People: First Potomac Realty Trust (FPO)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Donatelli, Douglas 47 2007 Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chief Executive Officer
Bass, Barry 45 2005 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Dawson, James 51 2005 Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President
Smith, Nicholas 44 1997 Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
Bonder, Joel 60 2005 Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Comer, Michael 43 2005 Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
Zulick, Timothy 45 2004 Senior Vice President - Leasing
Arnold, Robert 65 2003 Trustee
Chess, Richard 55 2003 Trustee
McCullough, R. Michael 70 2003 Trustee
Stevens, Terry 60 2003 Trustee
Heller, J. Roderick 71 2003 Trustee
Merten, Alan 67 2005 Trustee

Biographies

Name Description
Donatelli, Douglas Douglas J. Donatelli is Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer of First Potomac Realty Trust. Douglas J. Donatelli is a founder of the Company and has served as Chairman since May 2007 and Chief Executive Officer and trustee of the Company since Company's predecessor’s founding in 1997. Mr. Donatelli previously was Executive Vice President of Donatelli & Klein, Inc. (now Donatelli Development, Inc.), a real estate development and investment firm located in Washington, D.C., and from 1985 to 1991, President of D&K Broadcasting, a communications subsidiary of Donatelli Development, Inc. that owned Fox network affiliated television stations. Mr. Donatelli is active in many charitable and community organizations. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Greater Washington Board of Trade and the Catholic Charities Foundation of Washington, D.C. and is a member of the Urban Land Institute and National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). Mr. Donatelli holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Wake Forest University.
Bass, Barry Barry H. Bass served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since joining First Potomac Realty Trust in June 2002 and was appointed Executive Vice President in February 2005. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Bass was a senior member of the real estate investment banking group of Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. where he advised a number of public and private real estate companies in their capital raising efforts. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Bass was Executive Vice President of the Artery Organization in Bethesda, Maryland, an owner and operator of real estate assets in the Washington, D.C. area, and prior to that a Vice President of Winthrop Financial Associates, a real estate firm with over $6 billion of assets under management, where he oversaw the Company’s asset management group. Mr. Bass is a cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College and a member of NAREIT.
Dawson, James James H. Dawson served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of First Potomac Realty Trust since 1998 and was elected Executive Vice President of the Company in February 2005. Mr. Dawson has coordinated the Company’s management and leasing activities since 1998. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dawson spent 18 years with Reico Distributors, a large user of industrial and business park product in the Baltimore/Washington corridor. At Reico, he was responsible for the construction and management of the firm’s warehouse portfolio. Mr. Dawson received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from James Madison University and is a member of the Northern Virginia Board of Realtors, the Virginia State Board of Realtors, the Institute of Real Estate Management and NAREIT.
Smith, Nicholas Nicholas R. Smith is a founder of First Potomac Realty Trust and has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer since the founding of the Company in 1997. He has over 25 years experience in commercial real estate in the Washington, D.C. area, including seven years with DDI and D&K Management. Prior to joining DDI, Mr. Smith was with Garrett & Smith, Inc., a real estate investment and development firm based in McLean, Virginia and Transwestern (formerly Barrueta & Associates, Inc.), a Washington, D.C.-based commercial real estate brokerage and property management firm. Mr. Smith is a graduate of the Catholic University of America. He currently serves on the Council of Advisors for the University of Maryland School of Architecture and is a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, the Urban Land Institute and NAREIT.
Bonder, Joel Joel F. Bonder has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since joining First Potomac Realty Trust in January 2005. Mr. Bonder was Counsel at Bryan Cave LLP in Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2004, where he specialized in corporate and real estate law and project finance. He was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Apartment Investment and Management Company (“AIMCO”), a publicly traded apartment REIT, from 1997 to 2002, and General Counsel of National Corporation for Housing Partnerships, an owner of FHA-insured multifamily housing, and its parent, NHP Incorporated (“NHP”), from 1994 to 1997. During that period, Mr. Heller, one of Company's trustees, was chairman of NHP. Mr. Bonder is a graduate of the University of Rochester and received his JD degree from the Washington University School of Law. He is admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia, Massachusetts and Illinois.
Comer, Michael Michael H. Comer served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of First Potomac Realty Trust since joining the Company in August 2003 and was appointed Senior Vice President in February 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Comer was Controller at Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (“WRIT”), a Washington, D.C.-based, diversified real estate investment trust, where from 1999 to 2003 he was responsible for overseeing the company’s accounting operations and its internal and external financial reporting. Prior to his tenure at WRIT, he was a manager in corporate accounting at The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., and, prior to that position, was with KPMG LLP in Washington, D.C. where he performed audit, consultation and advisory services from 1990 to 1994. He is a CPA and a graduate of the University of Maryland where he received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Mr. Comer is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Zulick, Timothy Timothy M. Zulick has served as Senior Vice President, Leasing since joining First Potomac Realty Trust in August 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Zulick was Senior Vice President at Trammell Crow Company where, from 1998 to 2004, he concentrated on leasing, sales and development of business park and industrial properties in the Baltimore-Washington Corridor. From 1994 to 1998, he worked as a tenant and landlord representative with Casey ONCOR International where he also focused on leasing and sales of industrial properties. Prior to that, Mr. Zulick was with Colliers Pinkard and specialized in the valuation of commercial real estate in Maryland. He received a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Roanoke College. Mr. Zulick is a licensed real estate person, a board member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) for Southern Maryland, and a member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR).
