Mr. Buist joined HutsonWood in July 2023 as its Chief Strategic and Implementation Officer.  Prior to joining HutsonWood, he has worked in not-for-profit senior living finance and operations since 2006.  Mr. Buist has been active throughout his career in successful mergers, acquisitions, growth, and expansion initiatives, in Michigan, Florida, and North Carolina.  As Chief Financial Officer, he has helped develop, finance, and refinance multiple projects, including a $63 million expansion at Moorings Park, Naples, Florida, the $150 million development of Moorings Park at Grey Oaks, the $65 million campus healthcare expansion at SantaFe Senior Living in Cutler Bay, Florida, and $120 million HUD refinancing at SantaFe Senior Living, Gainesville, Florida.  Operationally he has developed and led strategic initiatives in marketing, sales, healthcare operations, and finance to improve operating results and resident outcomes and satisfaction.  An active member of LeadingAge since 2006, Mr. Buist has been board chair of the Michigan Living Disclosure Act Committee, member of the LeadingAge Florida Advocacy in Action program, speaker at the Leadership Academy of North Carolina, and is part of the first Tennessee Leadership Academy beginning in 2024.  He received his BBA from Western Michigan University, and an EMBA from Florida Gulf Coast University.

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