SmartStop Self Storage REIT Hires Senior Financial Analyst
SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc., a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust formerly known as Strategic Storage Trust II Inc., has hired Casey Shay to serve as senior financial analyst.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc., a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust formerly known as Strategic Storage Trust II Inc., has hired Casey Shay to serve as senior financial analyst.
In his new role, Shay will be a contributor in all financial planning and analyses for the company and its $1.6 billion portfolio, and will be responsible for managing annual budgets, preparing financial forecasts, and modeling financing scenarios.
“We are fortunate to have Casey join our team here at SmartStop and bring his wealth of knowledge and experience in [financial planning and analysis] to our organization,” said Michael McClure, chief executive officer of SmartStop. “With Casey coming on board, we are continuing to build the infrastructure to help grow the SmartStop platform and enhance the institutional capabilities of the company.”
Shay has more than 15 years of finance experience and most recently served as finance manager for Synaptics and Esterline Power Systems. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and an MBA from California State University, Fullerton.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT is a self-managed REIT that also sponsors other self-storage programs through its indirect subsidiary SmartStop REIT Advisors LLC, including Strategic Storage Trust IV Inc., a non-traded REIT.
SmartStop launched its initial public offering in January 2014 and raised $566 million in investor equity prior to closing in January 2017. As of the first quarter of 2020, the company raised $52.1 in distribution reinvestment plan proceeds, and has approximately $1.6 billion of real estate assets under management, including 112 properties in 17 states and Toronto.
