Mario Barrafato has been appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust (CREIT) effective March 30, 2015.

“We are very pleased to have Mario join CREIT,” said Stephen Johnson, chief executive officer of CREIT. “He is a recognized and well-respected finance leader who, with his deep knowledge of the real estate industry and capital markets, will make a great addition to our senior management team.”

Barrafato has more than 20 years of senior management experience in corporate finance, financial reporting and capital markets.

He is currently CFO of DREAM Asset Management where he has worked since 2001.

While at DREAM, Barrafato served as CFO of many public entities such as DREAM Office REIT and was also involved in the financial management of the platform.