Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 24, 1999

David F. Benson – Meditrust Corporation (mt)

DAVID F. BENSON has been an officer of The Meditrust Companies since inception in 1985 and a Director since 1991. He is currently Interim CEO, President and Treasurer of Meditrust Corporation. Previously he was Treasurer of The Mediplex Group, Inc. from January 1986 to June 1987. Mr. Benson was previously associated with the Boston office of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP from 1975 to 1985 where he specialized in providing financial services to a variety of healthcare clients. Mr. Benson began his career with the New York investment banking firm, Brown Brothers Harriman & Company. Mr. Benson, a Certified Public Accountant, is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. He is a graduate of Providence College and Pace University. Mr. Benson is also a Trustee of Mid-Atlantic Realty Trust, a shopping center real estate investment trust, and a non-executive Director of NHP, Plc, a UK company specializing in the purchase and leasing of nursing homes. He lives in Massachusetts with his family. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a brief overview and history of the company?

Mr. Benson: Meditrust was established back in 1985 as a healthcare REIT,

and since that time we've grown to become the