Clay W. Hamlin, III has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 1997 and was appointed Vice Chairman effective April 1, 2005. He was Chief Executive Officer from October 1997 until his retirement on April 1, 2005. From May 1989 until joining COPT, Mr. Hamlin was the Managing Partner of The Shidler Group's Mid-Atlantic region, where he supervised the acquisition, management and leasing of over four million square feet of commercial property. He has been active in the real estate business for over 30 years. Mr. Hamlin is a founding shareholder of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and also serves as a Director/Trustee of TractManager, Inc. and the National Prostate Cancer Coalition.