GEO Group names Wheeler to Board of Directors
BOCA RATON — The GEO Group has announced the appointment of Christopher C. Wheeler to its Board of Directors. The appointment became effective Feb. 1.
Wheeler recently retired from Proskauer Rose LLP, where he served as a member of the corporate department and a partner in the firm’s Florida office for nearly 20 years.
George Zoley
He has had extensive experience in real estate and corporate law, institutional lending, administrative law and industrial revenue bond financing. He has acted as counsel for developers, institutions and large property holders in connection with the purchase, sale, refinancing or operation of real estate properties.
A graduate of Hamilton College and Cornell Law School, Wheeler was a member of the managing Board of Editors of the Cornell Law Review.
He is active in professional, charitable and philanthropic matters and community affairs. Wheeler currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Boca Raton Community Hospital and the Board of Trustees of the Boca Raton Community Hospital Foundation and is a former member of the Board of Directors of Pine Crest Preparatory School, the Board of Directors of Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida, and the Board of Directors of the Florida Atlantic University Foundation. He also served as a member of the Grievance Committee for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida.
“We are fortunate to have Christopher Wheeler join our Board of Directors. Mr. Wheeler brings extensive experience and unique leadership qualities to our company,” said George C. Zoley, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of GEO. “We welcome Mr. Wheeler to our board and look forward to continuing our efforts to enhance shareholder value.”
The GEO Group, Inc.is a world leader in the delivery of correctional, detention, and residential treatment services to federal, state, and local government agencies around the globe. The firm represents government clients in the United States, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. GEO’s worldwide operations include the management and/or ownership of 62 correctional and residential treatment facilities with a total design capacity of approximately 60,000 beds, including projects under development.
