The Board of Directors of AlerisLife Inc. has appointed Heather Pereira as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective September 19, 2022. Ms. Pereira succeeds Jeffrey C. Leer, who will continue to serve as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Pereira, 47, held financial and accounting roles of increasing responsibility at Acushnet Holdings Corp.

since 2004, including Vice President and Corporate Controller from May 2017 through August 2022 and Controller between May 2014 and May 2017. Prior to Acushnet, Ms. Pereira served as Accounting Manager at Cognos Incorporated from 2002 to 2004 and was an Associate at Arthur Andersen LLP from 2002 through 2004. Ms. Pereira is a certified public accountant and holds a Master of Science in Accountancy and a Master of Business Administration from Northeastern University.