**California People and Company News – Week of July 18, 2025**
**Westwood Financial Appoints New CEO**
Westwood Financial, one of the nation’s largest privately held retail real estate investment firms, has named KC Bills as its new Chief Executive Officer. Bills previously served as Senior Vice President and President of the West Portfolio at Philips Edison & Company, Inc., a leading owner and operator of grocery-anchored retail centers.
**Andrew Holt Joins Berkadia’s Hotels & Hospitality Division**
Berkadia has welcomed Andrew Holt as Senior Managing Director within its Hotels & Hospitality platform. Holt, who will be based in Los Angeles and Phoenix, will focus on hospitality-related investment property sales, debt placements, and secondary loan sales. He brings over 20 years of experience from Eastdil Secured, where he completed more than $35 billion in hospitality transactions involving approximately 450 properties.
**Mark Bratt Joins Brixton Capital’s Board of Advisors**
Real estate investment firm Brixton Capital has appointed Mark Bratt to its internal board of advisors. Bratt most recently served as CEO of Westwood Financial, where he led the company’s initiatives in owning and managing grocery-anchored shopping centers across the U.S.
**Felix Vollrath Named SVP at Overton Moore Properties**
Los Angeles-based Overton Moore Properties has announced the addition of Felix Vollrath as Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Development. Vollrath will lead industrial investment and development efforts in Southern California and Phoenix. He was previously Vice President at Rexford Industrial Realty, where he was instrumental in acquiring more than $2 billion in industrial real estate.
**Anchor Health Properties Appoints David DeRoche as VP of Asset Management**
Anchor Health Properties has named David DeRoche as Vice President of Asset Management. Based in San Diego, DeRoche brings three decades of commercial real estate experience and will focus on advancing Anchor’s footprint throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and the Pacific Northwest.
**Doss Law Adds Porfírio A. Gueiros as Associate Attorney**
Doss Law, LLP has strengthened its real estate finance practice with the addition of Associate Attorney Porfírio A. Gueiros. He brings specialized experience in HUD-insured multifamily transactions, complex finance structures, and federal regulatory compliance, enhancing the firm’s capabilities in mortgage law and institutional deal structuring.
**Menlo Equities Launches Menlo Digital Data Center Platform**
Menlo Equities has launched Menlo Digital, a new platform dedicated to data center investment and operations. Menlo Digital will focus on acquiring, developing, and managing mission-critical digital infrastructure serving hyperscale, AI, colocation, interconnection providers, and enterprise clients.
**Venbrook Group Forms Strategic Alliance with DB Insurance**
Venbrook Group LLC has entered a strategic partnership with DB Insurance to offer specialized insurance coverage for multi-unit residential properties in California. The new product, tailored for condominium and townhome HOA policies, is part of Venbrook’s Specialty Product Group and marks the group’s inaugural offering.
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