UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 12, 2017
Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Maryland | 000-51961 | 20-1862323 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
14675 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas
75254
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(888) 808-7348
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On June 12, 2017, following the transition of advisory management services from the former external advisor of Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I, Inc. (the “Company”) to LSG-BH I Advisor LLC, an affiliate of The Lightstone Group (the “Advisor”), and the successful transition of financial and property accounting and treasury services to personnel of the Advisor, Lisa Ross resigned as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, and Treasurer of the Company and as an officer and director of the Company’s subsidiaries effective as of June 15, 2017. On June 12, 2017, the Company’s board of directors appointed Donna Brandin as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, and Treasurer of the Company effective June 15, 2017. As Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Brandin is the Company’s principal accounting officer.
Donna Brandin, 60, also serves as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment I, Inc., Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment II, Inc., Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc., Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment IV, Inc. and Hamilton National Income Trust, Inc. Ms. Brandin also serves as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of The Lightstone Group. From October 2014 to the present, Ms. Brandin has served as a Director of Lightstone Enterprises Limited. Ms. Brandin was appointed Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, and Treasurer of Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT II, Inc. effective as of June 15, 2017.
Prior to joining The Lightstone Group in April 2008, Ms. Brandin held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of US Power Generation from September 2007 through November 2007 and before that was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Equity Residential, the largest publicly traded apartment REIT in the country, from August 2004 through September 2007. Prior to joining Equity Residential, Ms. Brandin held the position of Senior Vice President and Treasurer for Cardinal Health from June 2000 through August 2004. Prior to 2000, Ms. Brandin held various executive-level positions at Campbell Soup, Emerson Electric Company and Peabody Holding Company. Ms. Brandin earned a Bachelor of Science at Kutztown University and a Masters in Finance at St. Louis University and is a certified public accountant.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I, Inc. | ||
| Dated: June 16, 2017 | By: | /s/ Terri Warren Reynolds |
| Terri Warren Reynolds | ||
| Senior Vice President – Legal, General Counsel, and Secretary | ||