Welltower CFO Tim McHugh joins FrontView REIT (NYSE: FVR) board as independent director
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
FrontView REIT, Inc. appointed Timothy G. “Tim” McHugh to its Board of Directors as an independent director, effective May 28, 2026, to serve until the 2027 annual meeting. McHugh is Co-President and Chief Financial Officer of Welltower Inc., a large public senior-housing REIT.
The company issued a press release, furnished under Regulation FD, highlighting his capital markets, technology transformation, and net-lease investment experience. FrontView describes itself as a net-lease REIT focused on high-visibility frontage properties and, as of March 31, 2026, owned 309 properties across 36 U.S. states.
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 28, 2026, the board of directors (the “Board”) of FrontView REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Tim McHugh to serve as a director of the Company, effective May 28, 2026. Mr. McHugh will serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies. As of the time of this filing, the Board has not made a determination regarding the committees of the Board, if any, to which Mr. McHugh will be appointed.
Mr. McHugh, age 41, has served as Co-President and Chief Financial Officer at Welltower Inc. (“Welltower”), a public REIT focusing on rental housing for aging seniors across the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Mr. McHugh joined Welltower in 2016 as Vice President – Finance and Investments. He has held the positions of Treasurer, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer before assuming his current role. Prior to joining Welltower, Mr. McHugh worked at RREEF Management, L.L.C, the global alternative investment management business of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division. As a senior analyst focused on the healthcare, net lease, office and specialty sectors, he was responsible for developing sector level underwriting methodologies, valuing individual securities, and producing investment recommendations. Prior to his tenure at RREEF, he served as an Equity Research Analyst at Northern Trust covering companies in the financial services, semiconductor, and utility sectors. Mr. McHugh holds a BS in Finance and a minor in Technology & Management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Mr. McHugh will receive compensation for his service as a non-employee director of the Board pursuant to the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy, as may be amended from time to time, and as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2026, in the section entitled “Director Compensation,” which information is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, the Company will enter into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. McHugh.
The Board determined that Mr. McHugh is “independent” as defined under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Company’s corporate governance guidelines. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. McHugh and any other persons or entities pursuant to which Mr. McHugh was appointed as director of the Company, and there are no transactions involving Mr. McHugh, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 28, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Tim McHugh. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in Item 7.01 hereof, including the information contained in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. References to the Company’s website in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in the attached Exhibit 99.1 do not incorporate by reference the information on such website into this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Company disclaims any such incorporation by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Exhibit 99.1
For Immediate Release
May 28, 2026
FrontView REIT Appoints Welltower Co-President and CFO Tim McHugh to Board of Directors
Welltower Co-President and Chief Financial Officer brings extensive public REIT leadership, capital markets, capital allocation, technology transformation and net-lease investment experience to FrontView
DALLAS, TX – FrontView REIT, Inc. (NYSE: FVR) (the “Company,” “FrontView,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) today announced the appointment of Timothy G. “Tim” McHugh to the Company’s Board of Directors as an independent director, effective May 28, 2026.
Mr. McHugh currently serves as Co-President and Chief Financial Officer of Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), the largest REIT in the S&P 500 in terms of market capitalization. In his role at Welltower, Mr. McHugh oversees the company’s corporate finance function and is actively involved in advancing innovation and technology transformation across the Welltower Business System and broader enterprise platform. Since joining Welltower in 2016, Mr. McHugh has helped lead a period of significant strategic transformation and has held roles of increasing responsibility, including Treasurer, Senior Vice President of Capital Markets, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, before assuming his current role.
“Tim is one of the most respected finance and capital allocation executives in the public REIT industry, and we are thrilled to welcome him to FrontView’s Board of Directors,” said Stephen Preston, FrontView’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Tim helped transform Welltower into one of the world’s leading REIT platforms, and his perspective will be especially valuable as it aligns with our differentiated approach to net lease as we scale the business.”
“I am honored to join FrontView’s Board of Directors at an important stage in the Company’s growth,” said Mr. McHugh. “FrontView has built a differentiated platform, anchored by one of the highest-quality real estate portfolios in the sector, and is led by an experienced team with a clear strategy to create durable, long-duration value for shareholders. I look forward to working with the management team and my fellow directors as the Company continues to scale and execute on its strategic priorities.”
About FrontView REIT, Inc.
FrontView is an internally managed net-lease real estate investment trust (“REIT”) focused on acquiring, owning, and managing properties with frontage that are leased to a diversified tenant base. Our real estate investment strategy is centered around highly visible properties in prominent retail corridors with strong underlying real estate fundamentals. We target properties along high-traffic roads that offer strong consumer visibility and adaptable building formats capable of supporting various businesses over time.
As of March 31, 2026, FrontView owned a diversified portfolio of 309 direct frontage properties across 36 U.S. states, leased primarily to service and necessity-based tenants across 16 industries, including medical and dental providers, quick-service and casual dining restaurants, financial institutions, cellular retailers, automotive-related, fitness, and general retail, along with several other diversified industries.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies, and prospects, both business and financial. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “outlook,” “potential,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “projects,” “predicts,” “expect,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “plans,” “would be,” “believes,” “continues,” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Forward-looking statements, including our ability to execute our business and acquisition strategies, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause FVR’s actual future results to differ materially from expected results, including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties related to general economic conditions, including but not limited to fluctuations in the rate of inflation and/or interest rates, local real estate conditions, tenant financial health, property investments and acquisitions, and the timing and uncertainty of completing
these property investments and acquisitions, and uncertainties regarding future distributions to our stockholders. These and other risks, assumptions, and uncertainties are described in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, which the Company filed with the SEC on February 25, 2026, which you are encouraged to read, and is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Company assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any forward-looking statements after the date of this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.
Company Contact
investorrelations@frontviewreit.com