Phillips Edison & Company announced the hiring of Dan Sutherland as Vice President of Acquisitions for its West region, covering Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. In this role, Sutherland will identify and execute investment opportunities in high-quality, grocery-anchored shopping centers across these five states.

Sutherland brings more than two decades of experience in retail real estate, having sourced, structured and closed billions of dollars in transactions for both public REITs and private equity platforms. He previously held senior roles at Sterling Organization, Brixton Capital and Brixmor Property Group, where he led complex deal strategies and developed extensive broker and investor relationships.

This appointment reinforces PECO’s disciplined acquisition platform focused on everyday retail and grocery-anchored centers in high-growth suburban markets. Sutherland’s deep network and execution expertise aim to support PECO’s effort to maintain its 95% grocery-anchored composition and drive accretive portfolio expansion.