Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust announce the appointment of Michael Vels to its Board of Trustees, effective February 1, 2022. Mr. Vels is the Chief Development Officer at Empire Company Limited (Empire) and Sobeys Inc. (Sobeys). He joined Sobeys in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer where his leadership has been key to the successful execution of the Company's strategy.

In 2021, Michael transitioned to his current role, where he focuses his leadership talents towards Sobeys' growth targets, improvement in internal execution, and leading the business' real estate, technology and enterprise project management teams, and the Company's merger and acquisition activities.