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Mr. Christopher Brent Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer since July of 2019. For four years prior to his promotion to Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Smith served as our Chief Investment Officer. In addition, until February of 2019, Mr. Smith served as EVP of Piedmont's Northeast Region where he was responsible for all leasing, asset management, acquisition, disposition and development activity for the Company's over three million square foot Boston and New York/New Jersey portfolio. Prior to joining Piedmont in 2012, Mr. Smith served as an Executive Director with Morgan Stanley in the Real Estate Investment Banking division advising a wide range of public and private real estate clients. He brings approximately 20 years of entity and asset level real estate transaction experience across both North America and Asia. Mr. Smith currently serves on the board of directors of Our House in Atlanta, a not-for-profit focused on providing help to families experiencing homelessness.

George M. Wells has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since 2021. His responsibilities include leading our company's asset and property management divisions and providing oversight to our construction management team with regard to developments, re-developments and tenant build outs. Prior to assuming this role, Mr. Wells served as Executive Vice-President - Real Estate Operations for two years and Executive Vice-President of our Southeast Region for approximately four years. Mr. Wells has over 30 years of commercial real estate experience including almost twenty years of service with Piedmont and its former advisor, and previous tenures with Lend Lease Real Estate Investments and Equitable Real Estate. Mr. Wells is a member of NAIOP.

Christopher A. Kollme has served as Executive Vice President - Investments since October 2021. In this role, he is responsible for acquisitions and dispositions. Prior to his transition to his current role, Mr. Kollme served as Executive Vice President - Capital and Strategy since joining the Company in 2017. In that role, he worked with the Piedmont senior management team to further establish and advance the strategic initiatives of the company and provided counsel on capital raising activities and banking relationships. Prior to joining Piedmont, Mr. Kollme served as Managing Director & Head of Real Estate Investment Banking for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey where he managed the origination of advisory and capital raising transactions on behalf of the bank's public and private real estate clients. Mr. Kollme's approximately 20-year career has also included tenures with Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.'s Real Estate Investment Banking group as Managing Director & Group Head and Duke Realty as Vice President of Acquisitions.

Sherry L. Rexroad has served as Chief Financial Officer since November 8, 2024. She has over 30 years of experience in REITs and real estate, finance, and capital markets and most recently served as CFO of STORE Capital, a publicly traded net-lease REIT. Prior to her tenure at STORE, she spent a decade at BlackRock Global Real Asset Securities (Blackrock) as Global Head of Business Development as well as Co-Global Chief Investment Officer and Chair of the Investment Committee, where she led fundraising efforts, was instrumental in building and leading the global real asset securities team and leading the development of an ESG scoring system that was ultimately incorporated into Blackrock's investment strategy. Ms. Rexroad also served as a member of BlackRock's Investment Stewardship Advisory Committee and was the first investor to be elected to Nareit's Advisory Board of Governors. Earlier in her career, Ms. Rexroad worked in various capacities for Aviva Investors, ING Clarion Real Estate Securities, AEW Capital Management, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. General Services Administration. She is currently a member of the board of directors of Apartment Investment Management Company (AIMCO) (NYSE: AIV) where she serves on the Audit; Compensation and Human Resources; Nominating, Environmental, Social, and Governance; and Investment Committees.

