Dunn Names Ron Azad Senior Managing Director

LOS ANGELES-The Charles Dunn Co. has hired 30-year industry veteran Ron Azad as a senior managing director of its real estate services company, with primary responsibility for overseeing the firm’s property management and asset management operations. Azad will report to Patrick Conn, the firm’s president of property management.

Conn cites Azad’s extensive market experience and established client relationships as factors that will help Dunn to extend its reach. The new Dunn senior managing director started in 1982 at CB Richard Ellis Investors, where he led real estate investment programs for several pension plans and a large sovereign wealth fund. He managed over $2.8 billion of assets totaling more than 16 million square feet, including over 80 office, industrial, retail, medical office and residential properties, including ground-up developments.