Mr. Peter O. Schultz, Jr., has been an Executive Vice President of East Region at First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. since March 2009. Mr. Schultz focused on creating sophisticated industrial real estate solutions for customers in the Eastern U.S. As Executive Vice President - East Region for First Industrial Realty Trust, he manages the region's portfolio and team of experts and is responsible for proper execution of all leasing, development, acquisition and disposition activities along the East Coast. He served as Managing Director of East Region at First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. from November 2007 to December 2008. He served as Senior Vice President of Portfolio Management from January 2009 to March 2009 and as its Vice President of Leasing from September 2004 to November 2007. He served as Senior Regional Director for Philadelphia office at First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. and as its Regional Director for Eastern Pennsylvania from March 1998 to December 2000. He joined First Industrial in 1998 upon the acquisition of PBS Properties, Inc.'s portfolio, where he served as President and Managing Partner. Previously, Mr. Schultz was the Director of Marketing and Sales for the Pickering Group and Morgantown Properties. An active member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Mr. Schultz also holds a real estate broker license for the state of Pennsylvania. He earned his B.A. in Business Administration from Gettysburg College.