Starwood Capital Group Global has named John McCarthy as global head of asset management, in charge of Starwood's worldwide real estate portfolio. McCarthy joins Starwood Capital from Lehman Brothers, where he most recently served as global co-head of asset management for Lehman Brothers Real Estate Private Equity. In that capacity, he managed the assets of five separate funds with more than circa $40 bn of assets.

Starwood Capital Group Global has named John McCarthy as global head of asset management, in charge of Starwood's worldwide real estate portfolio. McCarthy joins Starwood Capital from Lehman Brothers, where he most recently served as global co-head of asset management for Lehman Brothers Real Estate Private Equity. In that capacity, he managed the assets of five separate funds with more than circa $40 bn of assets.

McCarthy will be based in Starwood Capital's headquarters in Greenwich, Connecticut and form part of the senior management team that reports directly to Chairman and CEO Barry Sternlicht. Upon McCarthy's appointment, Jeffrey Dishner returns to helping lead the acquisitions team for Starwood Capital.