By Joshua Burd
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc. has made two key additions to its senior management team, the Princeton-based company announced Monday.
In a news release, the real estate investment trust said Kristin M. Walker joins its ranks as senior vice president — real estate counsel. She most recently practiced as a shareholder with Polsinelli PC, based in its Denver office, bringing more than 17 years of legal experience specializing in commercial real estate transactions, with clients including EPRT and other national REITs in the industrial and retail and net-lease markets.
“For more than six years, Kristin has provided EPRT with excellent representation in our investment transactions, so we’re thrilled to have her join our team and bring her extensive experience in-house to lead our closing efforts and handle our other legal real estate matters,” said Pete Mavoides, the company’s CEO and president.
Meantime, Robert W. Salisbury joins the REIT as senior vice president — capital markets. He does so with more than 18 years of experience in the real estate industry, beginning with nearly five years in real estate equity research at Citigroup, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and UBS Investment Bank, and thereafter in various securities and private equity platforms focused on global real estate investing.
Salisbury most recently was with Almanac Realty Investors, which was recently acquired by Neuberger Berman, and previously with Citadel Investment Group and V3 Capital Management.
“Rob’s significant real estate experience, both equity research analysis and investing in real estate as a part of various investment platforms, will be a welcome addition to our capital markets capabilities,” said Mark Patten, EPRT’s executive vice president and chief financial officer.
