LEADERSHIP

GLOBAL EXECUTIVE TEAM

WILLIAM (BILL) DOHERTY

Chief Executive Officer

BRIAN TCHANG

Chief Financial Officer

ATHENA CHEUNG

Chief Administrative Officer

HONG WANG

Chief Information Officer

JORDAN MCKENZIE

Executive Vice President,
Finance and Portfolio Management

JAMES BUCHANAN

Managing Director, South Asia 

TIM HAYWOOD

Managing Director, Middle East

REAL ESTATE TEAM

BARRY DLUZEN

Executive Vice President, Real Estate (Mid-Atlantic Region, Georgia and Arizona)

MIKE DOHERTY

Executive Vice President, Land (East Region)

ROB NIXON

Senior Vice President,
Real Estate (Central Region and Canada)

ANTHONY YBARRA

Senior Vice President, Real Estate (West Region)

SHANE DOHERTY

Senior Vice President, Real Estate (Carolinas, Florida and Alabama)

STEVE KRUPINSKI

Development Manager, Maryland (Westphalia & Canter Creek)

KYLE KEENAN

Real Estate Land Acquisitions Coordinator (East Region)

NORTH AMERICA SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

TODD WOODHEAD

Executive Vice President,
Capital Markets

KATIE HUBBARD

Executive Vice President,
Capital Markets

MATT KEISTER

Senior Vice President,
Capital Markets

JOHN SOBOTKA

Senior Vice President, Capital Markets

TONY DEEGAN

Senior Vice President

CLAIRE GEARING

Senior Vice President, Controller

CLARA CHONG

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

SIMONE FUNG

Senior Vice President,
Global Sales Support

JONQUILLE LEVESQUE

Senior Vice President, Global Operations & Investor Relations

TARREN PETTY

Senior Vice President, Global Operations & Strategic Initiatives

KATIE DOHERTY

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Communications

CECILIA FONG

Vice President,
Administration

PAUL BAE

Vice President,
Portfolio Management

JON HARPER

Vice President,
Finance and Treasury

AMARIS DOUGLAS

Vice President,
Document Processing 

HECTOR MEZA

Vice President,
Real Estate Transactions

PAMMA LAM

Vice President,
Global Marketing

EAST ASIA EXECUTIVES

SALINA LU

Senior Vice President, East Asia

MATTHEW LEE

Senior Vice President, Business Development

CATHERINE LIN

Senior Investment Product Director

FLORENCE YUEN

Vice President,
Business Development

NANCY CHAN

Vice President,
Business Development

TAYLOR WONG

Vice President,
Business Development

BLINGI CHAN

Vice President,
Business Development

ANNA MARIE WONG

Vice President,
Client Services & Operations

SOUTH ASIA EXECUTIVES

FENNY MAYNARD

Senior Vice President, Sales, Singapore

CHARMIAN LIM

Vice President, Operations (South Asia)
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As Chief Executive Officer at Walton Global, William (Bill) Doherty has been central to the company’s strategic direction over the past two decades. His pioneering guidance has propelled the expansion of Walton’s investment activities, launching the company’s U.S., Asia and Europe operations. Under his leadership, Walton has become a leading North American real estate investment, asset management and development group.

Mr. Doherty oversees the company’s continued involvement in land use planning and development and is deeply involved in forging Walton’s alliances with leading international investment banks, broker-dealers, financial advisors and institutional investors.

As Chief Financial Officer at Walton Global, Brian Tchang is responsible for the day-to-day financial operations, land valuations, and external reporting of Walton’s U.S. land assets.

Prior to joining Walton in 2021, Mr. Tchang worked in SEC external reporting for an S&P 500 publicly traded real estate investment trust, Mid-American Apartment Communities. He also worked in the education, semi-truck components distribution, aviation disassembly & distribution, and Big Four public accounting industries. Mr. Tchang is a Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”).

Athena is responsible for driving collaboration and ensuring effective day-to-day operations for all departments supporting the northeast Asia regional operations and sales activities.

Her role is focused on prioritizing objectives and implementing scalable solutions to achieve organizational goals by refining policy and procedures, optimizing resources and operating systems, and ensuring training is appropriately handled on a company-wide level.

