5th Annual SoCal Industrial Real Estate Event

Mr. Ziman serves as Rexford Industrial's Chairman and on our Board of Directors since July 2013. Mr. Ziman has served as the Co-Founder, Chairman and Director of our predecessor business since its inception in December 2001. Mr. Ziman’s industrial real estate experience comprises over forty years of industrial real estate investment experience overseeing his personal, family and foundation-related investments in Southern California as well as having co-founded and served as Chairman of the management companies that we will acquire as part of the formation transactions. Mr. Ziman’s overall commercial real estate experience also includes his role as the founding Chairman and CEO of Arden Realty, Inc., a real estate investment firm focused on the commercial office real estate markets in infill Southern California. Mr. Ziman served as Arden’s Chairman of the Board and CEO from its inception in 1990 until its sale in mid-2006 to General Electric Co. in a $4.8 billion transaction involving Arden’s portfolio of twenty million square feet in more than 200 office buildings. Arden was publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol “ARI.” In 2006, Mr. Ziman also co-founded AVP Advisors, LLC and AVP Capital, LLC, the exclusive advisor to American Value Partners, a real estate fund of funds deploying capital on behalf of pension funds throughout the United States. In 1979, Mr. Ziman formed Pacific Financial Group, a diversified real estate investment and development firm, of which he was Managing General Partner. Mr. Ziman also serves on the boards of directors of The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation and The Gilbert Collection Trust. In 2001, Mr. Ziman established and endowed the Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate at the Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California at Los Angeles. Mr. Ziman has held many significant leadership positions in the cultural, educational and social services life of Southern California. Mr. Ziman received his Bachelor’s Degree and his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Southern California and practiced law as a partner of the law firm Loeb & Loeb from 1971 to 1980, specializing in transactional and financial aspects of real estate.

Brett Dedeaux serves as President of Dedeaux Properties LLC., a Los Angeles-based logistics real estate investment development, and asset management firm controlling a portfolio of over 6,500,000 sq. ft. of primarily distribution, cold-storage and transportation-orientated properties largely in Southern California, including a strategic presence in Northern California. Currently, the firm has a project pipeline of approximately 2,000,000 sq. ft. in various stages of development and entitlement. Brett’s affiliations with various organizations have included Board Member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties Inland Empire Chapter, Advisory Board of the USC Lusk Real Estate Center, SIOR Corporate Member, Trojan Board of Directors and the AIR Commercial Real Estate Association. Brett also serves as Executive Director of the Rod Dedeaux Foundation which provides much needed funds for amateur and inner-city youth baseball and softball programs including college scholarships, equipment and field renovations.  The Foundation hosts the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award, given out the nation’s top collegiate baseball player, in addition to the USA Baseball Rod Dedeaux Coach of the Year Award. A resident of Los Angeles, Brett is married with two children and has a passion for outdoor activities including golf, mountain biking, surfing, skiing and tennis/paddle tennis. Brett is a graduate from the University of Southern California with a degree in Business with an Entrepreneur emphasis and was a member of the varsity tennis team.

Adon Panattoni serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Panattoni Development Company’s U.S. Operations. He oversees all aspects of daily operations and development for the company’s 14 national offices located throughout the United States. Adon also serves on Panattoni’s Board, Executive and Investment Committees. Prior to becoming CEO, Adon held the position of Regional Director for the company’s development operations in Southern California, where he was responsible for all facets of development including business procurement, site selection, development management and contract negotiations. Prior to that, Adon was a development manager in Southern California where he oversaw development for projects totaling $125 million in cost. Before joining Panattoni, Adon was an Investment Sales Broker for Colliers International in the downtown San Francisco office. He was able to accumulate transactions totaling over $150 Million. Prior to Adon’s career at Colliers, he was employed as Relationship Manager for Wells Fargo in the downtown San Francisco Real Estate Group. Adon was responsible for sourcing and underwriting development financing transactions over $80 Million. Education Bachelor of Science – Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

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.

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.

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.