Columbia Property Trust, Inc. has named Adam I. Popper as Senior Vice President - Eastern Region, effective February 29, 2016. Mr. Popper will serve on Columbia's Investment Committee and will direct investment activity and lead asset management teams in the eastern U.S. His primary focus will be on existing assets and future opportunities in three of the company's key markets: New York City, Washington, D.C. and Boston. Based in New York, Mr. Popper was most recently a managing principal and member of the investment committee of Westbrook Partners, where he participated in new partner development and acquisition and value enhancement activities within the U.S. Prior to joining Westbrook in 2013, he was a senior vice president and director of U.S. Office Acquisitions for Vornado Realty Trust.

Mr. Popper was previously a managing director of Beacon Capital Partners, where he led Beacon's investment strategy in the New York Metropolitan area, and a senior director of Tishman Speyer Properties.