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): September 22, 2016
Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-54263 | | 26-2145060 |
(Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY | | 10020 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 492-1100
(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 Agreements of Certain Officers.
On September 22, 2016, Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated (the “Company”) announced that, effective October 14, 2016, Ms. ToniAnn Sanzone will be appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, succeeding Mr. Hisham Kader, who is resigning from his position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of that same date.
Ms. Sanzone, age 39, became a Senior Vice President of the Company in July 2013. Ms. Sanzone previously worked from 2006 to 2013 at iStar Inc., a publicly-traded, fully integrated finance and investment company, where she served in various capacities, including most recently as Corporate Controller. From 2004 to 2006, Ms. Sanzone served in various accounting and financial reporting roles at Bed Bath and Beyond, Inc., a publicly traded company. Ms. Sanzone also held various positions in the assurance and advisory services practice of Deloitte LLP from 1998 to 2004. Ms. Sanzone is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the states of New York and New Jersey. She graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Accounting from Long Island University, C.W. Post (now LIU Post).
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SIGNATURES
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated |
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Date: September 23, 2016 | By: | /s/ Susan C. Hyde |
| | Susan C. Hyde |
| | Managing Director and Corporate Secretary |
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