On December 6, 2016, Brandywine Realty Trust's Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee, appointed H. Richard Haverstick, Jr. as a Trustee of Board, effective immediately, to serve until the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is elected and qualified. Concurrent with his appointment to the Board, Mr. Haverstick was appointed to the Audit Committee. With the appointment of Mr. Haverstick, the size of the Board was expanded from eight to nine Trustees. Mr. Haverstick, age 64, served his professional career with Ernst & Young, an international accounting firm.