Core Real Estate Capital names Tom Sarko chief compliance officer

Core Real Estate Capital (CREC), a private commercial real estate investor, has appointed Thomas Sarko as chief compliance officer.

Sarko will be responsible for overseeing the firm’s entire compliance program. His primary focus will be on overseeing compliance within the organization, and ensuring compliance with laws, regulatory requirements, policies and procedures. With more than $1 billion of real estate assets under management, CREC specializes in multifamily real estate investments in secondary and tertiary cities throughout the United States.

Sarko has more than 20 years of experience as an attorney and compliance professional in the financial services industry. He comes to CREC with extensive experience in the areas of regulatory compliance and risk management for broker dealers and investment advisers. Most recently, he was a compliance manager at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, where he primarily supported the firm’s institutional sales, U.S. mutual fund