– USA, NY – Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT), today announced the appointments of Christina Van Tassell and Hannah Yang to its Board of Directors, effective July 12, 2023.
“We welcome Christina and Hannah. Christina brings financial expertise and experience in industries that have undergone and undergone dynamic change and that will assist our deliberations as we navigate the next stage of our growth. Hannah brings business transformation, development, and digital expertise that will help bring our business into the next era of growth, in particular our Observatory,” said Chairman and CEO, Tony Malkin.
About Christina Van Tassell
Christina Van Tassell is a business leader with deep financial expertise. She has been a private and public company CFO, a private equity investor, and led M&A transactions and restructurings. She also has broad experience in technology, media, social media, and e-commerce. Christina has served as EVP and CFO of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a global knowledge company and leader in research, publishing, and knowledge solutions, since 2021. Previously, she held positions as CFO of Dow Jones & Company, Inc., owner of the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and Factiva, from 2017 to 2021, Xaxis, a global advertising technology company owned by WPP Plc, from 2013 to 2017, and Centurion Holdings LLC, an investment and advisory company, from 2004 to 2013. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she held senior roles in global capital markets, M&A, and other corporate finance functions during her 12-year tenure.
Christina Van Tassell said, “I am delighted to join Empire State Realty Trust’s Board of Directors and such an accomplished leadership team.”
She holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University and London Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in accounting and business administration from Muhlenberg College.
About Hannah Yang
Hannah Yang is a business leader with deep expertise in strategic growth, media, and digital transformation. For more than a decade, she played a vital role in developing The New York Times Company’s global subscription business. Hannah is currently the CGCO of The Times, where she co-leads the cross-functional organization consisting of product development, engineering, data, design, marketing, research, and sales to drive The Times’s subscription growth globally. Before her current role, she held a variety of leadership positions with The Times since 2010 and served in sales development and strategic planning roles with the New England Media Group (which included The Boston Globe and Boston.com) from 2003 to 2007. She began her career as a corporate attorney at the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and a management consultant at Katzenbach Partners LLC (now a part of Strategy&).
Hannah Yang said, “I am honored to join the Board and contribute to ESRT’s next phase of growth.”
Hannah received a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
About Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. is a REIT that owns and manages office, retail, and multifamily assets in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area. ESRT owns the iconic Empire State Building – “the World’s Most Famous Building” – and the newly reimagined Empire State Building Observatory that was named #1 attraction in the US for the second year in a row, in Tripadvisor’s 2023 Travelers’ Choice Awards: Best of the Best. The company is a leader in healthy buildings, energy efficiency, and indoor environmental quality. As of March 31, 2023, ESRT’s portfolio is comprised of approximately 8.9 million rentable square feet of office space, 718,000 rentable square feet of retail space, and 721 residential units across three multifamily properties.
Source: https://www.esrtreit.com/
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