LAS VEGAS—MVP REIT Inc. says Roland Quast has joined the company as senior executive vice president. He will also serve as senior executive vice president of MVP Realty Advisors LLC and MVP American Securities LLC, the REIT's advisor and affiliated broker-dealer, respectively.

Quast is involved in developing and supporting retail distribution opportunities for MVP REIT and other alternative investment programs.

“With more than two decades of experience, Roland is a mainstay in the alternative investment industry with well-established relationships with a wide range of independent broker-dealers, regional wirehouse broker-dealers and banks,” said Mike Shustek, chairman and chief executive officer of MVP REIT. “I'm pleased to welcome him to the MVP team.”

Quast joins MVP REIT after spending two years as vice president of national accounts with Behringer Securities L.P., where he helped maintain and expand broker-dealer relationships as the company launched new alternative investment programs. Previously, he spent two years as senior vice president and director of strategic accounts for NRF Capital Markets. While there he was responsible for launching the retail sales program and developing the broker-dealer sales channel for NorthStar Realty Finance Corporations, a real estate finance company focusing on originating and acquiring real estate debt, real estate securities and net lease properties. Quast also spent six years with Dividend Capital Securities as vice president of national accounts, responsible for retail securities sales and the management of national broker-dealer accounts. Beginning his career in 1990, he has held positions in account services management with Invesco Funds Group, Invesco Retirement Plan Services, Institutional Trust Company and Waddell & Reed Financial Services.

Quast earned dual bachelor's degrees in finance and economics from the University of Minnesota. He holds FINRA licenses Series 7, 24 and 63.