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Shawn R. Ruben joined Global Tower Partners ("GTP") in 2008 as Senior Vice President & General Counsel. He is responsible for GTP legal affairs. Mr. Ruben brings GTP nearly two decades of experience in providing legal and management services to growth oriented, multi-site companies. From 1995 to 2002, Mr. Ruben was Vice President - Development & Legal for Extended Stay America, Inc. (NYSE-ESA) from its inception as a public company through the completion of its unprecedented 400 hotel development program in 2002. During his tenure at ESA, Mr. Ruben was responsible for managing the legal affairs for key company functions including real estate acquisitions, site entitlement, construction, loan approvals, litigation and operations. From 1991-1995, Mr. Ruben served in a series of business and legal positions involving increasing responsibilities for Blockbuster Entertainment Group, including as National Director of Real Estate & Assistant General Counsel. In those capacities, he was responsible for managing the development of over 1500 video stores, company-wide asset management, and all real estate legal matters in the United States and Canada. Before joining Blockbuster, Mr. Ruben practiced law in Florida. From 2002 until 2008, Mr. Ruben was founding Principal at Corporate Development Services, Inc. (CDS) a leading national legal & management consulting firm. While at CDS he was the key executive for a number of legal, development and asset management engagements for companies including; Burger King, Hollywood Video, Wherehouse Music, Einstein Bagels, Jamba Juice, Ultimate Electronics, and Nationsrent. Simultaneously, from 2006-2008 Mr. Ruben also served as Interim CEO and General Counsel for Access Financial, LLC where he was responsible for all legal, development, licensing and regulatory matters involving the company's multi-state lending operations. A licensed Florida attorney, Mr. Ruben is a member of the Florida and American Bar Associations and is a Florida Real Estate Licensee. Prior to obtaining his law degree at Capital University, Mr. Ruben obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from American University. | 