Chimera Investment Corp. Adds New CFO

Chimera Investment Corporation, Inc. named Subramaniam Viswanathan as the company's chief financial officer. On June 22, 2021, the company appointed Viswanathan as its chief financial officer and principal financial officer, to be effective as soon as practicable, but no later than September 15, 2021, according to a press release.

Prior to joining the company, Viswanathan served as the managing director, chief operating officer – Global Mortgages and Securitized Products since 2012 and served other roles at Bank of America Merrill Lynch since 2007. Viswanathan previously served as the senior vice president, business area controller – cash and synthetic CDOs, securitization and correlation desks at Citigroup, Corporate and Investment Banking.

“Subra has extensive background in the mortgage and securitization industry, and we believe the company will benefit greatly from his experience and expertise as the chief financial officer,” said Mohit Marria, the company’s chief executive officer and chief investment officer.

Chimera is a publicly-traded REIT that is primarily engaged in the business of investing, on a leveraged basis, in a diversified portfolio of real estate assets, including mortgage loans, Non-Agency RMBS, Agency CMBS, Agency RMBS, and other real estate assets.