Athena joined Walton in 2010 and holds a Masters in Biochemistry from the University of Bath.

As Chief Information Officer at Walton Global, Hong Wang is responsible for driving the development and implementation of global IT strategies that align with business objectives and ensure standardization across regions. Hong oversees the enforcement of IT policies and best practices while keeping the organization ahead in emerging technologies to enhance client service and maintain competitive advantage. Additionally, she oversees enterprise system operations, optimizes infrastructure for business continuity and reinforces cybersecurity. Ms. Wang also refines business processes, centralizes systems, and fosters relationships with IT vendors to support ongoing initiatives.

Prior to joining Walton in 2008, Ms Wang managed the global cash and treasury systems at Wall Street Systems.

As Executive Vice President, Finance and Portfolio Management at Walton Global, Jordan McKenzie is responsible for overseeing the underwriting of both Walton’s new land acquisitions and offers received on its current land portfolio, as well as assisting the executive team in structuring new lines of business for the organization.

Prior to joining Walton in 2016, Mr. McKenzie worked as an accountant for an Oil and Gas equipment company in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is a CFA Charterholder.

As Managing Director South Asia, James Buchanan is responsible for south Asia regional operations based out of the Singapore office. James has been with the Walton Group of Companies for over 14 years, based in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Prior to joining Walton, James spent 8 years in Tokyo working in asset management, media and telecoms. He graduated from the University of Sheffield in the UK with a BA in Japanese and Korean Studies.

As Managing Director of the Middle East, Tim Haywood is responsible for overseeing the business activities, strategic planning and expansion of Walton’s distribution channels and enhance Walton’s regional presence. Tim has over 20 years in Financial Services and Real Estate, including the last 15 years with The Walton Group of Companies.

Prior to joining Walton, Tim managed a book of private clients in Hong Kong, working for a regional Wealth Management firm. After 18 years in Hong Kong where he started his career with Walton, Tim relocated to Dubai in August 2019 to establish Walton’s first Middle East office, which also serves the African continent.

As Executive Vice President, Land Acquisition at Walton Global, Barry Dluzen is responsible for the identification of potential target lands in the U.S. and Canada and oversight of a team that generates market analysis, financial modeling, due diligence review, competitive intelligence and management of land acquisitions from feasibility through closing.

Prior to joining Walton in 2016, Mr. Dluzen worked in the residential building and development industry for more than 25 years.

As Executive Vice President, Land Acquisitions for the Eastern part of the U.S at Walton Global, Mike Doherty is responsible for locating strategically developable land that is in the line of path of development and ensuring property is profitable for Walton’s investors. He coordinates with the East coast asset managers to help in developing these properties to their conclusion.

Prior to joining Walton in 1992, Mr. Doherty worked for Hyatt Regency Vancouver as a Front Office Manager.

As Senior Vice President, U.S. Central Region and Canada at Walton Global, Rob Nixon is responsible for the company’s land assets in Central Region and Canada, including pre-development land, and residential, commercial, and industrial developments. Mr. Nixon leads the asset management and administration process from acquisition to disposition, including land-use entitlements, planning, design, engineering, construction, and the ultimate systematic sale or alternative monetization of the land assets.

Prior to joining Walton in 2011, Mr. Nixon worked as a heavy equipment operator designing and constructing roads and recreational areas in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

As Senior Vice President, Real Estate at Walton Global, Anthony Ybarra is responsible for strategically finding vacant tracts of land, in U.S. West Region located in the path of growth while ensuring that these sites remain profitable for Walton’s investors.

Prior to joining Walton in 2019, Mr. Ybarra worked as a Land Planner for a widely known Arizona firm called AndersonBaron Landscape Architecture (ABLA), where he worked on community and neighborhood design for major public home builders in the Valley. He then spent 2 years at CalAtlantic Homes/Lennar Homes, where he was in charge of locating future homesites and developing the underwriting and market analysis for each upcoming community.

As a Senior Vice President, Real Estate at Walton Global, Shane Doherty supports the Carolinas, Florida and Alabama regions in management and disposition of Walton’s land assets. 

