Vice President - Investor and Public Relations, Chief Administrative Officer

Christopher Norton

40 2012 Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary

Kelly Samuelson

39 2013 Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer

Robert Deutschman

55 2011 Independent Director

Christine Garvey

67 2008 Independent Director

Michael Gillfillan

64 2009 Independent Director

Edward Ratinoff

48 2011 Independent Director

Joseph Sullivan

70 2009 Independent Director

George Vandeman

73 2009 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Paul Watson

Mr. Paul M. Watson is Independent Chairman of the Board of MPG Office Trust, Inc. Mr. Watson is the retired Vice Chairman of Wells Fargo Bank N.A., where he was responsible for wholesale and commercial banking, and headed Wells Fargo’s nationwide commercial, corporate and treasury management businesses. Prior to his 45-year tenure at Wells Fargo, Mr. Watson served as 1st Lieutenant in the United States Army. Mr. Watson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Francisco and a certificate from the Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management at Stanford University. Mr. Watson is the Chairman of the Finance Council of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Mr. Watson is a director emeritus of the Hanna Boys Center and the Music Center of Los Angeles County. He previously served as a director of NorCal Environmental Corp. from February 2004 to September 2007.

David Weinstein

Mr. David L. Weinstein is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of MPG Office Trust Inc. Since September 2008, Mr. Weinstein has been a partner at Belvedere Capital, a real estate investment firm based in New York. He remains a partner with limited responsibilities. From April 2007 until August 2008, Mr. Weinstein was a Managing Director of Westbridge Investment Group/Westmont Hospitality Group, a real estate investment fund focused on hospitality. From 1996 until January 2007, Mr. Weinstein worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York, first as a Vice President in the real estate investment banking group (focusing on mergers, asset sales and corporate finance) and then from 2004 as a Vice President in the Special Situations Group (focused on real estate debt investments). Mr. Weinstein holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, magna cum laude, from The Wharton School and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association.

Peggy Moretti

Ms. Peggy M. Moretti is Executive Vice President - Investor and Public Relations, Chief Administrative Officer of MPG Office Trust, Inc. Ms. Moretti joined the Company in June 2003 as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Public Relations and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Investor and Public Relations & Chief Administrative Officer in June 2009. She served in a similar role for Maguire Thomas Partners, pre-IPO predecessor company, from 1996 to June 2003. Prior to joining Maguire Thomas Partners, Ms. Moretti served as Director of Public Relations for The Peninsula Beverly Hills, an award-winning luxury hotel located in Beverly Hills, California, from 1991 to 1996. From 1985 to 1991, Ms. Moretti served in roles for Rogers & Cowan, an international public relations consultancy firm. Ms. Moretti holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties and currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles. She had previously served as a board member of the Los Angeles Conservancy.

Christopher Norton

Mr. Christopher M. Norton is Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of MPG Office Trust, Inc. From 2002 until February 2011, Mr. Norton was an attorney with the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP, where his practice primarily focused on representing clients, including MPG Office Trust, in the acquisition, financing (including the origination of syndicated, mezzanine and securitized loans) and leasing of real property, as well as in real estate workout and restructuring transactions. Mr. Norton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law.

Kelly Samuelson

Ms. Kelly E. Samuelson has been appointed as Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer of MPG Office Trust, Inc. Prior to her promotion, Ms. Samuelson served as the Company’s Vice President, Business Initiatives & Applications from July 2008 to March 2013. From May 2003 to July 2008, she served as the Company’s Controller and from July 2001 to May 2003 as the Company’s Assistant Controller. Ms. Samuelson joined the Company in 1999 as a Property Accounting Manager. Prior to joining MPG Office Trust, Mr. Samuelson spent almost three years in the real estate practice group at Arthur Andersen LLP where she was a senior accountant serving public and private real estate companies. Ms. Samuelson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, magna cum laude, from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.

Robert Deutschman

Mr. Robert M. Deutschman is Independent Director of MPG Office Trust Inc. Since 1999, Mr. Deutschman has served as a Managing Director at Cappello Capital Corp., an investment banking firm, and as Vice Chairman of Cappello Group, Inc. since 2008. Mr. Deutschman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Haverford College, with honors, and a Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar. Since 2004, Mr. Deutschman has served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. (formerly Enron Corp.), a position he assumed upon Enron’s emergence from bankruptcy. Mr. Deutschman has also served on the Advisory Board of the RAND Center for Corporate Ethics and Governance since 2006. He formerly served as Chairman of the Board of First Bank of Beverly Hills, F.S.B. and as a member of the board of directors of Beverly Hills Bancorp Inc. from 1999 to 2004.

