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Steven W. Tilley - President and Founder SMT Real Estate, LLC A real estate development firm focusing on the commercial office market in the state of Rhode Island Steve Tilley is a Senior Advisor to Cronus Partners. He founded Retail Stores Systems, Inc. (RSS), a systems integration company with a focus on a retail industry, and steadily grew the business into a dominant solutions provider in the store systems space. Mr. Tilley sold RSS to Torex Retail, Plc, becoming CEO of Torex Retail North America. While at Torex, he expanded the North American business through organic growth as well as acquisition. Mr. Tilley completed the acquisition of Systech Retail Systems (dba Openfield) and its integration into the Torex Retail North American operations. He also was involved in the acquisition of Savista Corporation which was eventually integrated into the Torex Hospitality group in the UK. Mr. Tilley co-founded Visual Retailing, LLC, a reseller and integrator of virtual reality software for apparel retailers and apparel manufacturers servicing apparel retailers. The company serves blue chip clients such as Target, Dillard’s, Liz Claiborne and Macy’s. Mr. Tilley serves on several charitable and community organizations. He also served on the Board of the Woonsocket (RI) Industrial Development Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on employment growth through regional economic development. Mr. Tilley is a US Navy veteran. | 