Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT Announces Appointment of Mary McBride to Board of Trustees
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (NYSE: EARN) has appointed Mary McBride to its Board of Trustees, effective immediately. CEO Laurence Penn expressed enthusiasm about her extensive experience in commercial banking and as a director of publicly traded firms, expecting her contributions to enhance shareholder value. McBride has a rich background, including her role as President of CoBank and directorships at CatchMark Timber Trust and Intrepid Potash. Her appointment is seen as a strategic move to strengthen the Board's expertise and perspective on financial matters.
- Appointment of Mary McBride is expected to enhance the Board's expertise.
- McBride's extensive experience in banking could strengthen leadership.
- Potential concerns about continuity and experience gaps with new Board member.
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (NYSE: EARN) (the "Company") today announced the appointment of Mary McBride to its Board of Trustees (the "Board"), effective immediately.
"We are excited to have Mary McBride join our Board as an independent Trustee. Mary’s extensive experience in commercial banking and as a director of publicly traded companies should add a valuable perspective to our Board," said Laurence Penn, Chief Executive Officer of EARN.
Ms. McBride added, "I am honored to be named as a Trustee of EARN, and look forward to partnering with the Board and management team to continue to deliver strong shareholder returns."
Ms. McBride was President of CoBank, ACB (“CoBank”), a cooperative bank and member of the Farm Credit System serving vital industries across rural America, from 2013 to 2016. Ms. McBride joined CoBank in 1993 and served as Vice President, Loan Policy & Syndications; Senior Vice President and Manager, Corporate Finance Division; Senior Vice President and Manager, Operations Division; Executive Vice President, Communications and Energy Banking Group; and Chief Operating Officer before being appointed Chief Banking Officer in 2010. Ms. McBride has served as a Director of CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc., a real estate company that invests in timberlands, since February 2018, and as a Director of Intrepid Potash Inc., a diversified minerals company, since May 2020. Before joining CoBank, Ms. McBride was Senior Vice President and Manager, Commercial Lending at First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A., and prior to that served as Assistant Vice President, Energy & Utilities at First National Bank of Boston. Ms. McBride served on the Biomass Technical Advisory and Research Committee of the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture from 2006 to 2012. She also previously served as Chair of Mile High United Way. Ms. McBride received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Wellesley College, a Master of Science in European Studies from the London School of Economics and a Master of Science in Applied Economics and International Management and Finance from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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About Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT is a mortgage real estate investment trust that specializes in acquiring, investing in and managing residential mortgage- and real estate-related assets, with a primary focus on residential mortgage-backed securities for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. government agency or a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise. Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT is externally managed and advised by Ellington Residential Mortgage Management LLC, an affiliate of Ellington Management Group, L.L.C.
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