BNET Industries
Market Cap:$1.4B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$460.4M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
The Company is a self-administered, self-managed, real estate investment trust (REIT) with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. The Company is a fully integrated owner and operator of lifestyle-oriented properties (Properties). The Company leases individual developed areas (sites) with access to utilities for placement of factory built homes, cottages, cabins or recreational vehicles (RVs). Customers may lease individual sites or purchase right-to-use contracts providing the customer access to specific Properties for limited stays. The Company was formed to continue the property operations, business objectives and acquisition strategies of an entity that had owned and operated Properties since 1969. As of June 30, 2009, the Company owned or had an ownership interest in a portfolio of 308 Properties located throughout the United States and Canada containing 110,852 residential sites. These Properties are located in 28 states and British Columbia (with the number of Properties in each state or province shown parenthetically, as follows): Florida (86), California (48), Arizona (35), Texas (15), Washington (14), Pennsylvania (13), Colorado (10), Oregon (9), North Carolina (8), Delaware (7), Nevada (6), New York (6), Virginia (6), Wisconsin (5), Indiana (5), Maine (5), Illinois (4), New Jersey (4), Massachusetts (4), Michigan (3), South Carolina (3), New Hampshire (2), Ohio (2), Tennessee (2), Utah (2), Alabama (1), Kentucky (1), Montana (1), and British Columbia (1).
Chief Executive Officer
Thomas HeneghanNumber of Employees 3,000
Contact Information
2 N Riverside Plz Ste 800
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 279-1400
Peer Companies
NAICS Code : 525930
Recent Events
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ELS Reports Third Quarter Results
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Wells Fargo Initiates Coverage on Equity Lifestyle Properties ELS with an Outperform
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ELS Declares Third Quarter Dividend
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ELS Reports Second Quarter Results
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Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Andrew McCullough – Green Street Advisors. Andrew McCullough – Green Street Advisors On the new Fannie debt, especially the rate lock stuff, the rate is noticeably higher than what the apartment REIT’s have recently...
Equity Lifestyle Properties Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from the line of Michael Bilerman with Citi. Please proceed. Unidentified Analyst Hey, good morning guys. This is Eric ph on behalf of Michael. Some of the recent financings that you announced with the agencies look like they're going to be...
Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Michael Bilerman – Citigroup. Michael Bilerman – Citigroup This is David here with Michael. I thought we’d start with, could you provide a little bit of color on the inventory adjustment that occurred on the home sales in the...
Equity Lifestyles Properties Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of David Bragg - Merrill Lynch. David Bragg Yes good morning. Just wanted to focus on the decision that you’ve made on the home sales business, and as you look at that,...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Thomas Heneghan | Chief Executive Officer |
| John M. Zoeller | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
| Michael B. Berman | CFO & Executive Vice President |
| Roger Maynard | COO |
| Ellen Kelleher | General Counsel, Secretary & Executive Vice President |
| Marguerite Nader | Vice President, New Business Dev |
| Louise Everett | Regional Manager |
| Joe McAdams | President |
| John F. Podjasek Jr. | Director |
| Louis H. Masotti | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Matthew Zell | Chairman of the Board |
| Philip C. Calian | Chair |
| David A. Helfand | Board of Directors |
| David J. Contis | Board of Directors |
| Donald S. Chisholm | Board of Directors |
| Gary Waterman | Board of Directors |
| Howard Walker | Vice Chairman |
| Sheli Z. Rosenberg | Board Director |
| Thomas E. Dobrowski | Board Director |
Thomas P. Heneghan, 44, has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2008. Mr. Heneghan has been a director of the Company since March 2004. Mr. Heneghan is a member of the Company’s Management Committee. Mr. Heneghan was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from January 2004 to January 2008. Mr. Heneghan was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from May 2000 to December 2003. Mr. Heneghan was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company from April 1997 to May 2000, and Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company from February 1995 to March 1997. Mr. Heneghan is a member of the Board of Managers of PATT.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | President and Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | Current |
Michael B. Berman, 50, has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since December 2005. Mr. Berman is also a member of the Company’s Management Committee. Mr. Berman was Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company from September 2003 to December 2005. In 2003, Mr. Berman was an associate professor at New York University Real Estate Institute. Mr. Berman was a managing director in the Investment Banking department at Merrill Lynch & Co. from 1997 to 2002.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | CFO & Executive Vice President | Current |
Roger A. Maynard, 50, has been Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since December 2005. Mr. Maynard is also a member of the Company’s Management Committee. Mr. Maynard was Chief Operating Officer of the Company from January 2004 to December 2005. Mr. Maynard was Senior Vice President for national operations of the Company from January 2003 to December 2003. Mr. Maynard was Senior Regional Vice President for the Company’s Eastern division from September 2001 to December 2002, and Senior Regional Vice President for the Company’s Southeastern region from January 2000 to September 2001. Mr. Maynard was Regional Vice President for the Company’s Southeastern region from June 1998 to December 1999, and Regional Vice President for the Company’s Northeastern region from October 1997 to June 1998.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | COO | Current |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Asset Management | Former |
Ellen Kelleher, 47, has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Company since March 1997, and has been Secretary of the Company since May 2000. Ms. Kelleher is also a member of the Management Committee. Ms. Kelleher was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the Company from March 1994 to March 1997.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | General Counsel, Secretary & Executive Vice President | Current |
Marguerite Nader, 39, has been Senior Vice President of New Business Development of the Company since January 2007. Ms. Nader is also a member of the Management Committee. Ms. Nader was Vice President of New Business Development of the Company from January 2001 to January 2007. Ms. Nader was Vice President of Asset Management of the Company from January 1998 to January 2001. Ms. Nader has been employed with the Company since 1993.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Vice President, New Business Dev | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Koa Press Room | Vice President of Franchisee Services | Current |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Regional Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Group Investments | Managing Director | Current |
