CareTrust REIT announces CFO Wagner to retire

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) “announced that William M. Wagner, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, plans to retire in early 2026. Derek Bunker, who currently serves as the Company’s Senior Vice President of Strategy and Investor Relations, is expected to succeed Mr. Wagner as Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2026. Mr. Bunker has over a decade of healthcare leadership experience from his time as the Vice President of Acquisitions and Business Legal Affairs at The Ensign Group and more recently as Chief Investment Officer and Executive Vice President at The Pennant Group, where he developed a deep understanding of the senior care and healthcare real estate industries.”