Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust announced the appointment of J. Michael Knowlton as an independent trustee. Mr. Knowlton is a corporate director and has 25 years of experience in real estate. He retired from Dream Asset Management Corporation (formerly Dundee Realty Corporation) ("DAM"), the REIT's asset manager, in 2011 where he held the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of Dream Office REIT (formerly Dundee REIT). He joined DAM in 1998, holding various positions with DAM and Dream Office REIT, before becoming President of Dream Office REIT in 2006. Prior to that, he worked at OMERS Realty Corp. from 1990 until 1998 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Knowlton also serves on the boards of Crombie REIT, Tricon Capital Corp. and Dream Industrial REIT and is a former trustee of True North Apartment REIT and Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT.