CORRECT: New director of Vital Healthcare’s manager unfazed by fire-at-will clause

Mon, 10 Dec 2018

(Fixes date when NorthWest bought management contract in 14th paragraph) By Jenny Ruth Dec. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Graham Stuart says he isn’t worried that Vital Healthcare Property Trust’s manager can fire him at will after a current review of the manager’s fees has been completed. Stuart tells BusinessDesk that “I absolutely see scope to change” the management contract owned by NorthWest Healthcare Properties Management “in a way that’s more favourable for unitholders.” However, he doesn’t see any need to change NorthWest’s rights to...

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