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Kingsbarn Names Chief Investment Officer

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Kingsbarn Capital Management, Kingsbarn Realty Capital’s alternative asset management subsidiary, has appointed Jim Fowler as its chief investment officer.

The company says Fowler will manage two investment funds while also advising on other firm asset management activities.

“Jim is a major asset for Kingsbarn and our investors,” said Jeff Pori, chief executive officer of Kingsbarn Realty Capital. “His vast experience working with multiple leading national investment companies, paired with his attention to detail and work ethic, make him a perfect match for our firm.”

Fowler has more than 20 years of experience in the private and public debt and equity capital markets. Prior to joining Kingsbarn, Fowler held executive management positions at three publicly listed financial services companies. Prior to its sale to Citizens Financial Group (NYSE: CFG) in November 2021, Fowler was a 20-year senior partner at JMP Group (NYSE: JMP) where he co-managed a financial services-focused equity hedge fund and managed a credit fund providing senior and junior debt to lower middle market companies. Concurrent with managing these funds, Fowler held executive positions at two JMP-sponsored publicly listed companies: chairman of the board of directors of New York Mortgage Trust (NASD: NYMT) and chief investment officer for Harvest Capital Credit (NASD: HCAP).

Fowler is a graduate of Golden Gate University.

Kingsbarn Realty Capital offers investments is private equity, exchange traded funds, traditional investment funds, private placements and Delaware statutory trusts. Kingsbarn’s management team has experience developing, managing, operating and sponsoring a portfolio of stabilized properties as well as ground-up construction, value-added offerings, opportunity zone investments,and entitlement projects. Kingsbarn has more than $1.5 billion of assets under management throughout the United States.

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