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DRI Healthcare Trust Announces Appointment of Poonam Puri to Board of Trustees
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n DRI Healthcare Trust Announces Appointment of Poonam Puri to Board of Trustees\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n - Adds extensive expertise in corporate governance, strategy and ESG -\n \n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Nov. 7, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ - DRI Healthcare Trust (TSX: DHT.UN) (TSX: DHT.U) (\"DRI\" or \"the Trust\") today announced\n \n Poonam Puri\n \n has been appointed as an independent member of the Trust's board of trustees effective immediately.\n \n \n Ms. Puri is a tenured law professor and former associate dean at Osgoode Hall Law School, a corporate/securities lawyer and affiliated scholar with Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, and an experienced corporate director with expertise in corporate governance, strategy, and ESG.\n \n \n In 2021, Puri received the David Walter Mundell Medal, the Royal Society of\n \n Canada's\n \n \n Yvan Allaire Medal\n \n for excellence in governance of public and private institutions, and the Law Society Medal. In 2015 and 2017, Puri was recognized by Canadian Lawyer as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in\n \n Canada\n \n . She has received her Master of Laws from\n \n Harvard Law School\n \n and Bachelor of Laws from the\n \n University of Toronto\n \n .\n \n \n \"On behalf of the Trust and my fellow trustees, I am very pleased to welcome\n \n Poonam Puri\n \n to the board of trustees,\" said\n \n Gary Collins\n \n , Chair of the Board of Trustees of DRI Healthcare Trust. \"Poonam's extensive experience and leadership in board and governance matters provides a strong augmentation to the board. I look forward to working with her on behalf of the unitholders of DRI Healthcare Trust.\"\n \n \n With the addition of Ms. Puri, the Trust's board is now made up of eight members with backgrounds in the areas of pharmaceuticals, government, business, finance, law, and governance, all critical to the continued growth and prosperity of the Trust.\n \n \n \n \n About DRI Healthcare Trust\n \n \n \n \n DRI Health...