---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001632970-22-000075"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AHR"
cik: "0001632970"
company_name: "American Healthcare REIT, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-08-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T18:41:36.101975+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Healthcare REIT appoints former Welltower CFO Scott Estes to board

## Summary
- Scott A. Estes appointed as independent director and audit committee member effective August 30, 2022.
- Board size increased to 10 members, 7 independent.
- Estes served as CFO of Welltower (WELL) for >10 yrs, oversaw $14B equity and $10B debt capital raises.
- Also serves on boards of JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) and Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT).
- Appointment is until next annual meeting; standard independent director compensation prorated.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001632970-22-000075
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AHR
- cik: 0001632970
- company_name: American Healthcare REIT, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-08-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1632970/000163297022000075/0001632970-22-000075-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1632970/000163297022000075/ahr-20220830.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001632970-22-000075
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001632970-22-000075.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001632970-22-000075.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Scott A. Estes was appointed as director at American Healthcare REIT, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On August 30, 2022, our board of directors, or our Board, increased the size of our Board to ten members and appointed Scott A. Estes to fill the outstanding vacancy on our Board and serve as a director of our company and a member of the audit committee of our Board, or our Audit Committee.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1632970/000163297022000075/0001632970-22-000075-index.htm

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