Alexander & Baldwin Appoints Brett Brown CFO

(RTTNews) - Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX) has appointed Brett Brown as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective May 8.

Brown will succeed Diana Laing, who will continue as interim chief financial officer through May 7.

Brown comes to A&B from PREP Property Group, where he currently serves as chief financial officer and treasurer. Before that, Brown served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer for IRC Retail Centers/Inland Real Estate Corporation.

Laing joined A&B on an interim basis in October 2018. Laing has been nominated to stand for election to A&B's Board of Directors at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

"Diana has provided valuable leadership to our finance organization over the past several months, and I want to thank her for her many contributions to the Company. I look forward to continued collaboration with her should she be elected to our Board later this month," Benjamin said.