Lino joined the team in early 2018 as the Chief Financial Officer for the Westlake Realty Companies, including Westlake Realty, Westlake Urban and Westlake International.  In 2023, Lino became the President and Chief Financial Officer of Westlake Realty and Westlake International while continuing as the CFO for Westlake Urban.  He oversees the portfolio and asset management of Westlake Realty and Westlake International and financial operations of all the Westlake Realty Companies.

 

Lino brings with him over twenty years of experience in the real estate industry, with knowledge of multi-family residential, single-family residential, office, retail and mixed use.   Most recently before joining Westlake, Lino served as the Chief Financial Officer for Dwell Finance, which was sold to B2R, a unit of Blackstone in 2015.   Prior to Dwell Finance, Lino was the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis at Carmel Partners, a premier full-service real estate company that specializes in acquisition, development, renovation, and management of multi-family assets.  His responsibilities included oversight and management of the long and short-term cash flow planning for four active funds in various stages.  Before his time at Carmel Partners, Lino was an integral member of the Lennar Corporation’s Bay Area Urban Division.  While at Lennar (NYSE:LEN), he managed the financial performance of a diverse Bay Area portfolio, including some of the region’s largest master planned and mixed-use communities.  Prior to Lennar, Lino began his career at Arthur Andersen, where he served several clients in the real estate industry.  Lino graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Accounting from San Francisco State University, and is a Certified Public Accountant (Inactive).