17 Mar 2020
SALT LAKE CITY, March 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
Extra Space Storage Inc. (NYSE: EXR) (the "Company") announced today that effective June 30, 2020, James Overturf, the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, will retire. Mr. Overturf has spent 21 years in various roles with Extra Space Storage and is a highly respected member of the Company's executive team. Upon retirement, Mr. Overturf will devote significant attention to family and philanthropic endeavors. 
The board of directors has selected Samrat Sondhi, the Company's current Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, to succeed Mr. Overturf as Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Sondhi has been a member of the Company's executive team since January 1, 2014. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sondhi served for two years as Vice President Revenue Management for Storage USA, which was purchased by the Company in July 2005.
"We are excited to have Samrat Sondhi assume management and continue to lead our best-in-class data science, digital marketing, revenue management and technology teams. Samrat was the architect of our revenue management system, and we know that he will continue to lead our data driven strategy and enhance the technological innovation expected from Extra Space," commented Joe Margolis, Chief Executive Officer.
The board of directors has selected Matthew (Matt) Herrington, the Company's current Senior Vice President Operations, to succeed Mr. Sondhi as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer.
About Extra Space Storage Inc. Extra Space Storage Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, and a member of the S&P 500. As of December 31, 2019, the Company owned and/or operated 1,817 self-storage properties, which comprise approximately 1.3 million units and approximately 140.0 million square feet of rentable storage space offering customers conveniently located and secure storage units across the country, including boat storage, RV storage and business storage. The Company is the second largest owner and/or operator of self-storage properties in the United States and is the largest self-storage management company in the United States.
For more information, please visit www.extraspace.com.
