Ventas, Inc. Appoints Laurida Sayed as Chief Accounting Officer

What Happened

• Ventas, Inc. filed an 8-K (Item 5.02) announcing that on September 10, 2026 the company approved the appointment of Laurida Sayed as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, effective on or around October 5, 2026.
• Robert F. Probst, the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will stop performing interim Chief Accounting Officer duties when Ms. Sayed’s appointment becomes effective; he will remain CFO.

Key Details

• Ms. Sayed, age 44, joins from Cushman & Wakefield Ltd., where she has been Chief Accounting Officer since May 2024; prior roles include Global Corporate Controller. She is a CPA and holds a BBA in Accounting.
• Compensation package: $500,000 annual base salary; target annual bonus equal to 60% of base salary; eligibility for the long-term incentive plan. 2026 bonus and long-term award will be prorated for her service in 2026.
• One-time hiring benefits: $150,000 cash sign-on bonus plus a one-time restricted stock unit (RSU) grant with a grant-date fair value of $350,000 that vests ratably over three years.
• Ms. Sayed entered the company’s standard Employee Protection and Noncompetition Agreement; no related-party arrangements, family ties to insiders, or reportable transactions were disclosed.

Why It Matters

• This is a staffed replacement for the company’s interim accounting chief and assigns a permanent leader for accounting oversight and controls. Investors may view the appointment as restoring dedicated accounting leadership (separate from the CFO role).
• The disclosed compensation and sign-on terms are modest relative to senior accounting hires at large REITs; prorated incentives and RSU vesting align her pay with tenure. The filing contains no indications of related-party issues or unusual arrangements.