Colony Capital Names Severin White as Head of Public Investor Relations

Colony Capital, Inc. (NYSE: CLNY) (“Colony” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Severin White as Managing Director, Head of Public Investor Relations, effective immediately.

As Head of Public Investor Relations, Mr. White will, among other things, manage and cultivate relationships with the investment community, oversee the Company’s financial communications and shareholder outreach, and act as a liaison between the management team, Board of Directors and Colony Capital’s ownership base. He will also support the Colony senior leadership team, as the Company pivots its focus to digital infrastructure and real estate.

“With more than 25 years of investment management experience in both private equity and public markets, Severin brings invaluable expertise and leadership to our investor relations program,” said Marc Ganzi, Colony Capital’s CEO-elect. “Severin will play an important role in building investor engagement and articulating the benefits of our new strategic direction focused on digital infrastructure and real estate.”

Mr. White said, “Colony Capital is a dynamic business with compelling opportunities ahead. I am excited to join the Company at such an important time in its history and I look forward to communicating Colony’s bright prospects for growth and value creation to our shareholders and the broader investment community.”

About Severin White

Over the course of his career, Mr. White has held senior operational and finance positions at several capital management and investment firms. He joins Colony Capital from Niagara Share LLC, a financial advisory practice serving family office investors focused on both public and private investments. Mr. White founded and served as managing member of Niagara Share LLC.

Prior to founding Niagara Share, he served for 10 years as a key member of the investment team managed by New Vernon Capital and subsequently Columbia Pacific Advisors. Earlier in his career, Mr. White served as Senior Vice President, Business Development at Smithsonian Business Ventures, where he spearheaded the negotiation and structuring of the Smithsonian Channel, a joint venture television network between the Smithsonian Institution and CBS/Showtime. Mr. White began his career at Bastion Capital, a Los Angeles‐based middle market private equity buyout fund.