DALLAS, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Behringer Harvard announced today that real estate industry veteran Diane S. Detering-Paddison has been appointed as an independent director on the board of directors of Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT II, Inc.

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'We're pleased to welcome Diane to our Opportunity REIT II board,' said Robert S. Aisner, CEO of Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT II, Inc. 'She brings to this role more than two decades of experience with several prestigious giants in the commercial real estate industry. Her expertise will be instrumental in guiding our opportunity-style REIT through the completion of its acquisition phase and beyond.'

Paddison served from June 2008 to January 2009 as chief operating officer of Denver-based ProLogis (NYSE: PLD), a Fortune 500 company that owns, manages and develops distribution facilities and has more than $32 billion in real estate assets under management. Prior to joining ProLogis, she had a 20-year tenure with CB Richard Ellis and Trammell Crow Company, culminating in service as president, global corporate services - client accounts. Prior to that role, she was chief operating officer, global services, which included overseeing the account teams managing investor clients. The Dallas-based Trammell Crow Company, founded in 1948, operates as an independent subsidiary of CB Richard Ellis, the world's largest commercial real estate services firm (based on 2008 revenues). Trammell Crow Company has developed or acquired more than 500 million square feet of buildings with a value exceeding $50 billion.

While at Trammell Crow Company, Paddison was part of a ten-member executive team that managed the merger of Trammell Crow Company and CB Richard Ellis in December 2006. This merger was recognized by the Dallas Business Journal as the 'best merger or corporate strategic deal' for 2007. Paddison also was nominated by Commercial Property News (CPN) as 'Executives of the Year - Female Leader of the Year' in 2007, and recognized among CPN's 'Stars to Watch' in 1999.