Corporate Office Properties Trust announced that its Board of Trustees elected Raymond L. Owens to serve on the company's Board, effective March 5, 2021. Between 2007-2017, Mr. Owens served as the Executive Vice President of Capital Markets and as Chief Investment Officer at Piedmont Office Realty Trust, an owner, manager, developer, redeveloper, and operator of Class A office properties located primarily in select sub-markets within seven major Eastern U.S. office markets.