Equity LifeStyle Properties adds Derrick Burks to its Board of Directors

– USA, IL –  Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ELS) today announced the election of Derrick Burks to its Board of Directors, filling the vacancy created by an increase in the number of directors.

About Derrick Burks

Mr. Burks was a partner at Ernst & Young, LLP, a public accounting firm, from 2002 until his retirement in 2017 and served as the managing partner of the Indianapolis office from 2004 to 2017. Mr. Burks was employed by Arthur Andersen, a public accounting firm, from 1978 to 2002, where he served for three years as the managing partner of the Indianapolis office. Mr. Burks was a director of Vectren Corporation, a publicly-traded regional energy company, from 2017 until the time of its sale in 2019 and was a member of its Audit Committee and Finance Committee. He is a former member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Indiana CPA Society and is a former Commissioner of the Indiana State Board of Accountancy. Mr. Burks has been a member of the Indiana University Foundation board of directors since 2019 and a member of the Regenstrief Foundation board of directors since 2020. Mr. Burks’ business experience spans small businesses, large international corporations, and public companies. He has extensive merger and acquisition, capital markets, enterprise risk, and SEC expertise. Throughout his career, he has served companies in various industries, including energy, manufacturing, mass merchandising, and logistics with a focus for more than 25 years in real estate. He is and has been actively involved in civic and community activities working with various agencies, including Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business Dean’s Advisory Council.

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