Personnel News from M&T Realty Capital Corp., M360 Advisors, Enterprise Community Partners
M&T Realty Capital Corp. Appoints Sean Cullen Managing Director
M&T Realty Capital Corp. appointed Sean Cullen as a Managing Director. He will originate affordable housing and multifamily loans across the United States and will be based in New York City.
Cullen has more than 30 years of experience in multifamily and affordable housing finance. He comes to MTRCC from Lument, formerly Red Capital Group, where he was employed for the past two years as a Managing Director of Affordable Housing Originations and charged with establishing a New York City presence for the brand. Prior to this, he held analytical, bond underwriting and production roles at several financial institutions, including Moody’s, RBC Capital Markets, and Barings Multifamily Capital amongst others.
In the last year, M&T Realty Capital Corp. has opened new affordable housing origination offices, hired three other director-level roles and received a Freddie Mac Optigo TAH License.
M360 Advisors Appoints John Maute as CEO
M360 Advisors LLC, Ladera Ranch, Calif., appointed John Maute Chief Executive Officer.
Current CEO Evan Gentry will step back from day-to-day operations and become the Chairman of M360 Advisors effective April 5, 2021. Gentry has accepted a three-year assignment from his church to serve as a mission president and will oversee the New York Syracuse mission.
Maute has played a critical role at M360 since inception more than five years ago, both as an early investor and advisor. He currently serves on the Investment Committee for M360 CRE Income Fund LP and is involved in investment decisions and loan surveillance. Maute provided seed capital for the fund as one of its initial investors. He is also on the Board of Directors at M360’s direct lending affiliate, Money360 Inc. He will continue in these roles, in addition to his role as CEO of M360 Advisors.
Maute has more than 30 years of industry experience. His previous roles include Executive Vice President & Global Head of Distressed Investment at GMAC, where he grew six distressed commercial real estate investment companies in five different countries; Co-Founder of Helios AMC, a nationally-rated special servicing company for commercial real estate loans, which he grew to more than $4 billion in assets under management prior to its merger with Situs; and senior managing director at Situs, a world-leading company providing commercial real estate services and solutions. During his tenure at GMAC, Maute worked with newly appointed Money360 CEO, Tom MacManus, for nearly a decade.
The broader senior leadership team at M360 will remain in place. Matthew Koelliker, who joined M360 Advisors in February 2020 after nearly 10 years at PIMCO, was promoted to President of M360 Advisors last year. Koelliker, along with Laura Catalino, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations, will continue to oversee client relationships and capital raising efforts. Dan Vetter, Co-Founder of M360 Advisors, continues to serve as Chief Investment Officer.
M360 Advisors had more than $900 million of assets under management, as of December 31, 2020.
Judi Kende Named Senior Vice President, Chief Program Officer at Enterprise Community Partners
Enterprise Community Partners, Columbia, Md., named Judi Kende Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer of its Solutions division, which operates nationwide with program, policy, advisory and capacity-building arms at the national, state and local levels.
As Enterprise embarks on a five-year Strategic Plan, Kende will lead efforts to execute its three priorities of increasing housing supply, advancing racial equity and building resilience and upward mobility.
Kende will also collaborate with partners and funders across sectors and oversee programs that drive systemic change to benefit people and the places they call home. She’ll remain based in Enterprise’s New York City office, where she previously served as vice president and New York Market Leader. She will report to and collaborate with Jacqueline Waggoner, the newly appointed president of Solutions.
Prior to joining Enterprise in 2014, Kende led the Low-Income Investment Fund’s Eastern and Central region. Kende also previously served as Director of Nonprofit Finance in Citibank Community Development and spent six years in Citigroup’s Corporate and Investment Bank.
