BRUCE M. GANS, M.D. - Corporate Board Profile

Service Properties Trust

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2009-03-30	Dr. Gans has been one of our Independent Trustees since February 2009. Dr. Gans is an Independent Trustee in Group II. Dr. Gans was appointed as a member of each of those committees on February 6, 2009. Trustee Compensation for 2008 shows fees earned or paid in cash $42,000 and stock awards $32,090.
2010-02-24	Dr. Gans has been one of our Independent Trustees since February 2009. Dr. Gans is an Independent Trustee in Group II and his term expires at our 2012 annual meeting of shareholders. Our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee are currently comprised of Dr. Gans and Messrs. Harrington and Lamkin. Trustee Compensation for 2009 shows Bruce M. Gans total compensation of $77,510.
2011-02-22	Bruce M. Gans, M.D., Age: 64 Dr. Gans has been one of our Independent Trustees since February 2009. ... Dr. Gans is an Independent Trustee in Group II and his term expires at our 2012 annual meeting of shareholders. ... Our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committees are comprised solely of our Independent Trustees ... TRUSTEE COMPENSATION FOR 2010 ... Bruce M. Gans, M.D Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 45,250, Stock Awards ($): 52,000, Total ($): 97,250.
2012-02-29	Bruce M. Gans, M.D., Age: 65 Dr. Gans has been one of our Independent Trustees since 2009. ... Dr. Gans is an Independent Trustee in Group II and, if elected at the meeting, his term will expire at our 2015 annual meeting of shareholders. ... Our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee are comprised solely of our Independent Trustees, and an Independent Trustee serves as Chair of each such committee. Each of the above committees is currently comprised of Dr. Gans and Messrs. Harrington and Lamkin. ... TRUSTEE COMPENSATION FOR 2011 Bruce M. Gans, M.D. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 50,000 Stock Awards ($) 48,540 All Other Compensation ($) - Total ($) 98,540 ... Our Board concluded that Dr. Gans is qualified to serve as one of our Independent Trustees based upon, among other things, his demonstrated leadership capability, including through his service in many professional, academic and civic leadership positions, his business experience as the chief executive of a large medical organization, his work on public company boards and board committees, his institutional knowledge gained through service on our Board for three years and his qualifying as an Independent Trustee in accordance with the requirements of the NYSE, the SEC, our declaration of trust and our bylaws.
2013-03-01	Dr. Gans has been one of our Independent Trustees since 2009. ... Dr. Gans is an Independent Trustee in Group II, and his term expires at our 2015 annual meeting of shareholders. ... Our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee, each of which has a written charter. Each of the above committees is currently comprised of Dr. Gans and Messrs. Harrington and Lamkin, who are independent under applicable NYSE listing standards, each committee's respective charter and, in the case of our Audit Committee, the applicable independence requirements of the SEC. ... TRUSTEE COMPENSATION FOR 2012 (2012 compensation; all share grants to Trustees vest at the time of grant) ... Bruce M. Gans, M.D. $53,500 fees earned or paid in cash, $51,160 stock awards, total $104,660.
2014-04-28	Bruce M. Gans, M.D. Independent Trustee since 2009 Class/Term: Group II with a term expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Age: 67 Board Committees: Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance (Chair) Other Public Company Boards: Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (since 2001) Dr. Gans has been Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation since 2001. He is also a Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Rutgers UniversityNew Jersey Medical School. Previously, Dr. Gans served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan. In Dr. Gans's extensive academic career, he has served as professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at a number of universities, in addition to his current position at Rutgers UniversityNew Jersey Medical School. Dr. Gans is editor of a standard medical textbook on physical medicine and rehabilitation, which is now in its fifth edition, and he has written or co-authored more than forty articles in peer-reviewed publications and twenty-eight abstracts and has served on editorial boards for many medical journals, including serving currently as Associate Editor of the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Gans has also served as President of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, a medical society with more than 7,500 members, and as a leader in numerous other professional organizations. 2013 Annual Compensation: $124,880.
2015-03-31	Bruce M. Gans, M.D. Independent Trustee since 2009 Class/Term: Group II with a term expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. If elected, at the meeting, his term will expire at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Age: 68 Board Committees: Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance (Chair) Other Public Company Boards: Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (since 2001) Dr. Gans has been Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation since 2001. He is also a Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Rutgers University—New Jersey Medical School. Previously, Dr. Gans served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan. In Dr. Gans's extensive academic career, he has served as professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at a number of universities, in addition to his current position at Rutgers University—New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Gans is editor of a standard medical textbook on physical medicine and rehabilitation, which is now in its fifth edition, and he has written or coauthored more than 40 articles in peer-reviewed publications and 28 abstracts and has served on editorial boards for many medical journals, including serving currently as Associate Editor of the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Gans has also served as President of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, a medical society with more than 7,500 members, and as a leader in numerous other professional organizations. Specific Qualifications, Attributes, Skills and Experience: demonstrated leadership capability, including through his service in many professional, academic and civic leadership positions; business experience as the chief executive of a large medical organization; work on public company boards and board committees; institutional knowledge earned through prior service on the Board; and qualifying as an Independent Trustee in accordance with the requirements of the NYSE and the SEC, and the Company's Declaration of Trust and Bylaws. Trustee Compensation: Each Independent Trustee receives an annual fee of $35,000 for services as a Trustee, plus a fee of $1,000 for each meeting attended. Up to two $1,000 fees are paid if a Board meeting and one or more Board committee meetings are held on the same date. In addition, each Trustee received a grant of 2,500 Common Shares in 2014. Each Independent Trustee who served as a committee chair of the Company's Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees received an additional annual fee of $12,500, $7,500 and $7,500, respectively. Trustees are reimbursed for out of pocket costs they incur from attending continuing education programs and for travel expenses incurred in connection with their duties as Trustees. The following table details the total compensation of the Company's Trustees for the year ended December 31, 2014. Bruce M. Gans Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $61,500 Stock Awards: $73,200 All Other Compensation: — Total: $134,700.