Gregory Stapley JD

Gregory Stapley JD General Information

Biography

Mr. Greg Stapley serves as Executive Chairman at CareTrust REIT. He has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive officer since the inception of CareTrust in 2014. Prior to CareTrust, he was a co-founder of Ensign, where he served as Ensign's Executive Vice President (from 2009), General Counsel (1999 - 2009) as well as Assistant Secretary shortly after it was founded in 1999. He was instrumental in assembling the real estate portfolio that was transferred to CareTrust in the Spin-Off. Mr. Stapley previously served as General Counsel for a national manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer with 192 retail outlets across the United States. Before that, Mr. Stapley was a Partner of the Phoenix law firm of Jennings, Strouss & Salmon PLC, where his practice emphasized real estate, business transactions, and government relations. Given his tenure at Ensign, Mr. Stapley brings to our Board of Directors extensive management experience, critical knowledge of our properties plus in-depth knowledge and understanding of the healthcare business in general. Mr. Stapley holds a JD from the University of Arizona, and a BA from Brigham Young University.