On October 31, 2018, the Board of Directors of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. appointed Burke W. Whitman to the Board of Directors, to serve until the company's 2019 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is elected and qualified. Mr. Whitman is currently a Major General in the United States Marine Corps and has held various roles of increasing responsibility in the Marine Corps since 2008 and previously from 1985 to 1988. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Whitman served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Health Management Associates, Inc.