Sila REIT Appoints Executive Vice President/Chief Investment Officer
Christopher K. Flouhouse was appointed executive vice president and chief investment officer at Sila Realty Trust Inc., a net lease real estate investment trust that invests in the U.S. healthcare sector. Reporting to Michael A. Seton, president and chief executive officer, Flouhouse will oversee Sila’s acquisition, investment management, property management and research and credit divisions.
“I am excited to welcome Chris, whom we have worked closely with over the past several years, to our senior leadership team, where he will join Kay Neely, our executive vice president and chief financial officer, in the daily oversight and management of Sila’s business activities, said Seton.
“Chris’s extensive experience with corporate finance, strategic transactions, and REITs will bring key skills and attributes to our investment management platform. As we move our company toward the public equity markets, Chris will be an integral part of the company’s pursuit of strategic growth opportunities,” Seton added.
Flouhouse most recently served as managing director and head of real estate, gaming, and lodging equity capital markets at Wells Fargo Securities and has executed transactions across real estate, financial institutions, and consumer sectors during his approximately 25-year banking career. He has significant public company corporate finance experience and has advised numerous companies on equity listings, strategic transactions, financings, and institutional investor strategies. He holds FINRA Series 7, 63, 79TO, 99TO, and Securities Industry Essentials licenses.
Flouhouse graduated from North Carolina State University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in business management with a concentration in finance.
Flouhouse currently serves on the board of advisers for the Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University and is chair of the finance program advisory board.