Prior to joining Walton’s Regional Coordinator team, Shane worked in Walton’s Portfolio Management team helping analyze their national portfolio. He then returned to school receiving his master’s degree in real estate development before joining the Florida Division.

Steve Krupinski is General Manager, Development at Walton Global. He is responsible for two development projects located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. Additionally, he serves as an advisor to the CEO and the Executive Vice President, Special Projects on Walton’s commercial projects throughout the U.S. 

Prior to joining Walton in 2021, Mr. Krupinski worked in commercial real estate for over 25 years, in both the private and public markets. He has experience in retail, multifamily, industrial, medical office, and office. He has mixed-use expertise in urban, “edge city”, and suburban markets. Mr. Krupinski held leadership positions at The Rockefeller Group, where he served as a team lead on a commercial property portfolio located in 49 states. He served as an analyst for Billionaire Herbert Haft, and served as a Director of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust in a direct reporting role to the CEO and Chairman of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust. Mr. Krupinski also served as an officer in the United States Army. 

As a Real Estate Coordinator at Walton Global, Kyle Keenan supports the East region in management and disposition of Walton’s land assets. 

As Executive Vice President of Capital Markets at Walton Global, Todd Woodhead is responsible for sourcing new debt & equity capital for Walton and its investment vehicles, maintaining and growing client and partner relationships, and assisting in the execution of investment strategies.

Prior to joining Walton in 2007, Mr. Woodhead was a regional sales manager for a Fortune 500 high tech firm in California, where he managed both the financial and high-tech markets.

As Executive Vice President of Capital Markets, Katie Hubbard plays a pivotal role in working directly with Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), broker-dealers, family offices, and institutional investment companies across the country to provide valuable insights into Walton’s investment offerings.

Ms. Hubbard previously served in various progressive capital markets roles at Walton from 2008 to 2015, including Executive Vice President, National Accounts, where she played a key role in capital raising efforts of over $500 million in land opportunities across the U.S. Aside from Walton, she previously worked at prestigious firms including The Carson Group and Black Rock, receiving “Sales Manager of the Year” in 2021.

As Senior Vice President, Capital Markets at Walton Global, Matt Keister is responsible for the expansion and implementation of new business initiatives. Mr. Keister established Walton Global’s first U.S. office in Phoenix, Arizona developing strategic partnerships throughout the country while growing the operation as COO and then president of Walton U.S.

Prior to joining Walton in 2004, Mr. Keister lived in Hong Kong and Beijing where he was responsible for the sales and marketing of a regional sports management firm overseeing events throughout Asia.

As Senior Vice President, Capital Markets at Walton Global, John Sobotka is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with RIAs, Family Offices and institutional investment organizations. Mr. Sobotka has nearly 21 years of experience in business development, commercial and institutional sales.

Prior to joining Walton, he was a partner and head of business development for a leading provider of office solutions in Calgary, Canada working with various industries such as architecture and the commercial sector.

As Senior Vice President, Canadian Operations at Walton Global, Tony Deegan is responsible for day-to-day operations and client services for Canada. Mr. Deegan held multiple senior-level positions within the organization including COO for Walton in Southeast Asia, president of Walton International Group Canada and positions in Channel Development, Operations, Marketing and Sales.

Prior to joining Walton in 2001, Mr. Deegan held a variety of sales and marketing-based roles as Account Manager at Christie Brown & Co. and Lipton.

As Senior Vice President, Controller at Walton Global, Claire Gearing is responsible for the day-to-day financial operations of Walton’s operating entities.

Prior to joining Walton in 2020, Ms. Gearing worked for the UK based broadsheet newspaper, The Telegraph, and Richard Branson’s retail arm of Virgin.

As Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Walton Global, Clara Chong is responsible for leading the department, recruitment, payroll, benefits, and commission payments. In addition to her primary role, she is a Privacy Officer, a notary public, and a mortgage broker for Walton.

Prior to joining Walton in 1993, Ms. Chong has held various positions, including Director of Asia Operations and General Manager for Walton’s Hong Kong office, held senior office administrative positions in many well-known, multinational companies in Asia, and received a Master of Business Administriation from Asia International Open University.

