UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 4, 2006

 

 

iStar Financial Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (212) 930-9400

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 5.02                                       Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

(c) Appointment of Principal Officers

As of December 4, 2006, Nicholas A. Radesca will be serving as Chief Accounting Officer of iStar Financial Inc. (the “Company”).  Mr. Radesca, age 41, comes to the Company from Fannie Mae, the country’s largest mortgage provider,  where he served as Vice President, Financial Reporting since March 2005.  From 2002 through 2005, Mr. Radesca was a Director of External Reporting and Accounting Policy at Del Monte Foods Company.  Prior to that, he served as Vice President at Providian Financial Corporation and as Financial Director, Assistant Vice President at Bank of America.  Throughout his career, Mr. Radesca has held various technical accounting and finance roles.

Mr. Radesca holds a BS in accounting from New York Institute of Technology and an MBA in Finance from The California State University, Hayward.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	iSTAR FINANCIAL INC.
Date:     December 6, 2006	By:	/s/ Jay Sugarman
		Jay Sugarman
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date:     December 6, 2006	By:	/s/ Catherine D. Rice
		Catherine D. Rice
		Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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