This feature presents a weekly rundown of recent significant management and board changes and personnel moves in the North American real estate industry, including U.S. real estate investment trusts and homebuilders.
C-suite changes
* Multifamily landlord Essex Property Trust Inc. appointed John Burkart COO and Adam Berry chief investment officer ahead of the planned retirement of Craig Zimmerman as executive vice president and co-chief investment officer, effective Dec. 31.
* Two Rivers Water & Farming Co. said Greg Harrington will succeed Wayne Harding as CEO on an interim basis. Harrington will also assume Harding's board seat and be acting CFO, while Harding will remain an adviser during the transition period.
Board shuffle
* Healthcare REIT Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. said founder and Executive Chairman David Emery is on medical leave and decided to step down as chairman. The company appointed lead independent director J. Knox Singleton as independent chairman on Sept. 10.
* UCLA Health President Johnese Spisso joined the board of office and multifamily REIT Douglas Emmett Inc.
Other news
* Dana Schneider will join office and retail landlord Empire State Realty Trust Inc. as senior vice president and director of energy and sustainability Oct. 1.
* Global commercial real estate services firm Colliers International Group Inc. tapped former Caddis Healthcare Real Estate Managing Director Shawn Janus as director of its U.S. Healthcare Services division.
