IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Healthcare Investors, a commercial real estate investment firm that
specializes in the acquisition and management of healthcare-related
properties, announced today that Wendie
Newman has joined the company as executive vice president,
asset management. In her new role, Newman will be responsible
for oversight of the company's nationwide portfolio of medical
office buildings, totaling 189 buildings and 7.6 million square
feet.
Newman joins American Healthcare Investors from Ventas' (NYSE:
VTR) wholly owned medical office affiliate, Lillibridge Healthcare
Services, where she oversaw the company's medical office building
assets in the Western United
States, which included approximately 122 medical office
buildings totaling 7.1 million square feet. Ventas is one of
the largest healthcare real estate investment trusts in the
country. Prior to Lillibridge, Newman held a similar role at
Nationwide Health Properties, where she oversaw the company's
national medical office building portfolio until their acquisition
by Ventas, Inc. in 2011.
"Wendie Newman is an important
addition to our executive team, bringing with her more than 25
years of senior level experience in the commercial real estate
industry, with extensive experience in the medical office space,"
said Danny Prosky, co-founder of
American Healthcare Investors. "Since our founding in 2012,
American Healthcare Investors has quickly grown to become one of
the largest managers of healthcare real estate in the nation with
nearly $9 billion in assets under
management. Adding an executive of Wendie's talent and
experience strengthens our management team and will allow us to
continue to provide exceptional service to our tenants, investors
and clients."
Earlier in her career, Newman held senior positions with PM
Realty Group, Sares-Regis Group and CBRE, where she was involved in
various real estate activities including acquisitions,
dispositions, asset management, leasing and operations for multiple
commercial asset types.
Newman received a bachelor's degree in business administration
from the University of Southern
California, and a master's of business administration from
California State University, Long
Beach.
About American Healthcare Investors, LLC
American
Healthcare Investors is an investment management firm that
specializes in the acquisition and management of healthcare-related
real estate. One of the world's largest managers of healthcare real
estate, the company oversees an approximately 30
million-square-foot portfolio valued at more than $8.8 billion, based on aggregate purchase price,
on behalf of multiple investment programs that include thousands of
individual and institutional investors. As of September 30, 2016, this international portfolio
includes more than 600 buildings comprised of medical office
buildings, hospitals, senior housing, skilled nursing facilities
and integrated senior health campuses located throughout
the United States and the
United Kingdom. The company and
its principals have completed approximately $25 billion in aggregate acquisition and
disposition transactions, approximately $15
billion of which have been healthcare-related. American
Healthcare Investors is committed to providing investors with
access to the potential benefits that healthcare-related real
estate ownership can provide. For more information regarding
American Healthcare Investors, please visit
www.AmericanHealthcareInvestors.com.
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