The RMR Group announced the appointment of Mary Smendzuik as a Senior Vice President and Head of Capital Formation. In this newly created role, Ms. Smendzuik will lead RMR?s private capital raising strategy and spearhead expanding RMR?s relationships with institutional investors. In her role as Head of Capital Formation, Ms. Smendzuik will leverage RMR?s platform and experience to further diversify its client base and increase its private capital assets under management.

Ms. Smendzuik has more than 18 years of experience in investor relations and capital markets. She most recently served as a Senior Vice President in the business development group of Torchlight Investors, where she focused on institutional investor fundraising. She also previously held a senior role at New York Life Real Estate Investors.

Ms. Smendzuik earned an MBA from the University of Michigan?s Stephen M. Ross School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University.