TIER REIT Inc.independent director Steven Partridge will not stand for re-election to the company'sboard at its 2016 annual stockholder meeting.

The company said only six of its seven existing directors havebeen nominated for re-election to its board at the annual meeting slated for June22.

In addition to his role as independent director, Partridge hasalso served as chairman of the board's audit committee, according to an April 11filing.

In late February, the company announced that independent directorsRobert Aisner and M. Jason Mattox also steppeddown from the company's board.