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Artis Real Estate Investment Trust Appoints Samir Manji as Interim CEO and Ben Rodney as Lead Trustee
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Artis Real Estate Investment Trust Appoints Samir Manji as Interim CEO and Ben Rodney as Lead Trustee\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n WINNIPEG, MB\n \n ,\n \n Dec. 14, 2020\n \n /CNW/ - Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (\"\n \n Artis\n \n \" or the\n \n \"REIT\"\n \n ) (TSX: AX.UN) announces that the Board of Trustees (the \"\n \n Board\n \n \") has appointed Mr.\n \n Samir Manji\n \n as Interim Chief Executive Officer, and Mr.\n \n Ben Rodney\n \n as Lead Trustee of the Board, effective\n \n January 1, 2021\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lis Wigmore, Chair of the Governance & Compensation Committee, said, \"On behalf of the Board, I would like to express our strong support for Samir as Artis' Interim CEO to steer and navigate Artis in the months ahead. We are fortunate to benefit from Samir's vast real estate, capital markets and executive leadership experience as we focus on maximizing value for Artis' unitholders. We are confident that Samir's exceptional track record for value creation will serve Artis' unitholders well. We also look forward to Ben taking on the role of Lead Trustee to ensure the Board maintains best practices in governance and overall stewardship. Ben's historical experience with Artis and his substantive background in capital markets and real estate will be tremendous assets in this role.\"\n \n \n Mr. Manji said, \"I am excited and honoured to be taking on this role and look forward to working with the team at Artis in evaluating opportunities to both create and unlock value at the REIT. At the same time, we want to ensure that Artis' day-to-day business continues to be managed in a disciplined and effective manner, especially during these challenging times. I appreciate the ongoing support of Artis' unitholders, employees and other stakeholders during this transition period and am confident we will successfully create long-term value for all unitholders.\"\n \n \n Mr. Rodney said, \"I am honoured to be appointed as Lead Trustee by such a distinguished and impressive group of Trustees and look for...