Edward Pettinella

Mr. Pettinella was the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Home Properties Inc., a publicly traded REIT, from 2003 to 2015. He served Home Properties Inc. as an Executive Vice President and director from 2001 to 2003. From 1997 to 2001, he served as President of Charter One Bank of New York and Executive Vice President of Charter One Financial, Inc., and from 1980 through 1997, he served in several managerial capacities for Rochester Community Savings Bank. Mr. Pettinella presently is a member of the board of directors of Manning & Napier, Inc., a publicly traded investment management firm, where he serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. He serves on the board of Royal Oak Realty Trust Inc., a private REIT focused on acquiring net leased industrial and office properties. He is also a member of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees. He was previously on the board of the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC), the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and a council member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). He brings to the Board his experience as a Chief Executive Officer and director of a REIT, and his experience in corporate finance and public company operations.