GLENDALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Public Storage (NYSE:PSA) announced today the appointment of Leslie S.
Heisz, 56, as an independent trustee of the Public Storage Board of
Trustees effective February 23, 2017. Ms. Heisz’s appointment expands
the Board to nine trustees, six of whom are independent trustees.
Ms. Heisz has extensive experience in investment banking and finance,
serving in executive-level roles at firms including Lazard Freres & Co.,
Wasserstein Perella & Co. and Salomon Brothers. Since 2010, Ms. Heisz
has dedicated her career to board service. She currently serves on the
boards of directors of Kaiser Permanente and Edwards Lifesciences and
recently completed service to the boards of Ingram Micro Inc. and Towers
Watson. Ms. Heisz holds bachelor's and master's degrees from
the University of California, Los Angeles.
"We are pleased to welcome Leslie to the Public Storage Board of
Trustees," said Ronald L. Havner, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Public Storage. "Her diverse blend of experience across a
number of industries encompassing a variety of disciplines will be a
resource to our Board.”
Company Information
Public Storage, a member of the S&P 500 and FT Global 500, is a fully
integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment
trust that primarily acquires, develops, owns and operates self-storage
facilities. The Company’s headquarters are located in Glendale,
California. At December 31, 2016, the Company had interests in 2,348
self-storage facilities located in 38 states with approximately 154
million net rentable square feet in the United States and 219 storage
facilities located in seven Western European nations with approximately
12 million net rentable square feet operated under the “Shurgard” brand.
The Company also owns a 42% common equity interest in PS Business Parks,
Inc. (NYSE:PSB) which owned and operated approximately 28 million
rentable square feet of commercial space, primarily flex, multi-tenant
office and industrial space, at December 31, 2016.
Additional information about Public Storage is available on the
Internet. The Company’s web site is www.publicstorage.com.
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Public Storage
Clemente Teng
(818) 244-8080, Ext. 1141
Source: Public Storage