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Vistra Continues North America Build-Out

Editorial Staff July 18, 2024

Vistra Continues North America Build-Out

The MD for North America has worked at the business for a decade, originally joining in Singapore and working in Australia and the UK, before heading to Canada.

Vistra, a service provider for funds and companies, has appointed Caroline Baker as country managing director for North America.

Baker, based in Canada, reports to Jonathan Ferrara, regional MD for the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, India, Americas, and Middle East.

The firm said Baker’s appointment reinforces the “strategic importance” of the North American market to Vistra. Recently, it appointed Kristen Badgley to lead the US corporate solutions commercial team and Chris Murphy in the US fund solutions team.

Baker began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Montreal, before moving to Sydney, London, and Singapore. She then became CFO at a large investment firm with $5 billion of listed, private equity and real-estate investments across Asia. She joined Vistra in Singapore in 2014 where she has held various leadership roles. Baker moved to Canada in 2018 to establish the Toronto office before returning to Singapore as MD for Southeast Asia. In 2024, she relocated back to Montreal where she is based. She is now both the CMD for North America and global head of operations for funds.

In her funds role, Baker supports Abdel Hmitti, global head of funds, and the broader funds business unit.

Baker is a Chartered Professional Accountant and member of CPA Canada.

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