Changes have been made to the Federation Centres board following the completion of its merger with rival shopping centre operator, Novion Property Group.

Chairman, Dr Bob Edgar; and non executive directors, Clive Appleton and Fraser MacKenzie; have resigned as directors of Federation Centres Limited (FCL) and Federation Limited (FL). Elizabeth Hourigan has also resigned as company secretary of FCL and FL.

Peter Hay, Richard Haddock, Peter Kahan, Karen Penrose, and David Thurin have been appointed as directors of FCL and FL; Trevor Gerber has been appointed as a director of FCL; and Michelle Brady has been named as the new company secretary of FCL and FL.

As the FL constitution only allows a maximum of eight directors, Debra Stirling and Steve Sewell have also resigned as directors of FL and Trevor Gerber and Stirling have been appointed as alternate directors of FL.

A resolution will be put to security holders at the annual general meeting in late 2015 to amend the FL constitution to increase the maximum number of directors.

The board changes come as Federation Centres sells three properties in Tasmania for $85 million.

The Glenorchy Central, Meadow Mews, and Burnie centres will be sold to SCA Property Group at a four per cent premium to their combined book value, Federation Centres said.