Christine Garvey

Ms. Christine N. Garvey is Independent Director of MPG Office Trust, Inc. Ms. Garvey retired from Deutsche Bank AG in May 2004, where she served as Global Head of Corporate Real Estate Services from May 2001. From December 1999 to April 2001, Ms. Garvey served as Vice President, Worldwide Real Estate and Workplace Resources for Cisco Systems, Inc. During her career, Ms. Garvey also held several positions with Bank of America, including Group Executive Vice President and Head of National Commercial Real Estate Services. Ms. Garvey holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles and a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School. She is currently a member of the board of directors of HCP, Inc., ProLogis, Toll Brothers, Inc. and UnionBanCal Corporation. She also served on the board of directors of Hilton Hotels Corporation until the company was taken private in October 2007.

Michael Gillfillan

Mr. Michael J. Gillfillan is Independent Director of MPG Office Trust, Inc. Since April 2011, Mr. Gillfillan has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alostar Bank of Commerce. From December 2002 to December 2010, Mr. Gillfillan was a partner of Meriturn Partners, LLC, a private equity fund that purchases controlling interests in distressed middle market manufacturing and distribution companies. From March 2000 to January 2002, Mr. Gillfillan was a partner of Neveric, LLC. Mr. Gillfillan is the retired Vice Chairman and Chief Credit Officer of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., where he was responsible for all facets of credit risk management, including direct oversight of the loan workout units that had peak problem assets in excess of $7 billion. During his tenure at Wells Fargo Bank, he also served as Vice Chairman and Group Head of the Commercial & Corporate Banking Group and Executive Vice President, Loan Adjustment Group, where he was responsible for marketing and servicing all bank loans, deposits and capital market products, as well as managing the loan workout function for the bank. Mr. Gillfillan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Los Angeles. He previously served on the board of directors of UnionBanCal Corporation.

Edward Ratinoff

Mr. Edward J. Ratinoff is Independent Director of MPG Office Trust Inc. From March 2010 to February 2013, Mr. Ratinoff was the Managing Director and Head of Acquisitions for Phoenix Realty Group, an institutional real estate investment firm. From 2004 to 2009, Mr. Ratinoff held the position of Managing Director and West Coast Head for the J.E. Robert Companies, a global real estate investment management company. Prior to joining J.E. Roberts, Mr. Ratinoff served in a variety of senior management roles in real estate investment banking with Keybanc, Chase Securities and Bankers Trust. Mr. Ratinoff holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Business Administration from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Since May 2010, Mr. Ratinoff has served as a member of the board of directors and Chairman of the Loan Committee of Bank of Internet.

Joseph Sullivan

Mr. Joseph P. Sullivan is Independent Director of MPG Office Trust, Inc. Mr. Sullivan is a private investor. Mr. Sullivan is Chairman Emeritus and a member of the Board of Advisors of RAND Health, the non-profit institution dedicated to shaping private and public sector responses to emerging health policy issues. Mr. Sullivan served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Protocare, Inc., a clinical trials and pharmaceutical industry consulting firm. Mr. Sullivan was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of American Health Properties, Inc., a publicly-traded REIT on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Mr. Sullivan had been an investment banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co. for 20 years. Mr. Sullivan holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He is past Chairman and a continuing member of the Board of Advisors of the UCLA Medical Center. He is a member of the board of directors of Cigna, Inc. and HCP, Inc. and previously served on the board of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. prior to its acquisition by Bristol-Meyers Squibb in August 2012.

George Vandeman

Mr. George A. Vandeman is Independent Director of MPG Office Trust, Inc. Mr. Vandeman has been the principal of Vandeman & Co., a private investment firm, since he retired from Amgen, Inc. in July 2000. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Vandeman was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Amgen and a member of its Operating Committee. Immediately prior to joining Amgen in July 1995, Mr. Vandeman was a senior partner and head of the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group at the international law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP, where he worked for nearly three decades. Mr. Vandeman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California. Mr. Vandeman is a member and past Chair of the Board of Councilors at the University of Southern California Law School. Mr. Vandeman is a former director of Rexair LLC, SymBio Pharmaceuticals Limited and ValueVision Media.

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