Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. announced that Wilkes Graham will join the company as its Chief Financial Officer, effective January 19, 2016. Mr. Graham will oversee corporate finance, accounting, investor relations and capital and financing strategies for the Company and will report to CEO and Chairman, Jon Wheeler. Mr. Graham will succeed Steven Belote, who will remain with the company as its chief operating officer.

Since 2010 Mr. Graham has worked with Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC.