G. Steven Dawson

Biography

Mr. G. Steven Dawson is Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Dawson has primarily been a private investor serving on the boards of numerous public and private REITs. Currently, he is a founding partner and management committee member for a private U.S./Canadian fund that owns and manages industrial distribution assets in the U.S. Previously, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of a privately held U.S./Canadian firm that owned and operated manufactured housing assets located in the U.S. From July 1990 to September 2003, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President-Finance of Camden Property Trust (and its predecessors) (NYSE:CPT), a REIT specializing in apartment communities based in Houston, Texas. Mr. Dawson serves on the board of directors and as the nominating and corporate governance committee chairman as well as a member of the audit and compensation committees for Institutional Financial Markets, Inc. (AMEX:IFMI), an investment firm specializing in credit-related fixed income investments. Mr. Dawson also serves on the board of directors and as audit committee chairman of American Campus Communities (NYSE:ACC), a developer, owner and manager of student housing communities. Mr. Dawson holds a degree in business from Texas A&M University and is a member of the Real Estate Roundtable at the Mays Graduate School of Business at Texas A&M University.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics Drug Targeting & Drug Development Pharmaceutical Research Pharmaceutical Materials Pharmaceutical Formulations Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology