Position(s)
- Chief Executive Officer, CNL Financial Group
- Board of Directors, CNL Financial Group
- Chief Executive Officer, CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
- Chief Executive Officer, CNL Properties Trust, Inc.
- Chairman, Director, Corporate Capital Trust, Inc.
- Chief Executive Officer, CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
- Chief Executive Officer, CNL Properties Trust, Inc.
Career highlights
Thomas K. Sittema is chief executive officer of CNL Financial Group, a leading private investment firm
that provides global real estate and alternative investments. Mr. Sittema reports directly to founder and
executive chairman, James M. Seneff, Jr. Mr. Sittema joined CNL in October 2009, previously managing director
of real estate, gaming and lodging investment banking for Bank of America Merrill Lynch serving in numerous
capacities at that company, including sector head of REITS and lodging and led more than $20 billion in M&A
transactions, $5 billion in equity offerings and more than $35 billion in debt transactions. Prior to 1994,
Mr. Sittema was responsible for real estate financing and managed the Dallas, Texas real estate office for
Bank of America and its predecessors. In 2007, Mr. Sittema was named one of the "Seven Investment Bankers
Every Director Should Know," by Corporate Board Member Magazine.
Education
M.B.A., Finance, Indiana University
B.A. in Business Administration, Dordt College
Community involvement
- Chairman of WorldServe Ministries in Dallas, Texas
- Executive Board Member, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission
- Member of the Board of Overseers, Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College