On May 7, 2024, the Board appointed Kelly H. Barrett as Chair of the Board of Directors. Ms. Kelly H. Barrett, Former SVP-Home Services, among other roles, for The Home Depot (NYSE:HD) for sixteen years. While at Home Depot, Ms. Barrett served in various roles including Senior Vice President - Home Services, Vice President Corporate Controller, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Program Management, and Vice President of Internal Audit and Corporate Compliance. Prior to her employment by The Home Depot, Ms. Barrett was employed by Cousins Properties Incorporated for eleven years in various financial roles, ultimately including that of Chief Financial Officer. During that time, she was very active in the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) as an Accounting Committee Co-Chairperson and member of the Best Financial Practices Council as well as the Real Estate Group of Atlanta. She has been a licensed CPA in Georgia for over thirty years, is certified as a director by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), and holds a Certificate in Cybersecurity oversight from the NACD. In addition, Ms. Barrett currently serves as: a director and member of both the Audit and Compensation Committees of Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD); a director and member of the Compensation Committee and Information Technology Committee of EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE: EVTC); and a director and member of the Finance and Audit Committee and Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee of Louisiana - Pacific Corporation (NYSE: LPX). Furthermore, from May 2019 to October 2024 she served as a director, Audit Committee Chair, and member of the Compensation Committee of The Aaron's Company, Inc. (formerly NYSE: AAN). Her leadership positions in the Atlanta community include currently serving on the NACD Atlanta Chapter Board, Board of the Metro Atlanta YMCA, where she was formerly Chair of the Board, a member of the Georgia Tech Foundation Board of Trustees and the Advisory Board of Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech where she was formerly the Chair of the Board. She has previously served on the Board of the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, Partnership Against Domestic Violence and the Atlanta Rotary Club.

Mr. Glenn G. Cohen, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE:KIM), North America's largest publicly traded owner and operator of open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers and a growing portfolio of mixed-use assets. Additionally, Mr. Cohen is a member of the Cybersecurity committee and oversees the technology group at Kimco. Prior to his appointment as Kimco's Chief Financial Officer in 2010, Mr. Cohen served in various other positions at Kimco including Treasurer from 1997 - 2024, as well as Director of Accounting and Taxation, since joining them in 1995. From 2016 to 2018, Mr. Cohen served as a director and member of the Audit Committee of Quality Care Properties, Inc. (formerly NYSE: QCP). He is a CPA and member of NAREIT and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

Barbara B. Lang, Managing Principal & Chief Executive Officer of Lang Strategies, LLC, a business consulting firm, located in Washington, D.C., Ms. Lang served as president and Chief Executive Officer of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce from 2002 to 2014 and prior to joining the Chamber was the Vice President of Corporate Services and Chief Procurement Officer for Fannie Mae. Ms. Lang also had a long career with IBM where she served in several management positions in finance, administration and product forecasting. She has received numerous awards and accolades throughout her career, including being twice named one of Washingtonian Magazine's 150 Most Powerful People in the Washington, D.C. region, Business Leader of the Year by the District of Columbia Building Industry Association and a Lifetime Legacy Award from Washington Business Journal. Ms. Lang also served on the board of Cardinal Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CFNL) from 2014 to 2017 and currently serves on the board of the Sibley Hospital Foundation, Chair of Conservation Nation and as a board member of Pyxera Global. Ms. Lang is the author of Madame President: Leadership Lessons from the Top of the Ladder, a book on leadership skills, particularly focused upon the challenges of race and gender facing African-Americans and women in corporate and governmental America.

Mr. Dale H. Taysom, Former Global Chief Operating Officer for Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI). Prior to his retirement in 2013, during his 36-year career with PREI, Mr. Taysom held various positions including Head of United States Transactions and Global Head of Transactions, among others, prior to completing his tenure as Global Chief Operating Officer (COO). He was a member of PREI's domestic and international investment committees and a member of the Global Management Committee and is a former member of ULI, the National Multi-Housing Council, and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM).