Arnold, Robert Robert H. Arnold has served as Trustee of First Potomac Realty Trust. He is the Co-Managing Director of R.H. Arnold & Company, LLC, a New York-based investment banking firm which specializes in providing advisory services to U.S. and international investment funds, and advising corporations on capital raising, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and valuations. Mr. Arnold has served as a trustee since Company's initial public offering and was a director of First Potomac Realty Investment Trust, Inc. (Company's “Predecessor”) from 1997 until Company's initial public offering. Mr. Arnold has more than 30 years of financial experience including serving as the Treasurer of Merrill Lynch & Co. and the Chief Financial Officer of Merrill Lynch Capital Markets. Mr. Arnold serves on the boards of the WT Mutual Funds and Treasury Strategies, Inc. He received his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees from Northwestern University.
Chess, Richard Richard B. Chess has served as Trustee of First Potomac Realty Trust. He is an attorney and is currently managing partner of the Chess Law Firm, located in Richmond, Virginia. He is also President of American Realty Capital Markets, a securities broker dealer focused on real estate. Mr. Chess has served as a trustee since Company's initial public offering and was a director of Company's Predecessor from 1997 until initial public offering of tghe Company. From 1987 to 1997, Mr. Chess was Director of Acquisitions for United Dominion Realty Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust that invests in apartment properties. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Pittsburgh and Juris Doctorate from the University of Richmond Law School.
McCullough, R. Michael R. Michael McCullough has served as Trustee of First Potomac Realty Trust. He was employed by Booz, Allen & Hamilton Inc. (“Booz Allen”), a global consulting firm, from 1965 through 1996. He was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Booz Allen from 1984 to 1992, and from 1992 until his retirement in 1996, Mr. McCullough was the Senior Chairman of Booz Allen. Mr. McCullough has served as a trustee of the Company since Company's initial public offering and is currently also a Director of Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a global consulting firm. Mr. McCullough was previously a director of Charles E. Smith Residential Realty, Inc. Mr. McCullough received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Detroit.
Stevens, Terry Terry L. Stevens has served as Trustee of First Potomac Realty Trust. He is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Highwoods Properties, Inc. (“Highwoods”) located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Stevens joined Highwoods in December 2003. Highwoods is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns office, industrial and retail properties. Mr. Stevens has served as a trustee of the Company since Company's initial public offering. Prior to joining Highwoods, Mr. Stevens held various executive positions, including Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Trustee, from 1994 to 2003 with Crown American Realty Trust, a publicly traded retail real estate company that merged with Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust in November 2003. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Stevens was Director of Financial Systems Development as well as Director of Internal Audit at AlliedSignal, Inc., a large multi-national manufacturer. He also spent 18 years with Price Waterhouse, including seven years as an audit partner. Mr. Stevens received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Juniata College and a Masters of Business Administration from The Wharton School.
Heller, J. Roderick J. Roderick Heller, III has served as Trustee of First Potomac Realty Trust. He is the Chairman of Carnton Capital Associates, a private investment corporation, and a director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd., a publicly traded Bermuda reinsurance company. From May 1986 to December 1997, Mr. Heller served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NHP Incorporated and various related organizations, including National Corporation for Housing Partnerships. NHP Incorporated, prior to its sale in December 1997, was a publicly traded company that, collectively with NHP Partners, Inc., was the nation’s largest owner and operator of apartment properties. Mr. Heller has served as a trustee of the Company since Company's initial public offering. Mr. Heller was a partner of the law firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in Washington, D.C. from 1971 to 1982. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University, a Masters of History from Harvard University and a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School.
Merten, Alan Alan G. Merten is Trustee of First Potomac Realty Trust. He has served as the President of George Mason University since July 1996, and has been a trustee of the Company since October 2005. Dr. Merten was Dean of the Johnson Graduate School of Management of Cornell University from 1989 to 1996, the Dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Florida from 1986 to 1989, and Associate Dean for Executive Education and Computing Sciences at the University of Michigan from 1984 to 1986. He serves on the Board of Trustees of mutual funds affiliated with Legg Mason Partners and the Board of Directors of Cardinal Financial Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Science in computer science from Stanford University.

Basic Compensation

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Donatelli, Douglas 165,000 1,858,502
Bass, Barry 57,500 694,450
Dawson, James 57,500 753,723
Smith, Nicholas 85,000 949,000
Bonder, Joel 50,000 209,000
Comer, Michael 0 0
Zulick, Timothy 0 0
Arnold, Robert 0 0
Chess, Richard 0 0
McCullough, R. Michael 0 0
Stevens, Terry 0 0
Heller, J. Roderick 0 0
Merten, Alan 0 0
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