Longtime BNP Chair Resigns

BNP Residential Properties Inc., Charlotte, N.C., has reported the resignation of B. Mayo Boddie, its longtime chairman of the board, and the election of Philip S. Payne, chief financial officer and director, to replace him.The real estate investment trust said Mr. Boddie, who had been chairman since the company's inception in 1987, has been named chairman emeritus and will continue to serve on the board. He resigned to "scale back on his work-related commitments," the REIT said. Mr. Payne will continue to serve as CFO. BNP, an umbrella partnership REIT, can be found online at http://www.bnp-residential.com.