Independence Realty Trust, Inc. Appoints Melinda H. McClure as Independent Director
June 19, 2017 at 04:16 pm
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Upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Independence Realty Trust, Inc. ("IRT"), on June 13, 2017 the Board increased the size of the Board from six directors to seven directors, elected Melinda H. McClure to serve on the Board and determined that Ms. McClure was an independent director in accordance with all relevant standards set in IRT's corporate governance guidelines. Ms. McClure filled the vacancy on the board created by the increase in the size of the Board.
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Companyâs investment strategy is focused on gaining scale near major employment centers within submarkets that offer good school districts and retail. The Company acquires, owns, operates, improves, and manages multifamily apartment communities across non-gateway United States markets. The Company owns and operates approximately 113 multifamily apartment properties across non-gateway United States markets, including Atlanta, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Raleigh-Durham, and Tampa, Florida. The Companyâs portfolio of properties consists primarily of apartment communities geographically concentrated in the Southeastern and Midwest United States. The Company owns all of its assets and conducts all its operations through Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP (IROP).
INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC. 
