The Future of SoCal Industrial

Mr. Schwimmer serves as Rexford Industrial's Co-Chief Executive Officer and on our Board of Directors since July 2013. Mr. Schwimmer has served as Co-Founder and Senior Managing Partner of our predecessor business and President of Rexford Industrial Realty & Management Inc. since December 2001. From May 1983 until November 2001, Mr. Schwimmer, a licensed California real estate broker, served at various times as manager, executive vice president and broker of record for DAUM Commercial Real Estate, one of California’s oldest industrial brokerage companies. Mr. Schwimmer’s thirty-year professional career has been dedicated entirely and exclusively to Southern California infill industrial real estate, including its acquisition, value-add improvement, management, sales, leasing and disposition. Mr. Schwimmer has experience forming real estate investment companies, managing real estate brokerage offices, serving as a real estate brokerage company board member and acquiring, repositioning, developing, leasing, selling and adding value to over thirty million square feet of industrial properties in Southern California. Mr. Schwimmer received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California in 1983 where he majored in business with an emphasis in real estate finance and development. Mr. Schwimmer serves on the USC Lusk Center Real Estate Leadership Council, is Board Chair of USC Hillel, and is the Allocation Committee Chair of the Los Angeles Jewish Federation, Real Estate Principals Organization.

Kim Snyder is President of Prologis’ Southwest Region and is responsible for all regional activities including development, acquisitions and operations for Prologis. Key markets included in this region are Southern California, the Inland Empire, Las Vegas and Phoenix. A thirty-year veteran in the development business, he joined AMB (pre-merger) in 2005, bringing experience in real estate development and construction, acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, marketing and finance. As Managing Director and Senior Vice President during his tenure at AMB, Kim managed AMB's Airport Group, Mexico and Brazil operations. Prior to AMB, Kim served as President of Paragon Capital Corporation and CEO of Paragon Development, Inc. and was Managing Director for Insignia-ESG's Western region development operation. Prior to Insignia, he was a partner with Investment Building Group. Kim has a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University, summa cum laude, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He is on the advisory board for the NAIOP-Inland Empire Chapter, and is a past President of the Chapter. Kim is also on the Technical Committee and Advisory Board of the Prologis Fibra (Mexico), a publicly traded real estate investment company based in Mexico City. He is currently serving on the Industry Advisory Board at the Drucker School at Claremont University, and is a Trustee on the Board of the Gooden School in Sierra Madre, California.

Mr. Strasmann is the Executive Managing Director of CBRE’s Orange County Operations as well as the functional Southern California Industrial & Logistics Market Leader. Mr. Strasmann’s Orange County responsibilities include leading a team of over 360 professionals in the Orange County Region with direct oversight of all lines of business and services CBRE provides to the marketplace. As the Functional Industrial Leader, Mr. Strasmann has the additional responsibility of managing approximately 130 selling industrial professionals throughout 12 Southern California offices. Mr. Strasmann also serves as the management oversight for CBRE’s National Port Logistics and E-Commerce specialty practice groups. Prior to CBRE, Mr. Strasmann served as the Managing Director of Brokerage Operations for Voit’s Orange County, Los Angeles County and Inland Empire Operations. Mr. Strasmann’s region accounted for approximately 75% of Voit’s revenue and profit. Mr. Strasmann was directly responsible for opening up offices in Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire for Voit. Mr. Strasmann eventually resigned at Voit to accept a position at CBRE. Prior to Voit Real Estate Services, Mr. Strasmann worked at Grubb & Ellis Company for 24 years. Mr. Strasmann held many positions at Grubb & Ellis working his way up from an Industrial Broker to eventually serving as the Executive Vice President and Regional Managing Director (Orange County, San Gabriel Valley and the Inland Empire operations). Mr. Strasmann’s region was recognized as the largest and most profitable region nationwide for Grubb & Ellis. Additionally, Mr. Strasmann served on Grubb & Ellis’ National Executive Committee. Mr. Strasmann eventually resigned from Grubb & Ellis to accept a position at Voit Real Estate Services.

