Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. announced that the election of Dennis Pollack to the Company's Board of Directors, and his appointment to the Audit Committee of the Board (the "Audit Committee"). Mr. Pollack's election to the Board and appointment to the Audit Committee are effective as of September 5, 2023. Mr. Pollack served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Bancorp, Inc. from May 2016 to November 2022.

In addition, Mr. Pollack has held numerous executive positions, including President of the Medical Division at Sony Corporation of America, President and CEO of the Connecticut Bank of Commerce, President and CEO of the Savings Bank of Rockland County, Chief Operating Officer at Paulson &Company, and President and CEO of Pegasus Funding Group. Mr. Pollack has also authored numerous articles on the state of banking which appeared in Bottomline Magazine and The Bankers Magazine. Mr. Pollack holds a B.S. in Economics from Seton Hall University, an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, and a post-M.B.A. Diploma in Bank Lending from New York University.