SVN Senior Living Advisors Hires Mark Myers
SVN Senior Living Advisors kicked off its 2025 with a new hire and is primed for a busy year. Industry veteran Mark Myers made the move from Walker & Dunlop to join SVN SLA’s existing team of Tony Yousif, Torey Riso, Don Husi, John Klement, Joshua Salzman, Aaron Thompson, Jacob Bennema, Fabio Riso, Shelly Bird and Michael Watson. Myers will join as a Managing Director and Member of the Executive Committee. He helped facilitate and close a 76-facility portfolio bankruptcy sale and another three-facility portfolio deal within the past 30 days before joining the firm, so he’ll look to continue that activity in 2025. The hire comes after a building year for SVN SLA, which also refined its... Read More »
Welltower’s Executive Promotions
Welltower announced several executive promotions to start off the new year. First, John Burkart has been appointed Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer after previously serving as Executive Vice President – Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Welltower in 2021, Burkart spent 25 years at Essex Property Trust, most recently serving as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Burkart holds a BS in Finance from San Jose State University and an MBA in Real Estate from Golden Gate University. Next, Nikhil Chaudhri was appointed Co-President & Chief Investment Officer after previously serving as Executive Vice President – Chief Investment Officer.... Read More »
Leadership Transitions at CPF and Grace Management
CPF Living Communities and Grace Management, Inc. announced leadership transitions effective January 1. John Rijos will assume the role of Founder and Chairman of CPF and Chairman of Grace Management, while Guy Geller will take on the responsibilities of CEO for both CPF and Grace Management. John Rijos is also Managing Partner of CPF’s Healthcare Real Estate Fund. Under his guidance, CPF has expanded its portfolio to include a diverse range of high-quality senior living communities across the United States. Guy Geller has been a driving force behind the organization’s growth since joining in 2016. In his previous roles as COO of CPF and President of Grace Management, Guy has... Read More »
Leadership Change at LTC Properties
After more than 17 years at the helm of LTC Properties, Wendy Simpson is stepping down as CEO and will become Executive Chairman. Replacing her at the top will be two seasoned LTC executives. Current co-Presidents Clint Malin and Pam Kessler will be co-CEOs of the REIT. They already have a close working relationship so the transition should be smooth. Pam joined LTC in 2000 and became CFO in 2007. Clint joined the company in 2004 as Chief Investment Officer. Cece Chikhale has been promoted to CFO after serving as Controller and Treasurer since 2007, and Chief Accounting Officer since 2020. She joined the company in 2002. This is a seasoned management team if we have ever seen one, and a... Read More »
In Memoriam: Jim Moore, 1934 – 2024
I was saddened to hear of the passing of my old friend Jim Moore, the founder of Moore Diversified Services. I had known Jim for nearly 40 years, and we always enjoyed catching up on the latest industry trends, and a little gossip thrown in as well, when we would see each other at the various industry conferences throughout the years. One of the first things he would say to me was, “How do you get away with saying the things you say?” but always with a little twinkle in his eye. I always thought he was a little jealous of that. Jim was an industry icon, spending nearly 50 years analyzing the industry, its operations, its financial feasibility and, of course, its people. He literally lived... Read More »Schedule a demo
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