As the Senior Vice President of Global Sales Support at Walton Global, Simone is responsible for providing strategic leadership and operational support, driving cross-functional collaboration, and optimizing sales processes on a global scale. Her role entails overseeing the implementation of sales support initiatives and providing comprehensive product knowledge to ensure the utmost efficiency and success of our sales endeavors.

Simone joined Walton in 2015 and holds an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto.

As Senior Vice President of Global Operations & Investor Relations, Jonquille Levesque leads global operations and oversees all investor relations activities, collaborating with teams in North America and Asia to develop strategic plans aligned with the company’s objectives. With over 14 years of experience at Walton, Ms. Levesque has held various roles in the Investor Services and Operations departments.

As Senior Vice President of Global Operations & Strategic Initiatives at Walton Global, Tarren Petty focuses on identifying and driving strategic initiatives to enhance operational efficiency across global teams. She collaborates with various departments to improve data accuracy, supporting Walton’s commitment to timely updates, and aligns global operations under a unified vision and strategy.

Prior to joining Walton in 2022, Ms. Petty worked for Taylor Morrison, one of the largest homebuilders in the U.S. and holds an MBA with an Applied Management focus from Northern Arizona University.

As Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Communications, Katie Doherty oversees the strategic alignment of business development, fund management, North American marketing, and global communications, collaborating closely with Asia. Her primary focus is on enhancing operational efficiency, improving investor relations, and strengthening stakeholder engagement across U.S. and international markets. Her key responsibilities include orchestrating new fund development, optimizing project updates and fund reporting processes, leading marketing initiatives, and ensuring a seamless investor experience through advanced tools and delivering clear, consistent communication.

Prior to joining Walton in 2021, Ms. Doherty worked in government relations at the Canadian Embassy in Washington D.C. and studied International Relations at Western University in London, Ontario.

As Vice President of Administraion at Walton Global, Cecilia Fong is responsible for working to strengthen regional back-office collaboration by facilitating communication and driving operational efficiency between North America and Asia. Ms. Fong joined Walton in 2013 as an Administrative Assistant for the Land Development and Management department.
As Vice President, Portfolio Management at Walton Global, Paul Bae is responsible for managing Walton’s various land portfolios internally and externally with our institutional partners.

Prior to joining Walton in 2016, Mr. Bae worked as a financial analyst for Apex Land Development, a multi-faceted real estate development and home building company in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

As Vice President, Finance and Treasury at Walton Global, Jon Harper is responsible for the day-to-day financial operations and external reporting of Walton’s Canadian land assets.

Prior to joining Walton in 2013, Mr. Harper worked for an NYSE publicly traded finance technology company. Mr. Harper is a Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”).

 

 

As Vice President, Document Processing at Walton Global, Amaris Douglas is responsible for the processing, maintenance and recordation of all US UDI client investments along with keeping her department on task. Her department is also responsible for various Canadian UDI processing.

Prior to joining Walton in 2007, Ms. Douglas came from government employment where she served in the Human Resources department. During her time in government, she designed and launched an intern program for high school students wanting to seek government employment upon graduation.

As Vice President, Real Estate Transactions at Walton Global, Hector Meza is responsible for not only working within the legal department, but across departments to manage and facilitate all aspects of Walton’s U.S. real estate transactions.

Prior to joining Walton in 2008, Mr. Meza worked as a Commercial Title Officer and a Senior Commercial Escrow Officer for a national title company.

Pamma Lam is the Vice President of Global Marketing at Walton Global.

Pamma is responsible for developing and executing comprehensive marketing strategies to drive global brand awareness, promoting Walton’s products and services, and expanding market leadership on a global scale. She leads global marketing initiatives, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams across North America, the Middle East, and Asia, leveraging market insights to ensure alignment between marketing dynamics and overarching business objectives.

Pamma joined Walton in 2009 and has over 15 years of experience in the marketing and communications field.

Salina Lu is the Senior Vice President, East Asia. She focuses on business development, maintains and grows clients and partner relationships and setting business development strategy. Salina joined the company in 2018 with over 13 years of experience in overseas asset allocation and analysis and started promoting Walton’s pre-development land products since 2011. Prior to joining Walton, Salina worked with a number of international financial institutions. Salina holds a Master Degree of Business Administration from Queen Margaret University.

