Goldrich Kest Names Real Estate Industry Executive New Chief Financial Officer

Goldrich Kest, one of Southern California’s largest privately owned real estate investors, developers, and property managers, has announced the appointment of Kent Crandall as its new Chief Financial Officer. The Orange County resident will handle all matters relating to the company’s cash flow, financial planning, forecasting, long- and short-term strategizing, taxation issues and overall business operations, announced Paul Dubord, Chief Portfolio Officer for the company.

“We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Crandall, a consummate professional whose many years of experience in our industry has uniquely qualified him for this position,” commented Dubord, who said Mr. Crandall’s career highlights include having been named “CFO Of The Year” by the Orange County Business Journal. “His extensive financial background aligns perfectly with our vision for the future, and we are excited to welcome him aboard.”

Prior to accepting his new role, Mr. Crandall accumulated some three decades of experience in the field including serving as CFO of Lafayette Real Estate, a private equity firm managing $2 billion in assets. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of Tricon American Homes, the non-traded REIT subsidiary of a Canadian and US publicly listed company and before that was CFO of MBK Real Estate, a North American subsidiary of Mitsui Co. Ltd., a publicly traded Japanese conglomerate.

Mr. Crandall holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from Colorado State University and has attended executive training programs at both Stanford and Harvard Universities. A CPA (inactive), Mr. Crandall is a past member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and Urban Land Institute.

About Goldrich Kest:

Goldrich Kest is a privately owned, family-run real estate investment and asset management company that can trace its origins back more than 65 years to two entrepreneurs, Jona Goldrich and Sol Kest, both holocaust survivors. Today, the second generation of the Goldrich and Kest families, continue to build upon its ever-expanding portfolio of residential, commercial, industrial, and retail projects. Among them are 124 apartment buildings with more than 14,000 affordable and market rate units, 5 marinas with more than 2,200 slips, 22 senior living facilities with 4,168 beds, and more than 7 million square feet of commercial, industrial, and retail space, across the US. https://www.goldrichkest.com

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5150 Overland Ave
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