Pacific Oak Hires New Head of Pacific NW Sales

Pacific Oak Capital Markets LLC, an alternative investment distributor, announced that financial industry veteran Geoff Ihm has joined the company as senior regional vice president.

The company says Ihm will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with financial intermediaries throughout the Pacific Northwest.

“Geoff is a dynamic and effective financial services professional with a proven track record of building solid relationships within the wirehouse, independent broker-dealer and registered investment advisor communities,” said Jeff Kremin, president and managing director of distribution for Pacific Oak Capital Markets. “His expertise and knowledge of alternative investments will undoubtedly further our working relationship with partners in all of these channels.”

Ihm has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to Pacific Oak, Ihm was a western region external wholesaler for Gladstone Securities. Before serving at Gladstone, he was senior vice president, director of internal sales at Black Creek Group. During his time with Black Creek Group, he helped the firm raise over $9 billion of equity capital for its portfolio of commercial real estate offerings, including real estate investment trusts, closed-end funds, private equity funds and a 1031 exchange program.

Ihm holds FINRA licenses series 7, 63 and 24 and is a graduate of the University of Iowa.

Pacific Oak Capital Markets is a wholesaler and managing broker-dealer for alternative investment offerings, including a qualified opportunity zone fund, Delaware statutory trust, and other private and public offerings such as SmartStop Strategic Storage Trust VI.

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