Kenneth Shea biography
Kenneth Shea serves as Independent Trustee of the Company. From September 2014 until September 2019, Mr. Shea was employed at Guggenheim Securities, LLC, where he managed the real estate, gaming and leisure investment banking practice. From September 2009 until September 2014, Mr. Shea was the President of Coastal Capital Management LLC (“Coastal”), an affiliate of Coastal Development, LLC, a private developer of resort destinations, luxury hotels and casino gaming facilities. Prior to joining Coastal, from 2008 to 2009, Mr. Shea was a Managing Director for Icahn Capital LP, an investment fund company, where Mr. Shea was responsible for principal investments in the gaming and leisure industries. From 1996 to 2008, Mr. Shea was employed by Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., a global investment bank, where he was a Senior Managing Director and global head of the Gaming and Leisure investment banking department. At Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., Mr. Shea played an active role on over $55 billion of mergers and acquisitions and capital raising transactions for many of the leading public companies in the gaming and leisure sectors. Mr. Shea began serving on the Board of Directors and as a member of the audit committee of Viskase Companies, Inc. (OTC: VKSC) in April 2020, and he previously served on the Boards of Directors of Hydra Industries Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: HDRA) and CVR Refining, LP (NYSE: CVRR). Mr. Shea received his M.B.A. from the University of Virginia and his B.A. from Boston College.
What is the salary of Kenneth Shea?
As the Independent Trustee of Equity Commonwealth, the total compensation of Kenneth Shea at Equity Commonwealth is $174,989. There are 10 executives at Equity Commonwealth getting paid more, with David Helfand having the highest compensation of $6,027,950.
