Christopher A. Kollme
EVP, Investments
Has served as Executive Vice President — Investments and Strategy since October 2021. In this role, he is responsible for acquisitions, dispositions, and portfolio strategy. Prior to his transition to his current role, Mr. Kollme served as Executive Vice President — Capital and Strategy since joining the Company in 2017. In that role, he worked with the Piedmont senior management team to further establish and advance the strategic initiatives of the company and provided counsel on capital raising activities and banking relationships. Prior to joining Piedmont, Mr. Kollme served as Managing Director & Head of Real Estate Investment Banking for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey where he managed the origination of advisory and capital raising transactions on behalf of the bank’s public and private real estate clients. Mr. Kollme’s approximately 20-year career has also included tenures with Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.’s Real Estate Investment Banking group as Managing Director & Group Head and Duke Realty as Vice President of Acquisitions.