Palladius Capital Management appoints new CFO, head of hospitality Investments

Palladius Capital Management has appointed Afshin Kateb as CFO and head of hospitality investments.

In his new roles, Kateb, based out of the firm’s Los Angeles office, is responsible for overseeing the firm’s finance, accounting and risk management departments as well as its multifamily asset management team. He also serves as a member of the firm’s investment committee and heads the hospitality investment arm of Palladius and its sister funds.

Kateb brings 25 years of real estate investing, operating and finance experience to Palladius. Prior to joining Palladius, Kateb served as the founding CFO of Nimes Real Estate. Prior to this, Kateb served as CFO and Principal at SBE; as the senior vice president and fund portfolio manager at Lowe Enterprises Investors, holding responsibility for the operational and financial asset management of the Lowe Hospitality Investment Partners; and as founding CFO and executive member of The KOR Group, an institutional commerci