EMERITUS AT NORTH HILLS

At our communities, retirement living and assisted living doesn't mean dependence upon others; it means independence. How? When seniors have the opportunity to meet new people and join in new activities, when they're served three healthy meals a day, when they're taken to their medical appointments and provided the daily assistance they need, their level of functioning improves. And when they're feeling better, they have greater independence and can enjoy life more.

Granger Cobb has served as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer and as director of Emeritus since joining the company in September 2007, effective with the merger of Summerville Senior Living, Inc. Mr. Cobb has 23 years of senior management experience in the senior residential, assisted living, and skilled nursing industries. Prior to joining Emeritus in 2007, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of Summerville. Mr. Cobb joined Summerville in 1998 with its acquisition of Cobbco, Inc., a California-based assisted living company, which he founded in 1989. Mr. Cobb is active in several industry associations and has served on the boards of the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA), the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC), and the political action committees for ALFA and the California Assisted Living Association (CALA).