SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust announced appointment of Mr. Peter Slan as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 24, 2022. Peter Slan has been in real estate finance and banking for over 29 years through his various roles prior to Scotiabank and Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Slan joined the Real Estate Investment Banking group at Scotiabank in1998.

He spent 12 years in Investment Banking and Equity Capital Markets, including both REITs and other investment trusts. He spent six years as Scotiabank's Senior Vice President of Finance, with responsibilities for Investor Relations, Sarbanes-Oxley and other areas. Most recently, he served as Vice Chair of Scotiabank's Global Wealth Management business.

Prior to Bank of Nova Scotia, Mr. Slan worked for Ernst & Young LLP as a Chartered Professional Accountant focusing primarily on real estate clients. In additional to being a CPA, Mr. Slan also holds an MBA degree from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.