American Campus Communities Appoints Facebook VP Blake Chandlee to Board of Directors
September 19 2016 - 5:22PM
Business Wire
American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC), the largest owner,
manager and developer of high-quality student housing properties in
the U.S., today announced the appointment of Blake Chandlee to the
company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Chandlee will
serve as an independent director of the company.
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Chandlee has been vice president of Facebook since 2007 and has
held his most recent position of vice president global partnerships
since June 2011. His specific role includes identifying, launching
and scaling organizational structure, systems and teams required to
most effectively and efficiently manage and support the largest 3rd
party developer and partner ecosystems across the world via
regionally distributed teams in the US, London, Singapore and Sao
Paulo. Prior to his current role Chandlee was responsible for the
international roll-out and growth of Facebook’s commercial
businesses across EMEA, APAC and LATAM. Chandlee is also an active
investor through his personal portfolio as well as his VC Fund.
Prior to joining Facebook, Chandlee worked at Yahoo! UK Ltd, where
he was commercial director, UK and played an instrumental role in
setting the strategic direction of the organization and managing
the various sales teams calling on agencies and clients in the UK
marketplace. He has also been part of various founding teams
resulting in several new companies that focused on the intersection
of consumers and media. Chandlee received a B.S. from Gettysburg
College.
"We conducted an exhaustive search for someone who would further
strengthen our board’s breadth of talent and background, and we are
delighted to have identified such an outstanding individual," said
Oliver Luck, American Campus Communities board member and chair of
the nominating and corporate governance committee. "I'm confident
that Blake is going to make an important and positive impact on our
company."
CEO Bill Bayless commented, "Blake's deep knowledge of the
social media landscape, coupled with his leadership and management
experience, makes him an ideal addition to the board. I am excited
at the prospect of Blake joining our team and look forward to
working with him."
About American Campus Communities
American Campus Communities, Inc. is the largest owner, manager
and developer of high-quality student housing communities in the
United States. The company is a fully integrated, self-managed and
self-administered equity real estate investment trust (REIT) with
expertise in the design, finance, development, construction
management and operational management of student housing
properties. As of June 30, 2016, American Campus Communities owned
168 student housing properties containing approximately 103,200
beds. Including its owned and third-party managed properties, ACC's
total managed portfolio consisted of 206 properties with
approximately 133,100 beds. Visit www.americancampus.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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contains forward-looking statements under the federal securities
law. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates
and projections about the industry and markets in which American
Campus operates, management's beliefs, and assumptions made by
management. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are
difficult to predict.
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