Griffin Industrial Realty has completed its leadership transition. Michael S. Gamzon has been appointed to the positions of president and CEO. He succeeds Frederick Michael Danziger, who had been CEO of Griffin since 1997.
Gamzon joined New York-based Griffin, whose operating headquarters is in Bloomfield, in 2008 as a vice president and rose to become president and chief operating officer after having a variety of responsibilities with the company. He established Griffin’s presence in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania where he oversaw all of Griffin’s acquisitions, development, leasing and property operations.
Danziger remains the chairman of Griffin’s board. On Jan. 19, Gamzon was elected a member of the board of directors, succeeding David M. Danziger, who resigned to enable Griffin to maintain compliance with NASDAQ regulations that require boards to have a majority of their members be independent directors.
Prior to joining Griffin, Gamzon served as an investment analyst with Alson Capital Partners and Cobalt Capital Management and held prior positions at SCP Private Equity Partners, investment bank Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and PepsiCo. Gamzon received a B.A. degree in economics from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