| Covanta Holding Corporation | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Capital Trust, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Desarrolladora Homex, S.A. de C.V. | Director | Current |
| Anixter International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Multiplex Biosciences Inc | Board Member | Current |
| Anixter Fasteners | Board of Directors | Current |
| Prometheus Technologies | President | Former |
| Prometheus Technologies | Founder | Former |
| GP Strategies Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Illinois | B.S. In Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering | Former |
Philip C. Calian, 46, has been a director of the Company since October 2005. Mr. Calian has been founder and managing partner of Kingsbury Partners, LLC since January 2003, and an operating partner of Waveland Investments, LLC since July 2004. Kingsbury Partners LLC is a private equity and consulting firm focused on providing capital and ownership skills to middle market distressed businesses and Waveland Investments LLC is a Chicago-based private equity firm with committed equity capital. Prior to founding Kingsbury Partners LLC, Mr. Calian was chief executive officer of American Classic Voyages Co., a travel and leisure company, from 1995 until 2002. Mr. Calian was a director of JetAway Today, Inc., a private internet travel company, until its sale in 2007. Mr. Calian is a director of MCS Investment Group, LLC, a private producer and seller of mineral well brine; Hudson Lock, LLC, a private lock manufacturer; and Cottingham & Butler, Inc., a private insurance broker.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Waveland Investments, LLC | Founder | Current |
| Buck Creek Capital, LLC | Partner | Current |
| Waveland Investments, LLC | Operating Partner | Current |
| Aspen Institute | Fellow | Current |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Chair | Current |
| Waveland Investments, LLC | Principal | Former |
| Brown University | BA In Chemistry | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Helix Funds | Founder | Current |
| Equity Office Properties Trust | Current | |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | President | Former |
| Equity Office Properties, Inc. | Former | |
| University of Chicago Graduate School of Business | Master's Degree | Former |
| Northwestern University | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
David J. Contis , 50, has been a director of the Company since February 2009. Mr. Contis has been President of Real Estate for Equity Group Investments, L.L.C. ( EGI ), a diversified holding company for real estate and corporate investments of Samuel Zell and the Zell family trusts, since November 2006. Mr. Contis was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Macerich Company, a shopping center real estate investment trust from May 1997 to October 2006. Mr. Contis was employed in various capacities by Equity Properties & Development L.P. ( EPDLP ), a subsidiary of EGI, from 1980 to 1997, including Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of EPDLP from 1992 to 1997. Mr. Contis currently serves on the Board of Directors of BRMalls, Brazil s largest shopping center company. Mr. Contis was a member of the Board of Managers of PATT from January 2008 to August 2008. Mr. Contis was a director and served as a member of the Board of Directors, Compensation Committee and Audit Committee of Dundee Realty Corp., a Canadian-based real estate company from 1997 to 2003. In addition, Mr. Contis was a Trustee of the International Shopping Center Council.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Donald S. Chisholm, 73, has been a director of the Company since March 1993. Mr. Chisholm is president of Vernon Development Co., the developer of a 650-acre golf course community, and a real estate development and management company, for more than five years.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Gary L. Waterman, 66, has been a director of the Company since March 1993. Since 1989, Mr. Waterman has been president of Waterman Limited, a real estate services and investment company that he founded. Mr. Waterman became a director of Avalara, Inc., a private software company in September 2007.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Avalara, Inc. | Director | Former |
Howard Walker, 68, has been Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Company since May 2003 and Chair of the Board’s Executive Committee since January 2004. Mr. Walker has been a director of the Company since November 1997. Mr. Walker has been retired from the Company since December 2003. Mr. Walker was Chief Executive Officer of the Company from December 1997 to December 2003. Mr. Walker was President of the Company from September 1997 to May 2000, and President of Realty Systems, Inc., an affiliate of the Company, from March 1995 to April 2000. Mr. Walker was a Vice President of the Company from January 1995 to March 1995. Mr. Walker is a director of Infohealth, Inc., a privately held company that provides information system services to the health care industry.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Realty Systems, Inc. | President | Former |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Western Rev News & Recreation | Current | |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Thousand Trails LP | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Privileged Access | Founder | Former |
| Thousand Trails LP | Chairman | Former |
John F. Podjasek, Jr., has been a director of the Company since May 1994. Mr. Podjasek has been the managing director of the private equity group at
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Board Member, Inc. | Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Trustee | Current |
| Beginner Real Estate Investing Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Commsfirst, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Caremark Client Portal | Board of Directors | Current |
| Longs Drug Stores Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| CVS Caremark Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ventas, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Equity Group Investments | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| The Chicago Network | President | Former |
| Equity Group Investments | President | Former |
| Rosenberg, Ltd. | Principal | Former |
| Equity Ltd. | General Counsel | Former |
| Equity Group Investments | Director | Former |
| Northwestern University School of Law | Law Degree | Former |
| Tufts University | Bachelors Degree | Former |
Thomas E. Dobrowski has been a director since 1998. Mr. Dobrowski has been retired from General Motors Asset Management, an investment manager for several pension funds of General Motors Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates, as well as for several third party clients, since October 2005. From December 1994 until September 2005, he was the managing director of real estate and alternative investments for General Motors Asset Management. Mr. Dobrowski is a director of Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Trust, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Pension Real Estate Association, Inc | Board Director | Former |
| Fordham University | Masters Degree | Former |
| Seton Hall University | Bachelors Degree | Former |
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