Forest City Seats New Independent Directors Follows Company's Previous Announcement to Substantially Refresh Board New Independent Directors Further Strengthen and Diversify Board, Bringing Industry Expertise and Fresh Perspectives PR Newswire CLEVELAND, April 16, 2018 CLEVELAND, April 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:FCEA) ("Forest City" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Michelle Felman, Jerome J. Lande, Adam S. Metz, Gavin Molinelli, Marran H. Ogilvie, Mark S. Ordan, William R. "Butch" Roberts and Robert A. Schriesheim as new independent directors. All of the appointments are effective as of today, April 16, 2018.