
	Mr. Brian S. Block, CPA has been the Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary at American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. since December 2010. Previously, Mr. Block served as the Principal Accounting Officer at American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. He also serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer AR Capital, LLC and RBS Citizens, N.A. Additionally, he serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a number of the publicly registered, non-traded direct investments sponsored by AR Capital. In his role as the Chief Financial Officer for these companies, Mr. Block is responsible for the accounting, finance and reporting functions. He has also been instrumental in developing AR Capital&rsquo;s management and financial infrastructure and positioning the organization for growth. Mr. Block was the Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, and Executive Vice President at American Realty Capital &ndash; Retail Centers of America, Inc. until December 12, 2013. From 2008 to 2012, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at American Realty Capital Trust which was most recently merged into Realty Income. Prior to joining AR Capital, Mr. Block served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at American Financial Realty Trust from 2002 to 2007. From 2000 to 2002, he was the Chief Financial Officer of a venture capital-backed technology company. Mr. Block worked in public accounting at Ernst &amp; Young and Arthur Andersen from 1994 to 2000. He is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the AICPA and PICPA. Mr. Block has extensive experience in SEC reporting requirements and REIT tax compliance matters. He currently serves on the REIT Committee and Financial Standards Subcommittee of the Investment Program Association. Mr. Block has an MBA from La Salle University and a BS from Albright College.
