GE Capital Real Estate has named Kathleen Carey chief compliance officer. She will oversee compliance-related matters, and craft, execute, and preserve the international compliance policy for the unit.

Carey, whose tenure at GE spans 15 years, most recently was chief operating officer for GE Capital Real Estate's investment management team and head of the unit's global Six Sigma group. Carey has served as president of GE Capital Investment Advisors, Six Sigma team leader and portfolio manager of GECIA. Before joining GE, she was a commercial real estate lawyer and partner at Stamford-based firm Cummings & Lockwood.