Ms. Mary M. Hager, Senior Advisor at global real estate investment management firm, Greystar. Ms. Hager is a member of the Greystar Board of Directors. Previously she co-led the Greystar-Thackeray business as well as Greystar's commercial real estate businesses and served on the Greystar Global Investment Committee and Greystar Executive Committee. Prior to joining Greystar in 2021, Ms. Hager was the Co-CEO and co-founder of Thackeray Partners, a diversified private real estate company based in Dallas, TX. Since its inception in 2005, Thackeray Partners sponsored five private equity funds where Ms. Hager was responsible for overall strategy, partner communications, deal sourcing, asset management, and fund administration. Prior to founding Thackeray Partners, Ms. Hager was with Trammell Crow Company and other Crow-affiliated entities for sixteen years working in a variety of roles. Ms. Hager is currently an Executive Council member and past Chair of the Advisory Council for the University of Texas Real Estate Center. Ms. Hager was a 28-year member of the Urban Land Institute, where she served on the Board and the Investment Committee for the ULI Foundation. She is also a past Americas Global Governing Trustee and a past Chair of a national small-scale development product council.

Laura P. Moon has served as Chief Accounting Officer since 2007 and Treasurer since 2023. She has over thirty years of experience with accounting and reporting for public companies and at Piedmont she is responsible for all treasury, general ledger accounting, SEC and tax reporting functions. Prior to joining us, Ms. Moon served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at our former advisor where she had responsibility for all general ledger accounting, financial and tax reporting, and internal audit supervision for 19 public registrants as well as several private real estate partnerships. Ms. Moon is a CPA and began her career in 1991 with Deloitte & Touche LLP.

On February 26, 2025, the Board of Directors of Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. appointed Stephen E. Lewis to serve as directors of the company, effective February 26, 2025. Mr. Lewis is the former Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Troutman Pepper, a national law firm. During his 33-year career with Troutman Pepper, Mr. Lewis served in a myriad of leadership roles, including Managing Partner and Corporate Department Chair, ultimately culminating with his appointment as Chair and Chief Executive Officer in 2016. He served in that role through 2023 and retired from the firm at the end of 2024. During Mr. Lewis' tenure at Troutman Pepper, he represented clients across a wide range of industries, helping them evaluate and execute strategic transactions and navigate day-to-day business issues, specifically including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and general corporate matters. Mr. Lewis currently serves on the board of directors and nominating committee of the UNC School of Law Alumni Association.

On February 26, 2025, the Board of Directors of Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. appointed Jeffrey J. Donnelly, Deneen L. Donnley, and Stephen E. Lewis to serve as directors of the company, effective February 26, 2025. Ms. Donnley currently serves as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Consolidated Edison, one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy delivery companies, a role she has held since 2020. Prior to joining Consolidated Edison, Ms. Donnley served as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary for USAA, a Fortune 150 diversified financial services company, where she was a strategic advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and to the board of directors. Further, she serves on the board of directors of M1 Finance, Girls Inc. of New York City, the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Fordham Law Alumni Association, and is a member of the General Counsel Steering Committee of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

On February 26, 2025, the Board of Directors of Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. appointed Jeffrey J. Donnelly to serve as directors of the company, effective February 26, 2025. Mr. Donnelly currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of DiamondRock Hospitality, a self-advised REIT owning a leading portfolio of geographically diversified hotels concentrated in leisure destinations and top gateway markets. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in 2024, Mr. Donnelly served as DiamondRock's Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer beginning in 2019. Prior to joining DiamondRock, Mr. Donnelly was a Managing Director at Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and its predecessors for 22 years. Additionally, Mr. Donnelly spent seven years at AEW Capital Management, LP, as an Asset Manager and Capital Markets Officer, where he

On February 3, 2026, the Board of Directors of Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc appointed Alex Valente, 40, to serve as Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer effective immediately. Mr. Valente has been with the Registrant for almost 20 years and has been responsible for leasing, asset management, construction, and redevelopment activities for numerous assets throughout the Registrant's portfolio during his tenure, including negotiating leases with some of the Registrant's largest tenants. Since 2019, he has served as Executive Vice-President- Southeast Region. There is no family relationship between Mr. Valente and any of the Registrant's directors or other executive officers. Mr. Valente is currently a participant in the Registrant's Executive Severance Plan as more fully described on page 52 of the Registrant's most recent Annual Proxy Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2025, which description is incorporated herein by reference.