 

Matthew Lee is the Senior Vice President, Business Development at Walton Global.

Matthew joined Walton in 2002. With past experience in the real estate and investment industry, he has been successfully formulating overseas asset allocation planning to individual clients and institutional investors for more than 20 years.

Catherine Lin is the Senior Investment Product Director of Walton Taiwan Branch office. She is responsible for supervising the operations and maintaining relationships with financial institutions and partners for Walton Taiwan.

Catherine joined Walton in 2020 and helped setting up the Walton Taiwan Branch office. She has over 20 years of professional experience in banking and capital market, specializing in investment product strategy, ownership structure, financial statement analysis, private equity, and real estate investment.

Catherine obtained her master’s degree in finance from National Central University (Taiwan). In addition, she has more than 15 international professional licenses, including futures securities, investment trusts, wealth management, and real estate.

Florence Yuen is the Vice President of Business Development of Walton North Asia. She is responsible for executing and planning of sales strategy, establishing and maintaining business channels.

Florence joined Walton in 1992.  Since then, she held various positions within the company, such as Division Manager and Head of Sales. During her various positions, she helped leading and building the sales and business development team’s structure in Southeast Asia.

Prior to joining Walton, Florence served as a Branch Sales Manager for a leading real estate agency in Hong Kong, focused on overseas real estate investment and immigration services for regions such as Mainland China, Portugal, Australia, Canada and the United States.  Florence also participated in the establishment of over 19 schools (in which 3 of them sponsored by Walton) for the underprivileged children in poverty regions in Mainland China.

With over 31 years of experience in real estate, Nancy is currently the Vice President of Business Development of Walton Hong Kong, responsible for managing business activities, training and development of Walton’s distribution channels in Hong Kong.

Prior to joining Walton in 2002, Nancy worked in finance and compliance functions in the hedge fund industry.

Nancy started her career as a legal executive and became the Head of Conveyance Department after serving 11 years in a Hong Kong based legal firm. She is experienced in transaction closing, title search and registration for new communities’ development, properties and mortgage, tenancy matters and probate. 

Taylor joined Walton in 2008 and has held various roles within the company. In her current role, she is responsible for  business development, and focuses on leading the team to expand the mainland China market and customizes overseas asset allocation for high-net-worth clients. In recent years, Taylor also assists Walton in providing U.S. immigration consultation service to our clients.

Taylor graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with a Master of Business Administration.

 

Blingi Chan is the Vice President, Business Development of Walton North Asia. She is responsible for expanding Walton’s business channels and maintaining relationship with business partners in Mainland China and Hong Kong.

Blingi joined Walton in 2003 bringing in her banking and financial experience to the company. Prior to joining Walton, Blingi worked at Ernst & Young and various equity trust companies where she gained her experience in Accounting and Trade Finance. She also worked in various retail and merchant banks suck as HSBC, Kleinwort Benson and CIC-Union Europeenne.

Blingi holds a Master of Business Administration from Oklahoma City University and a Master of Science in Finance from University of London. She is also an Associate of The Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB), a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and a Certified Facilitator.

As Vice President of Client Services and Operations, Anna Marie Wong manages the day-to-day operation, supervises the client services team for the East Asia region and collaborates with teams across different functionals department within the organization to develop and improve the post-servicing process.

Anna Marie joined Walton in 2014 and holds a bachelor’s in business and administration from the University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.

As Senior Vice President of Sales, Fenny is responsible for leading Walton’s ASEAN sales team. Fenny’s role is focused on training, planning, execution of sales strategy and opening new markets. Fenny joined Walton in 2003 and has a strong track record in sales and business development. Prior to Walton, Fenny had a successful career as an electrical engineer with a multinational corporation. Fenny graduated from Nanyang Technology University as an ASEAN scholar with a B. Eng. (hons).
As the Vice President of Operations of Walton Singapore, Charmian oversees the day-to-day operations and manage resources to ensure smooth functioning of Walton Singapore. She collaborates closely with various global teams to implement plans to achieve operational efficiency and collaborates with the Singapore sales leaders to optimize resources to support sales campaigns and client purchase experience.

Charmian joined Walton in 2006 and has held roles involving the sales operations, investor services and finance in Walton Singapore.