Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (“Hudson” or the “Company”) (NYSE:
HPP) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed
Robert “Chip” Harris as a member of the Board, effective December 15,
2014. With the addition of Mr. Harris, the Company’s Board now includes
nine directors.
“Chip brings to Hudson’s Board deep expertise across several sectors
relevant to our business, including real estate, entertainment and
technology,” said Victor J. Coleman, the Company’s Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. “In addition, Chip has successfully founded and led a
number of public companies, which directly benefited from his
stewardship during periods of growth. I consider him a perfect
complement to our already strong slate of directors.”
Mr. Harris was appointed Executive Chairman of the Board of Acacia
Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTG) in 2012. While at Acacia, he has
served as a director since 2000 and as President from 2000 to 2012.
Prior to joining Acacia, Mr. Harris founded Entertainment Properties
Trust (NYSE: EPR), where he was President and Director from 1997 to
2000. From 1993 to 1997, he led the International Division and served as
Senior Vice President of AMC Entertainment. From 1984 to 1992, Mr.
Harris served as President of Carlton Browne and Company, Inc., a
holding company and trust with assets in real estate, insurance and
financial services. He has also served on the Boards of the George L.
Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University,
CombiMatrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CMBX), True Religion Brand Jeans
(NASDAQ: TRLG), the USA Volleyball Foundation and Imperial Bancorp
(NASDAQ: IBAN).
About Hudson Pacific Properties
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. is a full-service, vertically integrated
real estate company focused on owning, operating and acquiring
high-quality office properties and state-of-the-art media and
entertainment properties in select growth markets primarily in Northern
and Southern California and the Pacific Northwest. The Company’s
portfolio currently consists of approximately 6.4 million square feet,
not including undeveloped land that can support approximately another
1.9 million square feet. Hudson has elected to be taxed as a real estate
investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes, and is a
component of the Russell 2000® and the Russell 3000® indices.
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are not guarantees of future performance. Furthermore, the Company
disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions
or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other
changes. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could
cause the Company’s future results to differ materially from any
forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March
3, 2014, and other risks described in documents subsequently filed by
the Company from time to time with the SEC.
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