MONTREAL, July 17,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra, a leading provider of
essential business services to companies and funds, is pleased to
announce the appointment of Caroline
Baker as Country Managing Director (CMD) for North America.
In March this year, Vistra set out its renewed purpose to
partner with clients as they pursue their growth ambitions, helping
them to drive progress and contribute to prosperity globally. This
newly created role further reinforces the strategic importance of
the North American market to Vistra as it seeks to support its
clients' growth ambitions. As part of its strategy, the company
will invest and grow its brand and scale in the US and Canada, two of the largest economies in the
world.
Vistra understands that clients across both countries are
increasingly in need of cross-border services, and it has also
witnessed rising interest from international clients wishing to
expand and raise capital in North
America. In response to these trends, Caroline will drive an
active growth strategy for the region, expanding Vistra's
Commercial team. The expansion of Vistra in North America is already underway with the
recent appointments of Kristen
Badgley to lead the US Corporate Solutions Commercial team
and Chris Murphy in the US Fund
Solutions team.
Caroline reports to Jonathan
Ferrara, Regional Managing Director for the United Kingdom, Ireland, Channel
Islands, India, Americas,
and Middle East (UKICIIAME).
Jonathan states, "I'm thrilled to appoint Caroline in this new role
for Vistra. We have an ambitious strategy, vision and goals, and
her presence in this important market will be critical to achieving
our objectives. Her global experience, most recently in
Asia and North America, positions her perfectly to
support our reimagined business. She is a strong leader for our
colleagues and will play a huge part in making operating globally
feel borderless and frictionless for our clients."
Caroline Baker, Country Managing
Director for North America at
Vistra, comments, "I've been with Vistra through multiple phases of
its growth journey and this next step feels the most exciting. We
aim to create, innovate, and do great things that accelerate global
progress, and our market presence in North America will play a huge part in
achieving this ambition. I'm delighted to take on this new role to
help our clients grow with confidence, and to bring new
opportunities for our colleagues."
Caroline began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in
Montreal, before moving to
Sydney, London, and Singapore. She then became CFO at a large
investment firm with USD$5bn of
listed, private equity and real-estate investments across
Asia. Caroline joined Vistra in
Singapore in 2014 where she has
held various leadership roles in Alternative Investments, Private
Equity, and country management. She moved to Canada in 2018 to establish the Toronto office before returning to
Singapore as Managing Director for
Southeast Asia. In 2024, she
relocated back to Montreal where
she is based, and is now both the CMD for North America and Global Head of Operations
for Funds.
In her funds role, she supports Abdel Hmitti, Global Head of
Funds, and the broader Funds Business Unit with key global
relationships and connections across Vistra's global funds markets
including Asia, Europe and the US. Vistra works with almost
70% of Private Equity International's top 300 funds by facilitating
the rapid deployment of private capital worldwide, and ultimately
helping its clients achieve their fund growth goals.
Caroline is a Chartered Professional Accountant and member of
CPA Canada, with a bachelor's degree and postgraduate diploma,
majoring in accounting from Concordia
University in Montreal. A native English speaker, she is
also fluent in French.
For further information, please contact:
Ellie King
media.enquiries@vistra.com
About Vistra
Vistra is a leading provider of essential business services to
help companies and private capital funds grow across the entire
business and investment lifecycle.
Here at Vistra, our purpose is progress. As a close ally
to our clients, our role is to remove the friction that comes from
the complexity of global business. We partner with companies and
private capital managers along the corporate and private capital
lifecycle. From HR to tax and from legal entity management to
regulatory compliance, we quietly fix the operational and
administrative frustrations that hamper business growth. With over
9,000 experts in more than 50 markets, we can accelerate progress,
improve processes, and reduce risk, wherever your ambition takes
you.
For more information about Vistra, visit vistra.com
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