CMSA makes new hire

The Commercial Mortgage Securities Association (CMSA) today announced the appointment of Carol Wilkie as executive manager of the Association’s European Chapter. In her new position, Wilkie will manage the overall direction and activities of CMSA’s European Chapter as well as work closely with the European Board of Governors. She will coordinate all conferences, seminars and meetings of CMSA’s European Committees and the European Board of Governor and develop alliances with the other European trade organizations.Before joining CMSA, Wilkie had an over five-year stint at Fitch Ratings in the rating agency’s European structured finance division. At Fitch, she handled the division’s event management, conferences and sponsorship opportunities. Wilkie was also in charge of the identification and classification of key investors throughout Europe.