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Cole REITs Name New VP of Accounting

The boards of five non-traded real estate investment trusts sponsored by Cole Capital appointed Jeffrey Smith as the vice president of accounting and principal accounting officer following the resignation of Christine Brown.

He will serve in his new roles at Cole Office & Industrial REIT, Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Cole Office & Industrial REIT, Cole Real Estate Income Strategy, and Cole Credit Property Trust V.

Prior to his appointments, Smith served as director of accounting of Cole’s parent company, VEREIT Inc. (NYSE:VER), from June 2016 until June 2017. Prior to joining VEREIT, he worked as an auditor for the independent public accounting firm of KPMG LLP. Smith earned his master’s degree in accounting from Brigham Young University and is a certified public accountant.

Smith replaces Christine Brown who resigned from the Cole REITs after assuming the positions in March 2015.

Cole Capital is sponsor of non-traded REITs and has acquired more than $20 billion in real estate assets through its various investment programs.

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