Brandywine Lures Feldman Mall President

RADNOR, PA-Feldman Mall Properties Inc. president Thomas Wirth is about to become the head of portfolio investment for the locally-based office REIT Brandywine Realty Trust. The switch is effective Dec. 7, 2009, according to Tuesday announcements by both companies.

Wirth will be responsible for directing Brandywine’s portfolio management activities, including working with its regional and corporate executive teams “to formulate capital allocation tactics” for the company’s existing portfolio. In so doing he will also assist in the company’s capital raising initiatives, including joint venture evaluation and transaction structuring. Wirth also will spearhead Brandywine’s relationship management and investment committee activities.

Wirth has been with Feldman Mall Properties since 2004. Prior to that he spent seven years with SL Green, an office REIT, where he was CFO and, prior to that, its VP of Finance. Brandywine president/CEO Gerard H. Sweeney says Wirth’s strong financial, capital markets and operational experience will enable him to “effectively contribute.”