On January 10, 2023, the Board of Directors of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. appointed Dawn L. Kussow, the Company's current Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer beginning effective February 24, 2023. Ms. Kussow will continue to serve in the role of principal accounting officer, and on such date she will assume the role of principal financial officer. Ms. Kussow will succeed Steven E. Swain, the Company's current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, whose employment will be terminated without cause effective February 24, 2023.

In addition, Kevin W. Bowman's employment as the Company's Executive Vice President–Community Operations was terminated without cause effective January 12, 2023. Ms. Kussow, age 49, joined the Company in 2007 and has served as the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since January 2016. She also served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company from August 2022 to October 2022.

Previously she served as the Company's Vice President and Corporate Controller from February 2014 to January 2016 after serving in financial reporting leadership roles of escalating responsibility. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Kussow served as Director of Financial Reporting for AON Hewitt from 2005 to 2007 and practiced nine years with Deloitte & Touche, LLP, including an international assignment. Ms. Kussow is a Certified Public Accountant and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Marquette University.

Richard (Rick) R. Wigginton has been promoted to Chief Sales Officer.