Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 4, 2016
Raymond J. Lewis has been the Chief Executive Officer of Care Capital Properties, Inc., since its spinoff from Ventas, Inc., in 2015. Previously, Mr. Lewis served as President of Ventas from 2010 to 2015, as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Ventas from 2006 to 2010, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Ventas from 2002 to 2006. Prior to joining Ventas in 2002, he was Managing Director of Business Development for GE Capital Healthcare Financial Services, a division of General Electric Capital Corporation, a subsidiary of General Electric Corporation, where he led a team focused on mergers and portfolio acquisitions of health care assets. Before that, Mr. Lewis was Executive Vice President of Healthcare Finance for Heller Financial, Inc. — acquired by GECC in 2001 — where he had primary responsibility for health care lending. He is Chairman Emeritus of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry. Mr. Lewis is also a former member of the executive board of the American Seniors Housing Association, where he served as Vice Chair on the executive committee. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. Profile
Lori B. Wittman has been Care Capital Properties, Inc.’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since its spinoff from Ventas in 2015. Previously, Ms. Wittman served as Senior Vice President, Capital Markets and Investor Relations of Ventas from 2013 to 2015, and as Vice President, Capital Markets and Investor Relations of Ventas from 2011 to 2013. Before joining Ventas in 2011, she was the Chief Financial Officer and Managing Principal of Big Rock Partners, a real estate private equity firm with over $500 million of assets under management at its peak. Prior to that, she served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer for General Growth Properties, Inc., and held various capital markets and finance positions with Heitman, Homart Development Company, Citibank and Mellon Bank. Ms. Wittman received a B.A. in geography and sociology from Clark University, a master’s in city planning from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Chicago. She serves on the board of directors of IMH Financial Inc. and is a member of the audit committee and chairs the compensation committee. Profile
TWST: Let's start with some history here in terms of what led to Care Capital Properties’ formation and spinoff from Ventas last year.
Mr. Lewis: A little over a