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Corrections Corp.(CXW) Appoints New Board Chair

February 22, 2016 8:16 AM EST

Corrections Corporation of America (NYSE: CXW) announced the appointment of CCA director Mark Emkes as Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective as of the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Emkes succeeds Chairman John Ferguson, who previously announced his intention to retire from CCA's Board effective as of the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Mr. Emkes has been an independent CCA director since August of 2014 and is currently a member of CCAs Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. After a thirty-three year career, he retired in February of 2010 as Chairman, CEO, and... More