Ventas, Inc. announced that James D. (Denny) Shelton, has decided to retire from the Board, effective immediately prior to the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The independent directors have unanimously appointed Roxanne Martino, a Ventas director since 2016 and former CEO of Aurora Investment Management, as Lead Independent Director, effective following the 2024 Annual Meeting. Since joining the Ventas Board, Ms. Martino has brought extensive expertise in investment strategy and capital allocation, finance and accounting and business leadership.

Ms. Martino also brings insights into the perspectives of institutional investors and healthcare leadership experience as Chairperson of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children?s Hospital of Chicago Board of Directors. From 1990 to 2016, Ms. Martino led Aurora Investment Management, a hedge fund investment firm, and its predecessor companies, including serving as Investment Committee Chair and CEO, building the firm into one of the large managers in the fund-of-funds industry with $14 billion in assets under management. She was inducted into the Invest Hedge Hall of Fame in 2015.

Ventas announced that Theodore Bigman and Joe V. Rodriguez, Jr. have been appointed as independent members of the Company?s Board of Directors, effective immediately.