Ms. Battist is a financial executive with over 30 years of experience in public and private companies. Ms. Battist has established financial infrastructure and driven transformational growth through IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, and other capital market transactions. In addition, she has led investor relations efforts and established internal audit functions.
From 2018 to 2023, Ms. Battist served as Chief Financial Officer at Avison Young, a private commercial real estate services firm. Before that, she was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. (NYSE: SBY), a publicly traded real estate investment trust, from 2012 to 2016. Earlier in her career, she was Managing Director at Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE: TWO), a public REIT specializing in residential mortgage-backed securities, from 2011 to 2012. She also held various financial leadership roles at The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS), a Fortune 500 agribusiness firm, from 2005 to 2011. Ms. Battist holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from St. Norbert College and is a Certified Public Accountant in Texas. She is an independent director for Bolt Projects Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSLK) and privately held Highland Bank.
Capital Southwest benefits from Ms. Battist’s extensive experience and track record of managing accounting, finance, and investor relations affairs for public and private companies. In addition, Capital Southwest will benefit from Ms. Battist’s qualification as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined under Item 407 of Regulation S-K.