Life Storage, Inc. announced that it will promote the Company’s Chief Investment Officer Joseph Saffire to Chief Executive Officer upon the retirement of current CEO David Rogers, effective March 1, 2019. Mr. Rogers will continue to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. Prior to joining Life Storage, Mr. Saffire held various executive leadership roles over a two-decade banking career across three continents with HSBC, Wells Fargo, and First Niagara Financial Group. In his last role with First Niagara, Mr. Saffire served as Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking with responsibility for total commercial assets of $20 billion and more than 1,000 teammates.