John C. Condas, a partner in our Orange County office, has broad experience obtaining and defending all types of land use and environmental permits. He has assisted numerous land developers and industrial, multifamily, retail and office developers, and homebuilders in obtaining entitlements from federal, state, regional and local agencies. He has particular experience working with multiple species habitat plans, affordable housing regulations and the winding down of RDAs, and advises clients on the developing climate change and green building requirements they face. John has led legal due diligence and entitlement teams for industrial, commercial, retail, multifamily and single-family residential projects in more than 200 jurisdictions and agencies. Over the past four years, he has provided entitlement due diligence and counseling for industrial and logistics projects totaling over 65 million square feet. He represented national, publicly traded and private home-building clients in acquiring more than 30,000 residential lots. John is a member of the Board of Directors of Great Ajax Corp., a NYSE-traded REIT. He has taught real estate law at the USC Gould School of Law and taught real estate law for 15 years in the USC MBA and Master of Real Estate Development programs. He was the 2015 President of the NAIOP Inland Empire Chapter.

Matt Evans, Chief Investment Officer (CIO). As CIO, Matt is responsible for developing investment strategy, supporting the firm’s continued rapid growth, and driving operational efficiency. Matt has more than 20 years of commercial real estate and finance experience. Matt has played a pivotal role in the acquisition of $40+ billion in assets including $4.4 billion in commercial real estate through single asset and portfolio transactions in both equity investments and loan purchases. Prior to joining Dedeaux Properties in 2016, Matt led the Asset Management and Capital Markets activities for Arden, GE Real Estate’s wholly owned office portfolio, nationally (approximately 15 million square feet). Prior to his role in Asset Management, Matt was responsible for the identification, development and maintenance of commercial real estate joint-venture equity partnerships and investments in industrial, multifamily, office, and retail assets. Before joining GE Real Estate's equity team in 2005, Matt spent four years as a member of GE Capital's Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions team, where he identified, analyzed, and executed on GE Capital acquisition targets in existing and new industries. Matt is a graduate of GE's Financial Management Program (FMP), a 100+ year leadership development pipeline and he is also six-sigma quality trained and certified. While at GE, Matt represented GE’s Hispanic Forum as a member of GE Real Estate’s Diversity Board. Matt has a BA in Economics from UCLA and an MBA from Columbia University.

Joseph Finnigan is a Senior Vice President, Asset Management West Region for Gateway Industrial. Before joining Gateway Industrial, Mr. Finnigan was an Executive Director in Morgan Stanley’s real estate investing business, having spent over ten years in both the San Francisco and Atlanta offices. While at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Finnigan held both acquisitions and asset management responsibilities across a number of U.S. markets and property types. Additionally, he had asset management responsibilities for a wholly-owned self storage company. Formerly, Mr. Finnigan was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Finnigan has a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Boston College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Frank Schulz III, SIOR, serves as Managing Principal for The Klabin Company, one of the top-ranked commercial real estate firms in Los Angeles. In his position, he oversees the vision, future direction and growth of The Klabin Company. Recently named to Real Estate Forum’s 2018 “50 Under 40” list of CRE’s rising stars, Frank has spent his entire 15-year career with The Klabin Company. He rose to the position of Managing Principal by the time he was just 34 years old due in large part to his ability to forge long-standing relationships with some of the most recognizable businesses in the Los Angeles area. He has finalized multiple transactions in excess of $40 million, and is a two-time winner of the SIOR Largest Transaction Award. Frank is a past President of SIOR Greater Los Angeles Chapter; he has served as the Global Young Professionals Chair for SIOR; he is a past President and Chairman of the Los Angeles Transportation Club and he currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Sharefest, Inc., an organization dedicated to empowering youth and transforming communities. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Planning and Development from the University of Southern California and resides in Palos Verdes Estates, California with his wife and two children.

Jon R. Reno, SIOR, CCIM is a senior vice president and managing director of Kidder Mathews’ downtown Los Angeles, California office. Jon provides consultative services to help businesses with navigating the details of relocation, competitive properties, market data, rental rate negotiation and TI options. He provides brokerage and investment services in the Central Los Angeles market. Jon also works with Institutional as well as private investment groups and public agencies with acquisitions, marketing, leasing, disposition, forward site analysis and financial feasibility studies. He maintains a strong working knowledge of the Subdivision Map Act, CEQA, Land Use Policy, land planning, zoning and entitlement law.

With over 35 years of architectural experience in the commercial real estate industry, Jay has been educating Developers, Brokers and Capital Markets on the innovative multi story industrial concept, and has been a guest speaker at real estate events throughout North America. He authored the cover story “Industrial Buildings Go Vertical” for NAIOP’s, Development Magazine, and in 2018 was recognized by Real Estate Forum Magazine as a top 20 Industrial Influencer. As Executive Vice President, Jay leads overall growth and strategic initiatives for Ware Malcomb, and is focused on client relationships, while providing hands-on architecture and large scale land planning to North America’s leading development companies. Jay is an active member of NAIOP in multiple cities, is on the Board Of Directors for the LA/OC Chapter, and is the chairman of the NAIOP e-commerce III Forum, an associate member of SIOR, holds Architectural Licenses in 9 states.

