Former Director at AEW, Wood Joins Seyon as Managing Director & Principal

BOSTON–The Seyon Group, an industrial real estate operator, announced that Wistar Wood has joined the firm as Managing Director & Principal, effective December 1, 2018. Prior to joining Seyon, Wistar was a Director at AEW and also served as a Vice President at Beacon Capital Partners and Cabot Partners.

“We are thrilled to have Wistar join the firm,” said Bryan Blake, Managing Partner of Seyon. “He is a highly respected industry veteran with an extensive and complementary skill set and proven leadership. Wistar’s expertise will further diversify our capabilities and enhance our ability to create value for our investors.”

With a 25-plus year career in real estate, Wood has extensive experience in direct acquisitions, development, lending, and asset management. This includes a background in fee and joint venture acquisition and development of warehouse/industrial properties across the United States and originating mezzanine loans for this product type. In total, he has originated and closed over $4 billion in investment transactions.

Wood will be responsible for sourcing, underwriting, closing, and managing new investment opportunities across several geographic markets. “I’ve known Andrew Iglowski for over 12 years and have great respect for what he and Bryan have accomplished. Seyon has a superb reputation as an entrepreneurial, disciplined and successful value-oriented operator with an unwavering commitment to its investors. I’m thrilled to join the firm to help broaden and expand the Seyon platform and create new opportunities to drive performance on behalf of our investors,” acclaimed Wood.

Wood is the founder, past president, and current officer of the Northeast Chapter of the Real Estate Investment Advisory Council (REIAC). He is a graduate of Princeton University (BA) and the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (MBA). Wood’s hire follows that of Bob Indeglia, a new Associate at Seyon from Greenfield Partners. Indeglia’s expertise is focused on acquisition and asset management of industrial products.

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