BOSTON, MA — The Wilder Companies announced that Brian Cosentino has joined the company in the newly created position of vice president of acquisitions. Cosentino will be responsible for developing retail real estate opportunities to expand the company’s portfolio of open-air centers and mixed-use developments throughout the East Coast. His focus will be on existing center acquisitions where Wilder can use its broad experience reinvigorating centers through redevelopment, remerchandising, and introduction of uses such as entertainment, residential, office, and hospitality. Prior to joining Wilder, Cosentino worked on the transactions team at UBS Realty Investors in Hartford, CT, closing over $1.5 billion in transactions across the commercial and residential spectrum. Prior to UBS, he worked in various acquisition capacities at the Boston office of CBRE Global Investors.