New Directors, Diane Hoskins and William
Walton, Add Expertise in Real Estate Planning, Development, Investment
and Innovation
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Boston
Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BXP) today announced that its
stockholders elected two new independent directors, Ms. Diane Hoskins
and Mr. William Walton, to its Board of Directors at the Company’s
annual meeting of stockholders held on May 21, 2019. The two new
directors fill the seats previously held by Dr. Jacob Frenkel and Mr.
Martin Turchin, both of whom retired from Boston Properties’ Board of
Directors. Boston Properties is governed by an 11-member Board,
including nine independent directors of which 44% are women.
Boston Properties also announced that Mr. Joel Klein, who had been
serving as Lead Independent Director, has been appointed as independent,
non-executive Chairman of the Board.
“We are pleased to welcome Diane and Bill to Boston Properties,” stated
Joel Klein, Chairman of the Board. “They both bring leadership, vision
and expertise that will further strengthen the skillset of our
directors. On behalf of the Board, we also extend our sincere
appreciation to Jacob and Marty for their leadership and many
contributions over the past years.”
About Ms. Diane Hoskins
Ms. Hoskins joins the Boston Properties Board with extensive leadership
in architecture, design, real estate, and business. Ms. Hoskins has been
the Co-CEO of M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc., the world’s
largest architecture, design, and planning firm since 2005, and Chair of
the Gensler Board of Directors since 2018. She founded the Gensler
Research Institute in 2005 and, prior to her role as CEO, held various
positions at the organization, including Southeast Regional Managing
Principal and Managing Director of the Washington, DC office. Prior to
Gensler, Ms. Hoskins held senior positions at Epstein Architecture and
Engineering and Olympia & York. Ms. Hoskins is currently a member of the
World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Cities & Urbanization,
and the CEO Initiative by Fortune and Time. Ms. Hoskins has been honored
by several organizations for her work, including the Spirit of Life
Award from City of Hope and the Outstanding Impact Award from the
Council of Real Estate Women. She was inducted into the Washington
Business Hall of Fame and was ranked on the Business Insider’s list of
the world’s 100 top creative visionaries.
About Mr. William Walton
Mr. Walton brings more than 40 years of real estate investment,
development and management experience, as well as executive leadership
experience. Mr. Walton is co-founder and managing member of Rockpoint
Group, LLC, a global real estate investment management firm where he and
the founding managing members have invested in approximately $60 billion
of real estate. Mr. Walton also co-founded Westbrook Real Estate
Partners, LLC, a similar real estate investment management firm. Prior
to co-founding Westbrook, Mr. Walton was a managing director in the real
estate group of Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. Mr. Walton is involved with
several real estate industry organizations and serves on the boards of
Crow Holdings and FRP Holdings, Inc. He is a former trustee of Corporate
Office Properties Trust and a former director of Florida Rock Industries
and The St. Joe Company.
About Boston Properties
Boston Properties (NYSE: BXP) is the largest publicly-held developer and
owner of Class A office properties in the United States, concentrated in
five markets – Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San
Francisco and Washington, DC. The Company is a fully integrated real
estate company, organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT), that
develops, manages, operates, acquires and owns a diverse portfolio of
primarily Class A office space. The Company’s portfolio totals 51.4
million square feet and 196 properties, including eleven properties
under construction.
Contacts
Michael LaBelle
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial
Officer
617.236.3352
Sara Buda
Vice President, Investor Relations
sbuda@bostonproperties.com
617.236.3429