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ShopOne Centers REIT appoints Roche as CFO

New York, NY ShopOne Centers REIT Inc., a private real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on acquiring, operating and managing market-dominant, grocery-anchored shopping centers, has appointed John Roche, CPA, MBA, chief financial officer. 

Roche comes to ShopOne from Devonshire, where he spent the past year serving as a senior finance executive. In this role, he was responsible for developing property and corporate level models, reviewing financial information and helping to close the REIT’s transaction. 

Prior to Devonshire, Roche spent time at ROIC serving as Chief Financial Officer, playing an instrumental role in launching their platform; Gramercy Capital Corp. serving as CFO; and New Plan serving as executive vice president and CFO.

With 30 years’ of finance experience, Roche has held positions with leading retail REITs including Retail Opportunity Investment Corp. (ROIC) and New Plan Excel Realty Trust.

“John is a highly-respected finance professional in the REIT sector and brings to ShopOne significant accounting and finance expertise,” said Michael Carroll, chief executive at ShopOne. “John’s experience, insights and leadership will prove invaluable as we strategically grow the ShopOne platform.”

Roche holds a Bachelor of Arts from Queens College and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University.  He also currently sits on the Board of Directors for MLMC Holding Company, LLC.

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