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Wofse appointed as new CFO at Thor Equities

Fess Wofse, Thor Equities Fess Wofse, Thor Equities

Manhattan, NY Thor Equities has appointed Fess Wofse as chief financial officer.

Wofse will be responsible for all global finance operations at Thor Equities including managing and reporting on the performance of the company and its investments, as well as overseeing Thor’s accounting and risk management departments.

Previously, Wofse was the CFO of Apollo Global Real Estate Management, the real estate investment manager for Apollo with $11 billion in assets under management.

Prior to joining Apollo he was director of finance at Citi Property Investors and before that he was a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York where he spent over 12 years.

“We are very excited to welcome Fess to the company,” said Joseph Sitt, CEO of Thor Equities. “He brings with him a wealth of finance and investor relations experience, which will help us immensely as we continue to execute our ongoing growth strategy.”

A certified public accountant, Mr. Wofse has an MBA from Columbia Business School, and a BS in accounting from Binghamton University.

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