Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated Announces Appointment of Bill Monroe as Chief Financial Officer

FRANKLIN, Tenn., May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE: CHCT) (the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors appointed William G. Monroe IV to be the Company's Chief Financial Officer, effective as of June 1, 2023. 

David H. Dupuy, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, said, "On behalf of the Company, we are excited to welcome Bill as our Chief Financial Officer. Bill's experience demonstrates a deep understanding of our industry, and I am confident that he is an excellent choice for this role. We look forward to working with Bill."

Mr. Monroe has served as Managing Director of the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at Truist Securities, Inc. in Atlanta. Mr. Monroe was responsible for buy-and-sell side advisory services as well as debt and equity capital markets origination for healthcare services segments including acute hospital, post-acute, alternate site, and healthcare REITs. He joined Truist Securities, Inc. as a Vice President in 2011 via its predecessor firm SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. Mr. Monroe began his investment banking career at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in New York where he was an Associate in the Syndicated & Leveraged Finance Group from 2006 to 2009 with responsibilities for structuring and executing pro rata bank, leveraged loan, and high yield bond transactions. Other positions Mr. Monroe has held include Vice President of Private Equity Placement at Fortress Group, Inc. from 2010 to 2011, and prior to business school Commercial Banking Associate at SunTrust Bank from 2003 to 2004 and Consulting Analyst at Accenture from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Monroe holds a Bachelor of Science from Davidson College and a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

About Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated

Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated is a real estate investment trust that focuses on owning income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services in our target sub-markets throughout the United States.

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CONTACT David H. Dupuy, 615-771-3052

SOURCE Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.