Medical Properties Trust, Inc Announces Executive Promotions
February 28, 2018 at 08:30 am EST
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Medical Properties Trust, Inc. announced the promotion of two senior professionals. The promotions are effective immediately and include: Rosa Hooper has been promoted to Vice President and Managing Director, Asset Management and Underwriting. Ms. Hooper joined the Company in 2009 and served as Managing Director, Asset Management and Underwriting since 2016, heightening the quality of the work across the department and consistently demonstrating a superior level of customer service that is the hallmark of MPT. Prior to joining MPT, she served as Chief Financial Officer at a physician-owned hospital in Birmingham, AL. She also previously served as Senior Vice President at HealthSouth across a variety of roles in the ambulatory divisions. Charles Lamberthas been promoted to Treasurer and Managing Director, Capital Markets. Mr. Lambert joined the Company in 2006 and served as Managing Director, Capital Markets since 2012. He has managed his capital markets responsibilities exceptionally well, reliably raising capital whenever needed, thereby supporting the investment strategies of the Company and enabling MPT’s superior growth. Mr. Lambert previously serve as Director of Finance and developed MPT’s Investor Relations program. Prior to joining MPT, Mr. Lambert served as Assistant Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations at a publicly traded property and casualty insurance company.
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. is a self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company conducts all of its operations through its subsidiary, MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. (the Operating Partnership). It acquires and develops healthcare facilities and leases the facilities to healthcare operating companies under long-term net leases. It also makes mortgage loans to healthcare operators collateralized by their real estate assets. The Company selectively makes loans to certain of its operators through its taxable REIT subsidiaries (TRS). The Company has healthcare investments in the United States, Europe and South America. The Company owns hospital real estate with 434 facilities in nine countries and across three continents. The Company's financing model facilitates acquisitions and recapitalizations and allows operators of hospitals to unlock the value of their real estate assets to fund facility improvements, technology upgrades and other investments in operations.