Brandywine Realty Trust Names William D. Redd Executive Vice President and Senior Managing Director

RADNOR, Pa., March 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) announced today that William D. Redd has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice President and Senior Managing Director – Richmond and Austin. 

Bill began his career at Brandywine in 1999 as Vice President of our Richmond operations. In 2008, he was named Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Richmond and Austin. Bill has been instrumental in the successful growth of Brandywine's portfolio in the Austin market, of which we are now the largest landlord of Class A properties.

"I am delighted to announce this well-deserved promotion," said Gerard H. Sweeney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brandywine Realty Trust. "Bill is a valued, experienced executive who has been a tremendous leader in establishing Brandywine as the premier landlord in our Richmond and Austin regions. His market knowledge and vast real estate experience have been invaluable to the successful execution of our business plan."

Prior to joining Brandywine, Bill was a partner from 1988 until 1999 with Childress Klein Properties, a privately-held real estate firm headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. From 1985 until 1988, he was with the Trammell Crow Company. 

Bill serves on the Board of Directors and is President for the Legal Information Network for Cancer (LINC). He is also a member of the Virginia Commonwealth University Real Estate Circle of Excellence, Richmond Real Estate Group, Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA) and ULI (Richmond / Austin). Bill holds a law degree from the University of Virginia, a B.A. degree from Hampden-Sydney College, and Virginia law and real estate licenses.

About Brandywine Realty Trust

Brandywine Realty Trust is one of the largest, publicly traded, full-service, integrated real estate companies in the United States. Organized as a real estate investment trust and operating in select markets, Brandywine owns, leases and manages an urban, town center office portfolio comprising 286 properties and 34.1 million square feet as of December 31, 2014. For more information, please visit www.brandywinerealty.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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