Ben Jaenicke

Ben Jaenicke serves as Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, a position he has held since January 2023. Mr. Jaenicke joined CBL in September 2022 as Executive Vice President - Finance. Prior to joining CBL, Mr. Jaenicke spent more than a decade with Wells Fargo (and predecessor firm Eastidil Secured) in real estate investment banking. In his role at Wells Fargo, he worked closely with executives across the real estate industry on strategic and capital planning including advising clients on M&A transactions, recapitalizations, and capital markets executions. Prior to joining Wells Fargo/Eastdil, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he performed audits and other accounting services for public REIT clients. Mr. Jaenicke holds a BS in Business and a Master of Accounting from Miami University and received his MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. He is a CFA charterholder and former Certified Public Accountant.