Afshin Kateb

Afshin Kateb is a CFO and real estate investor with over 20 years of experience in the private equity industry. He manages Nazarian Enterprises/ Nimes’ Capital finance department, including accounting, tax, internal and external reporting, treasury and cash management, risk management, asset management, and financial planning and analysis. He joined Nimes after SBE Group, where he was the CFO for nearly seven years, overseeing the company’s growth, reporting standardization, financial affairs, and institutionalization of lender and investor relations.

Prior to sbe, Afshin was the SVP of Lowe Enterprises Investors and was responsible for asset management, portfolio management, and structured finance of investments of a $1 billion portfolio.

Prior to Lowe, Afshin served as the founding CFO of KOR Group (Viceroy Hotel Group) and oversaw the company’s development of a portfolio of assets that included 3,200 multi-family units, various domestic and international real estate development projects, and approximately 2,000 hotel rooms under management. His experience also includes prior positions with Destination Hotel and Resorts, Ernst & Young, and ITT Sheraton Corporation.

Afshin holds a DBA from Grenoble Ecole de Management, an MBA from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Woodbury University. In addition to his business activities, Afshin is active in the greater Los Angeles community through his involvement with the Farhang Foundation, Cal Poly Pomona Collins School of Hospitality, Woodbury University, and Pepperdine University.