Cole Hires Robert Varga as SVP, Head of National Accounts and Due Diligence

Cole Capital, a sponsor of publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trusts, has hired Robert Varga to serve as senior vice president and head of national accounts and due diligence.

In his new role, Varga is responsible for managing teams that develop broker-dealer relationships while expanding selling group agreements, increasing brand awareness, opening new distribution channels, developing new offerings and managing due diligence operations.

Varga has more than 15 years of financial services experience and has spent the majority of his career in client service and relationship management. Prior to joining Cole, Robert was head of national accounts at RS Investments, where he managed the relationship management team for the $17 billion global asset management firm. He also worked in national accounts for Planco Financial Services and was responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with independent broker-dealers.

Varga holds FINRA series 6, 7, 26 and 63 licenses.

Cole Capital, the investment management business of VEREIT Inc. (NYSE: VER), is a leading sponsor of non-listed real estate investment trusts. The company’s current offerings include Cole Credit Property Trust V, Cole Real Estate Income Strategy (Daily NAV), and Cole Office and Industrial REIT.

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