Ex-Amfac exec
to head up
Parker Ranch
WAIMEA, Hawaii » Parker Ranch has announced the appointment of Honolulu real estate consultant Chris J. Kanazawa as its president and chief executive starting July 1.
Kanazawa, 52, has more than 23 years of experience in the real estate industry, including running his own real estate consultancy and serving as president of Coldwell Banker Commercial Properties and the former Amfac/JMB, according to a ranch statement.
"His extensive experience, coupled with his skills in formulating land use strategies, master planning and in consensus building between community and business interests were important considerations in selecting him to lead the ranch," said Mel Hewett, a trustee of the Parker Ranch Foundation Trust, which owns the ranch.
Kanazawa and his wife Mae will move to Waimea.
Kanazawa replaces David Houle, who announced in May that he would resign for health reasons.
The Parker Ranch Foundation Trust operates the 175,000-acre ranch for four beneficiaries, North Hawaii Community Hospital, Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Parker School Trust Corp. and Hawaii Community Foundation.