NNN REIT, Inc. announced that Christopher P. Tessitore, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, will retire effective January 1, 2024. Gina M. Steffens will succeed Mr. Tessitore as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Ms. Steffens will join the company as of November 30, 2023.

Mr. Tessitore has served as Executive Vice President of the Company since January 2007, as General Counsel since February 2006 and as Secretary since May 2006. He also previously served as Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of the Company from 2005 to 2006. Prior to March 2005, Mr. Tessitore was a shareholder at the law firm of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. Mr. Tessitore previously served on the board of directors of Elevate Orlando and as the lead director and on the executive committee of BETA Center, Inc. Ms. Steffens joins NNN with extensive public and private company experience.

She was most recently Chief Executive Officer of PHM Brands. Previously she was Chief Legal Officer at PHM Brands, General Counsel of Real Capital Solutions, Assistant General Counsel and Senior Director at Vail Resorts Management Company and Senior Counsel and Director at Regency Centers Corporation. Her prior experience includes positions with the law firms Foley & Lardner, LLP as well as Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. Ms. Steffens is a graduate of the University of Florida and earned her Juris Doctor at the George Washington University Law School.