SAN MATEO, CA — Westlake Realty Group recently announced that Lino Campanile has been hired to serve as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Lino will be responsible for the management and oversight of all financial operations, including accounting, tax planning, forecasting, and cash-flow monitoring.
“We are very pleased that Lino has agreed to join the team at Westlake Realty,” said Kristina Chang, President, Westlake Realty Group. “Lino has two decades of experience in accounting and real estate finance with high-level firms, and he also has the institutional-level management and leadership experience we were looking for as we reevaluate our portfolio and make plans for the next generation of the company.”
Mr. Campanile possesses twenty years of experience in the real estate industry, with a deep understanding of multi-family residential, single-family residential, office, retail and mixed-use asset types. His experience includes senior-level positions at Carmel Partners, where he was charged with oversight and management of long- and short-term cash flow planning, and at Lennar Corporation’s Bay Area Division, where he was responsible for the financial management of the company’s Bay Area portfolio, including Mare Island, Hunter’s Point, Treasure Island and multiple, high-rise residential projects located in downtown San Francisco. Most recently, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for Dwell Finance, a real estate investment management firm focused on debt and equity investment. The firm was sold to B2R, a unit of Blackstone, in 2015.
“I am excited about the diversity of Westlake’s assets,” said Mr. Campanile. “I am also interested in the execution of the business plan to create a long-term growth strategy, so the trust can go on in perpetuity. The long-term growth perspective allows you to look at the current economic dynamics through a different lens, which is what makes this opportunity all the more appealing to me. “
About Westlake Realty Group:
Founded in 1972 by T.M. Chang, Westlake Realty is a privately owned and operated real estate company based in San Mateo, California. Westlake’s portfolio includes a diverse mix of office, retail, mixed-use, and multi-family properties throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, Western U.S., and Japan. The Westlake family of companies includes Westlake Urban, LLC, a full-service real estate development company created to lead the redevelopment of Westlake Realty Group’s income property and land portfolio; and Westlake Realty Group, Inc., an integrated property management company with a lifetime portfolio of more than three million square feet of commercial properties and 1,235 multi-family residential units. Westlake Realty Group has earned the Accredited Management Organization (AMO) designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). Visit www.westlake-realty.com for more information.
