Smart Real Estate Investment Trust announced that effective July 21, 2016, Peter Forde is promoted to President of the company, reporting to Huw Thomas, the company's CEO. Peter Forde, with 18 years' experience in senior roles at SmartCentres and SmartREIT, including over 10 years as COO, is an fit for a growing array of management tasks, responsibilities and development opportunities. Plans are just words without the people-depth and skills to implement them.