Kelly H. Barrett

Chair of the Board

Former SVP-Home Services, among other roles, for The Home Depot (NYSE:HD) for sixteen years. While at Home Depot, Ms. Barrett served in various roles including Senior Vice President — Home Services, Vice President Corporate Controller, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Program Management, and Vice President of Internal Audit and Corporate Compliance. Prior to her employment by The Home Depot, Ms. Barrett was employed by Cousins Properties Incorporated for eleven years in various financial roles, ultimately including that of Chief Financial Officer. During that time, she was very active in the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) as an Accounting Committee Co-Chairperson and member of the Best Financial Practices Council as well as the Real Estate Group of Atlanta. She has been a licensed CPA in Georgia for over thirty years, is certified as a director by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and holds a Certificate in Cybersecurity oversight from the NACD. In addition, Ms. Barrett currently serves as a director, Audit Committee Chair, and member of the Compensation Committee of The Aaron’s Company, Inc. (NYSE:AAN); director and member of both the Audit and Compensation Committees of Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD); and director and member of the Compensation Committee and Information Technology Committee of EVERTEC, Inc (NYSE: EVTC). Her leadership positions in the Atlanta community include currently serving on the NACD Atlanta Chapter Board, Board of the Metro Atlanta YMCA, where she was formerly Chair of the Board, a member of the Georgia Tech Foundation Board of Trustees and the Advisory Board of Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech where she was formerly the Chair of the Board. She has previously served on the Board of the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, Partnership Against Domestic Violence and the Atlanta Rotary Club.

Ms. Barrett brings over 30 years of leadership and financial management expertise to the board. As a former member of NAREIT’s Accounting Committee and Best Financial Practices Council and former chief financial officer of an office REIT, she is well qualified to provide oversight and guidance for Piedmont and serve as Chair of the Audit Committee and an audit committee financial expert.