Pete Mavoides

President &
Chief Executive Officer

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Peter Mavoides
President & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Mavoides has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since 2018, and he held similar positions at Essential Properties Realty Trust LLC, which became our operating partnership through the formation transactions, since March 2016.

Previously, Pete was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Spirit Realty Capital (SRC) from 2011 until 2015. While at Spirit, he was instrumental in transforming the company from a private enterprise, with approximately $3.2 billion of total assets and 37 employees at the time of initial public offering in September 2012, to a public company with approximately $8.0 billion in total assets and over 70 employees at the time of his departure in February 2015.

Prior to joining Spirit Realty Capital, Pete was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sovereign Investment Company, a private equity firm that focused on investment opportunities relating to long-term single-tenant sale-leaseback opportunities.

Before Sovereign, Pete worked as an investment banker for five years, helping corporations monetize their real estate assets.

Pete graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point), served as an officer in the army and received an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Gregg Seibert

Executive Vice President &
Chief Operating Officer

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Gregg Seibert
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Seibert has been our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since May 2016.

Previously, Gregg served as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at Spirit Realty Capital (SRC), a publicly-traded triple-net lease REIT. Gregg was with Spirit Realty since the REIT’s inception in September 2003, and he was instrumental in establishing the company’s investment strategy, credit underwriting, closing procedures and asset/portfolio management, and led the company through all capital markets debt offerings. Prior to joining Spirit, Gregg worked for over nine years at Franchise Finance Corporation of America (FFCA). He served as the Senior Vice President of Underwriting and Research and Senior Vice President of Acquisitions until FFCA’s acquisition in August 2001 by GE Capital Corporation (GECC), where Gregg served as a Senior Vice President. He previously served as a Vice President in the commercial real estate lending group of Bank of America and as an Investment Analyst with the Travelers Insurance Company.

Gregg received an M.B.A. and a B.S. in Finance from the University of Missouri.

Mark E. Patten

Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President & Treasurer

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Mark E. Patten
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President & Treasurer

Mr. Patten joined Essential Properties Realty Trust in August 2020 and serves as the CFO and Treasurer.

Prior to joining Essential Properties Realty Trust, Mr. Patten was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CTO Realty Growth (NYSE: CTO), previously Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., for more than 8 years and served in the same role with Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE) since November 2019 when he participated in the successful initial public offering of this single-tenant net lease REIT.

Prior to that, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Legacy Healthcare Properties Trust Inc. and Simply Self Storage and served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a nearly $8 billion lodging REIT, that was sold successfully in April 2007.

Mr. Patten began his career at KPMG where he spent twelve years and was named a partner in 1997.

His experience involves, amongst other things, various aspects of finance, accounting, real estate development and operations, financial and SEC reporting, and treasury management.

He graduated from the University of Florida with a BS degree in accounting.

AJ Peil

Senior Vice President &
Head of Asset Management

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AJ Peil
Senior Vice President & Head of Asset Management

Mr. Peil has been a Senior Vice President and our Head of Asset Management since May 2017.

Prior to joining Essential Properties, AJ served as the Senior Vice President and Head of Credit for Spirit Realty Capital (SRC), a publicly-traded triple-net lease REIT. AJ also worked within the investment division sourcing and underwriting transactions in excess of $2.0 billion. Before joining Spirit Realty, AJ worked for the Arizona State Retirement System and Smith Barney as an equity analyst.

AJ graduated from Gonzaga University and is a CFA ® charterholder.

Chama Punlert

Senior Vice President &
Head of Credit

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Chama Punlert
Senior Vice President & Head of Credit

Mrs. Punlert has been a Senior Vice President and our Head of Credit since April 2016.

Prior to joining Essential Properties, Chama was a Director at Spirit Realty Capital (SRC), a publicly-traded triple-net lease REIT, where she was responsible for sourcing and underwriting new investment opportunities. Before Spirit Realty, Chama held positions as an Associate at PCCP and Lowe Enterprises Investors where she performed market research, assisted with fundraising efforts, and reviewed performance returns.

Chama received an M.B.A. from NYU’s Stern School of Business and a B.S. from Cal Poly Pomona.

Tim Earnshaw

Controller

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Tim Earnshaw
Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer

Mr. Earnshaw has been a Senior Vice President and our Chief Accounting Officer since January 2020. Previously, Tim served as our Controller, a role he held since April 2017.

Prior to joining Essential Properties, Tim served in a variety of roles at AR Global, a sponsor and advisor of public, non-traded REITs, from 2014 until 2017. He most recently served as Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Controller for AR Global’s healthcare-focused REITs, where he had oversight responsibility for the accounting and external and internal reporting functions. Prior to joining AR Global, Tim served in the audit and enterprise risk services practice at Deloitte & Touche, providing assurance and advisory services to a variety of public and private clients in the real estate, financial services and manufacturing industries.

Tim graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Daniel Donlan

Senior Vice President, Capital Markets

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Daniel Donlan
Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets

Mr. Donlan has been a Senior Vice President and our Head of Capital Markets since February 2018.

Prior to joining Essential Properties, Dan was a Managing Director at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. where was the firm’s lead senior REIT analyst since 2013. His research coverage was mostly concentrated on the single-tenant net lease sector during his tenure. Prior to joining Ladenburg Thalmann, Dan was a Vice President at Janney Capital Markets where his research coverage included a broad range of equity REIT sectors. Before Janney, Mr. Donlan was an associate REIT analyst at BB&T Capital Markets. He began his career as a sales and leasing associate at Thalhimer Cushman & Wakefield in Richmond, VA.

Dan received a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

Max Jenkins

Senior Vice President & Head of Investments

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Max Jenkins
Senior Vice President & Head of Investments

Mr. Jenkins joined Essential Properties in April 2018 and has been a Senior Vice President and our Head of Investments since April 2021.

Prior to joining Essential Properties, Max served in the Army as an Infantry Officer and Captain with the 75th Ranger Regiment where he deployed in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

Max graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a B.S. in Engineering Management with Honors.