Highwoods Properties Inc. announced that Charles A. Anderson, has been elected to join the company's Board of Directors effective May 30, 2014. Mr. Anderson, will serve on the Company's investment committee, co-founded Bandera Ventures, a private real estate development and investment firm, in May 2003. Previously, Mr. Anderson was with the Trammell Crow Company for 16 years where he last served as senior executive director.

He also served on both the executive and operating committees at Trammell Crow.