Michael S. Gamzon, labeled a dealmaker for Griffin Land & Nurseries Inc. and the son-in-law of its CEO, has been promoted to the No. 2 post at one of Connecticut’s largest landlords.
Gamzon, 41, was promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer, Griffin Land said Thursday. He previously was a vice president.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gamzon is identified as the son-in-law of Griffin Land president and CEO Frederick M. “Mike” Danziger. He also is the brother-in-law of Griffin director David Danziger.
With his promotion, Gamzon got a $37,500 base pay raise, to $300,000 a year, the filing said.
According to the company, Gamzon is responsible for Griffin’s first major property acquisitions outside Connecticut – the purchase of a 120,000-square-foot industrial building and 51 undeveloped acres, both in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley.
According to Forbes.com, was a Wall Street investment analyst with Cobalt Capital Management and Alvin Capital Partners LLC for nearly six years before joining Griffin in January 2008.
“Mike has already made a great contribution to the company, not only in his role in charge of locating and acquiring new development opportunities but also in bringing his creative and analytical approach to the other parts of the business,” said Mike Danziger said in a statement.
Though based in New York City, Griffin’s core land holdings are in primarily in the Greater Hartford area, including one its signature property – the Griffin Office Park in Windsor.
Griffin also operates Imperial Nurseries, its landscape nursery business, plus investments in Centaur Media plc in the United Kingdom, and landscape nursery distributor Shemin Nurseries Holding Corp.
