Government Properties Income Trust announced that Mark L. Kleifges has been elected as a Managing Trustee of GOV effective April 3, 2018 to fill a vacancy on the Board. Mr. Kleifges (age 57) has been the Chief Financial Officer of GOV since 2011. In addition, Mr. Kleifges is Executive Vice President of The RMR Group LLC and serves as an executive officer of other publicly traded companies managed by The RMR Group LLC. Prior to joining The RMR Group in 2002, Mr. Kleifges was a partner at the accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP where he focused on clients in the real estate and hospitality industries. Mr. Kleifges is a certified public accountant.