Katie Kurtz has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. As an experienced finance executive with over 15 years success in the financial services sector, Kurtz will be responsible for Silverstein’s finance and accounting organization. Kurtz was previously an Ex ecutive Vice President at AR Global (ARG) where she served as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer for multiple Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) and Business Development Companies (BDC). She most recently served as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer for three REITs: American Finance Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFIN), Healthcare Trust, Inc. and New York City REIT, Inc. (NYSE: NYC).