SAN DIEGO, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income
Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend
Company®, today announced that Christie Kelly will become Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Ms. Kelly joined
the company's Board of Directors in November
2019 and currently serves as a member of the Audit
Committee. The appointment of Ms. Kelly to Chief Financial Officer
will take effect January 19, 2021, at
which time Ms. Kelly will resign from the company's Board of
Directors.
Ms. Kelly is the former Global Chief Financial Officer of Jones
Lang LaSalle Incorporated ("JLL"), a publicly traded financial and
professional services firm specializing in real estate. She worked
with JLL from 2013 – 2018, bringing with her 25 years of experience
in financial management, international real estate, mergers and
acquisitions, information technology and investment banking. From
2009 – 2013, Ms. Kelly was the Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Duke Realty Corporation, a publicly traded
industrial REIT. Prior to that, she was a Senior Vice President,
Global Real Estate, with Lehman Brothers, where she led real estate
equity syndication in the United
States and Canada. Ms.
Kelly holds a B.A. degree in economics from Bucknell University.
"Christie has been a valuable addition to our company since
joining the board last year, and we look forward to her continued
contributions as Chief Financial Officer," said Michael D. McKee, Chairman of the Board of
Directors. "Her extensive industry experience as both a senior
executive and director, as well as her service on Realty Income's
Audit Committee, will allow for a seamless transition."
Commenting on Ms. Kelly's appointment to Chief Financial
Officer, Sumit Roy, President and
Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are honored to welcome Christie
to our senior management team. It has been my pleasure to work with
Christie on our Board of Directors, and I am excited to be a
partner with her in continuing to advance Realty Income's strategy
and objectives. Her breadth of knowledge and experience with
leading real estate companies will be immediately additive to our
team."
"I have witnessed the extent and depth of Realty Income's team
while serving as a director throughout the past year, and I look
forward to joining the company as Chief Financial Officer," added
Christie Kelly. "Realty Income's
strength in the market as a leading S&P 500 REIT is impressive
and I am excited to continue working with the team to drive the
business forward."
About the Company
Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company®, is an
S&P 500 company dedicated to providing stockholders with
dependable monthly income. The company is structured as a REIT, and
its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over
6,500 real estate properties owned under long-term lease agreements
with commercial tenants. To date, the company has declared 603
consecutive common stock monthly dividends throughout its 51-year
operating history and increased the dividend 108 times since Realty
Income's public listing in 1994 (NYSE: O). The company is a member
of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats® index.
Additional information about the company can be obtained from the
corporate website at www.realtyincome.com.
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