John Biallas has been appointed chief operating officer of Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust, a Denver-based real estate investment trust, and Jim Giuliano has been named to replace him as chief financial officer and treasurer.Before joining the company, Mr. Biallas was senior financial officer at Ameriton Properties Inc., a multifamily real estate investment subsidiary of Archstone-Smith Trust, Dividend Capital said. He also held executive posts at Security Capital Group related to that company's real estate affiliates. Before joining Dividend Capital, Mr. Giuliano was executive vice president and CFO of Empire Cos., an Ontario, Calif.-based developer. He was previously principal financial officer for operations of the Simon Property Group, a retail REIT.
