Effective January 1, 2017, the board of trustees of National Storage Affiliates Trust appointed Brandon Togashi as the vice president, controller, and chief accounting officer of the company. Mr. Togashi has served as the company's vice president, controller since he joined the company in 2014. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Togashi served as vice president, corporate accounting at DCT Industrial Trust Inc. from 2013 through 2014. Prior to that role, Mr. Togashi was employed as an audit manager, and later, as a senior audit manager in the audit practice of KPMG LLP from 2010 to 2013.