James Connor joined the board of specialty real estate investment trust EPR Properties as an independent trustee, effective Jan. 10.

Connor is chairman and CEO of industrial REIT Duke Realty Corp. and a member of the board of governors for Nareit, the Real Estate Roundtable and the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors.

Nareit is the U.S.-based trade association for real estate investment trusts and publicly traded real estate companies.