Cabot Properties Announces Senior Leadership Appointments
Boston, MA — March 17, 2026 — Cabot Properties, a leading investor, developer, and operator of logistics properties throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific, has announced a series of leadership appointments and firmwide promotions, reflecting the firm’s continued growth, long-term succession planning, and commitment to developing talent across the organization.
- Kara Brown has been promoted to Chief Administrative Officer in addition to her existing roles as General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Secretary. In this expanded role, Brown will continue to oversee legal, compliance, insurance, and strategic human capital initiatives.
- Justin Harvey and Mike McCarthy have been promoted to Co-Chief Investment Officers of Cabot’s Value Funds moving forward, assuming regional leadership responsibilities across Europe and the United States, respectively. Harvey and McCarthy will continue to serve as Deputy CIOs of Cabot’s Value Funds VI and VII.
- Damian Bailey has been promoted to Chief Investment Officer of Cabot’s Core Funds following the deployment of Core Fund III, succeeding Charlie Forbes as part of a planned leadership transition.
- Charlie Forbes will transition to Vice Chairman of Investment Committees for the Core and Value Funds, where he will continue to provide strategic oversight and investment guidance.
These changes follow the recent promotions of Brad Otis to Chief Operating Officer and Mike Gebo to Head of Asset Management.
“These promotions and leadership appointments reflect a strategic and thoughtful approach to developing and empowering the depth of cycle-tested talent we’ve built at all levels across the organization,” said Franz Colloredo-Mansfeld, Chairman and CEO of Cabot Properties. “By maintaining continuity in leadership with our highly experienced and capable team, we are positioning Cabot for sustained long-term growth and ensuring consistent service and value-add to our investors and stakeholders.”
About Cabot Properties Inc.
Cabot Properties is an international private equity real estate firm focused on the logistics sector. Founded in 1986, Cabot was one of the first real estate firms to provide institutional investors with access to the industrial property sector and has invested over $17 billion in logistics real estate, served over 4,300 tenants, and operated over 1,750 buildings totaling more than 240 million square feet. Cabot is headquartered in Boston with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, London, Amsterdam, Sydney, Tokyo, Munich, Houston, New York, Orlando, and New Jersey. For more information, visit www.cabotprop.com.