Corporate Office Properties Trust Appoints Paul R. Adkins as New Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Effective on November 28, 2016
November 11, 2016 at 06:00 am EST
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Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) announced the appointment of Paul R. Adkins as the company’s new executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective November 28, 2016. Mr. Adkins is an established expert on the Washington, DC commercial property markets who has a long history of success in a variety of disciplines, including leasing, acquisition and as a leadership executive. Prior to joining COPT, he spent five years as a Principal at The JBG Companies. In his new capacity, Mr. Adkins will manage the overall operations of the Company including asset management and leasing, property management, government services and commercial development. His responsibilities will also include developing and executing strategies to expand the Company’s investment opportunities, predominantly regarding new development at existing Defense/IT locations.
COPT Defense Properties is a fully integrated and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). It is focused on owning, operating and developing properties in locations proximate to, or sometimes containing, key United States Government (USG) defense installations and missions (referred to as its Defense/IT Portfolio). Its tenants include the USG and their defense contractors, who are engaged in priority national security activities, and who require mission-critical and high security property enhancements. Its Defense/IT Portfolio segment consists of approximately 193 properties, including 24 owned through unconsolidated joint ventures, encompassed 22.0 million square feet. Its Defense/IT Portfolio sub-segments includes Fort George G. Meade and the Baltimore/Washington Corridor; Northern Virginia Defense/IT Locations; Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas; locations serving the U.S. Navy; Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, and data center shells in Northern Virginia.
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