Effective Jan. 1, Carolyn Tiffany will be appointed as president of Boston-based real estate investment trust Winthrop Realty Trust.

Current president Peter Braverman will become the executive vice chairman.

Tiffany previously served as the trust's chief operating officer from Jan. 1, 2004 through Jan. 31, 2007.
Winthrop further announced that the record date and pay date for the previously declared regular quarterly dividend of $.41 per Series B-1 Share has been changed from Jan. 20 and Feb. 2 to Dec. 31, 2008 and Jan. 30, respectively.