Howard Schwimmer
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Schwimmer has served as Rexford Industrial’s Co-Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our Board of Directors since our formation in January 2013. He co-founded our predecessor business in 2001 and, under his leadership, the Company has grown into a leading publicly-traded industrial REIT focused on the infill Southern California markets. Mr. Schwimmer brings more than 40 years of specialized experience in Southern California infill industrial real estate, with deep expertise across acquisition, repositioning, leasing, operations and strategic planning. He previously served in senior executive roles at DAUM Commercial Real Estate, one of California’s oldest industrial brokerage firms. In addition to his operational leadership, Mr. Schwimmer has extensive experience in the formation and governance of both private and public real estate investment entities. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business from the University of Southern California, with a concentration in real estate finance and development. In recognition of his industry and community contributions, Mr. Schwimmer was inducted into the NAIOP SoCal Hall of Fame in 2024 and was honored at the Jewish Federation Real Estate & Construction Dinner in 2022. He currently serves on the USC Lusk Center Real Estate Leadership Council and the Board of USC Hillel, where he is a past Chair. He also previously served as Chair of the Real Estate Principals Organization of the Los Angeles Jewish Federation.
Michael S. Frankel
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Frankel serves as Rexford Industrial’s Co-Chief Executive Officer and on the Board of Directors since July 2013. Mr. Frankel has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Rexford Industrial Realty & Management Inc. since May 2005 and as Managing Partner of Rexford Industrial LLC and Rexford Sponsor LLC since December 2007 and September 2010, respectively. Mr. Frankel’s career includes 20 years co-managing Rexford’s predecessor and current businesses, which have exclusively focused on investing in infill Southern California industrial real estate. Mr. Frankel’s career spans real estate investment, private equity investments and senior management operating roles. Mr. Frankel was previously responsible for investments at the private equity firm “C3,” a subsidiary of the Comcast Corporation (NASD: CMCSA). Mr. Frankel also served with LEK Consulting, providing strategic advisory services to several of the world’s leading investment institutions. Mr. Frankel began his career as Vice President at Melchers & Co., a European-based firm, where he was responsible for Melchers’ U.S.-Asia operations, principally based in Beijing. Mr. Frankel has substantial experience working in China, Southeast Asia and France, and speaks Mandarin and French. Mr. Frankel is a licensed real estate broker in the state of California and a member of the Urban Land Institute. Mr. Frankel serves on the Policy Advisory Board for the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economy at the University of California at Berkeley. Mr. Frankel earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Economy from the University of California at Berkeley and his Masters of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.
Laura Clark
Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Clark serves as Rexford Industrial’s Chief Operating Officer and previously held the role of Chief Financial Officer from August 2020 to November 2024. From 2017 until July 2020, Ms. Clark served as Senior Vice President, Capital Markets at Regency Centers, a publicly traded retail real estate investment trust and S&P 500 Index member. Previously, Ms. Clark was the Vice President, Financial Services at Regency Centers since 2012, where she oversaw all operational analysis, budgeting and reporting for the company's West region. Prior to that, she held roles in institutional sales and equity research at Green Street Advisors, served as Vice President, Capital Markets at Iron Tree Capital and as Vice President at Inland Capital Markets Group. Ms. Clark is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from DePaul University in Chicago and earned her Master of Business Administration degree from Ball State University. Ms. Clark brings 22 years of finance, accounting, real estate and operations experience to Rexford.
Michael Fitzmaurice
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Fitzmaurice serves as Rexford Industrial’s Chief Financial Officer. From June 2018 to January 2024, Mr. Fitzmaurice served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of RPT Realty, a real estate investment trust (REIT) acquired by Kimco Realty Corporation in January 2024. Prior to joining RPT Realty, Mr. Fitzmaurice served as Vice President and then Senior Vice President of Finance for Retail Properties of America, Inc., an NYSE-listed retail shopping center REIT, from 2012 to 2018. Previously, Mr. Fitzmaurice spent 13 years at S&P 500 companies General Growth Properties and Equity Office Properties with growing responsibility in various finance, capital markets, investment and accounting roles. Mr. Fitzmaurice received his Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Mr. Fitzmaurice brings 25 years of real estate, finance, accounting, investments, and operations experience to Rexford.
David E. Lanzer
General Counsel and Secretary
Mr. Lanzer has served as our General Counsel since March 2016. He oversees all legal services and risk management for Rexford Industrial. In addition, Mr. Lanzer serves as the secretary to the Rexford Industrial board of directors. From January 2010 to March 2016, Mr. Lanzer served as First Vice President and Senior Counsel of Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), the world’s largest industrial real estate investment trust. While at Prologis, he provided legal counsel for the U.S. Southwest and Northwest regions. Prior to Prologis, from December 2002 to January 2009, Mr. Lanzer served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel and a Market Officer at Lauth Group, Inc., a privately held, national development and construction firm that has developed industrial, office, retail and healthcare projects across the United States. Mr. Lanzer began his legal career as an attorney with the Indianapolis law firm of Wooden & McLaughlin LLP (now known as Dinsmore & Shohl LLP). Mr. Lanzer obtained his Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, in Political Science at Purdue University, West Lafayette, and his Doctor of Jurisprudence at Indiana University, Bloomington. Prior to attending Purdue, Mr. Lanzer joined the military at age 17, where he served five years with the 38th Infantry Division and was awarded the National Defense Medal and the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal. Mr. Lanzer brings to the Company over 26 years of real estate and legal experience.