First Potomac Names New Chairman

Published May 23, 2007, 2:00 p.m. EDT

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Douglas J. Donatelli has been named chairman of the board and chief executive officer of First Potomac Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust based in Bethesda, Md.Mr. Donatelli will succeed Louis T. Donatelli, who will continue to serve as a trustee, the industrial and flex-property REIT said. Douglas Donatelli has been president, CEO, and trustee of the company since its founding in 1997. The REIT said its portfolio now contains 70 properties totaling 11.2 million square feet.

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