Jacky Dilfer is more than a commercial lending and SBA real estate lending expert—she’s a dedicated leader and trusted advisor, helping each of her clients grow their businesses, create job opportunities and better serve their communities. Her vast experience in commercial lending extends nearly two decades in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Greater Los Angeles area where she’s led Business Finance Capital’s (“BFC”) rapid growth as the organization’s Executive Director. In the last decade, Dilfer has arranged more than $4 billion in commercial and SBA loans ($1.5 billion since 2012), further cementing Dilfer’s position in the lending community as a relied upon business consultant, strategist and SBA loan advisor. The effect of her leadership is demonstrated by the success of BFC and the entire BFC team’s commitment to upholding high business standards, regulatory compliance, and excellent client service. In addition to Dilfer’s strong commercial lending acumen, her commitment to both local economic growth and BFC client satisfaction is personified in her commitment to building relationships with businesses of any size, including with entrepreneurs and small business owners needing micro loans to start, grow or sustain their operations to medium sized businesses looking to expand operations. Dilfer has also committed her time and resources to helping inner city high schoolers succeed in their careers via helping create an extensive career and life development program. Dilfer is also an active member of the Board of Trustees for AltaMed—an organization dedicated to delivering quality care to the underserved communities of Southern California for more than 40 years.  Dilfer is a San Jose State graduate and longtime California resident. At home, she is a loving wife to her husband Andrew and mother to two young children.

As President/CEO, Jeff Jennison manages the entirety of Watson’s 20 million square foot portfolio. His many years in the commercial real estate industry have made him an expert in portfolio management, new construction, building systems, project transition and start-up, tenant retention programs, emergency building procedures and inspections, management plans, and budgeting requirements. Jeff is a graduate of the University of Southern California and a licensed California Real Estate Salesperson. Additionally, Jeff is working to become a Certified Property Manager® with the Institute of Real Estate Management, in which he is actively involved. He is also involved in the Building Owners Management Association and the Big Brother Program of Orange County.

Adam Pastor is a Director at Eastdil Secured based in Los Angeles. Mr. Pastor focuses on marketing and structuring of industrial transactions in the United States and Europe. During his thirteen year tenure at Eastdil Secured, Mr. Pastor has advised on industrial transactions totaling more than $82 billion.   Adam received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and is a FINRA Registered Representative holding Series 7 and Series 63 licenses and is a California State Licensed Real Estate Salesperson.

Hawkins\Brown is internationally renowned award-winning architecture practice striving to create places with personality and purpose that are well-made, well-used and well-loved. Since joining Hawkins\Brown over a decade ago, Matthew has been involved in many of the company’s flagship projects across multiple sectors, including academic research facilities, commercial workspace and mixed-use residential projects. Matthew has developed a particular specialism in the creative re-use and adaptation of existing buildings and is currently leading the implementation and growth of Hawkins\Brown’s satellite studio in Los Angeles, bringing a unique European perspective to the North American market.

Jeffrey Cole is Vice Chairman for Cushman & Wakefield. With over 37 years of commercial real estate experience, Mr. Cole has represented over 82 million square feet of commercial, office and industrial space, and has executed over 250 sales transactions with a total consideration in excess of $9.2 billion. A multiple recipient of C&W’s prestigious national “Top Producer” Award, Mr. Cole is considered one of the top institutional office and industrial investment sales specialists in Southern California. In 2010, he was C&W’s top producer in the Western United States region and the top capital markets broker in 2016 and 2017. Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Mr. Cole was a Principal with the Trammell Crow Company (TCC) and its predecessor Tooley & Company where he led the Orange County Office Leasing and Management Group for 22 years starting in 1985. In 1998 Mr. Cole co- founded and co-directed TCC’s Southern California Investment Services Group. While at TCC, Mr. Cole received the prestigious national “Top Producer” designation continuously from 1998 to 2006. Mr. Cole is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he received his B.S. degree in Business, with an emphasis in Finance and Real Estate. Mr. Cole is the former Chairman of the City of Newport Beach Planning Commission. In 2017 he was named one of Orange County’s Most Influential Business Leaders by the Orange County Business Journal. He was also named by CONNECT Media as a California Top Broker Award recipient for 2017. He has taught Real Estate Graduate and Extension courses at the University of Southern California (USC) and University of California, Irvine (UCI), and is a current member of the ULI and NAIOP.