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Ira Chaplik. Mr. Chaplik is chief operating officer of Equity International. He has been associated with the Company since its inception in 1999. Mr. Chaplik joined Equity Group Investments, LLC (EGI) in 1989. Prior to the formation of Equity International, he played a key role in many real estate transactions involving Equity Office Properties Trust (NYSE: EOP), Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), and Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ELS), as well as the four Zell/Merrill Lynch funds, which led to the creation of EOP. Mr. Chaplik also has been involved in many corporate transactions including the Zell/Chilmark Fund, as well as acquisitions, dispositions and financing of both public and private companies. Prior to joining EGI, Mr. Chaplik was an associate at the law firm of Altheimer & Gray. Mr. Chaplik earned a B.S. in accounting and J.D. from the University of Illinois. Mr. Chaplik is also a certified public accountant. | 