{"id":21898,"date":"2024-09-25T10:11:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T14:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=21898"},"modified":"2024-09-25T10:14:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T14:14:01","slug":"norfolk-based-lawson-announces-planned-leadership-changes","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/news\/norfolk-based-lawson-announces-planned-leadership-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"NORFOLK-BASED LAWSON ANNOUNCES PLANNED LEADERSHIP CHANGES\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Norfolk, VA \u2013 September 25, 2024 \u2013<\/strong> Lawson, a leading real estate firm specializing in the development, construction, and management of multifamily housing has announced the planned retirement of president and chief executive officer, Carl Hardee, effective at the end of 2025. Following Hardee\u2019s retirement, the company expects to appoint Aaron Phipps, current senior vice president and chief financial officer, to that position.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hardee began his tenure at Lawson in 1991 as a regional property manager at Lawson Realty Corporation, The Lawson Companies\u2019 property management subsidiary organization.&nbsp; His leadership quickly earned him promotions, including president of Lawson Realty Corporation in 1996, vice president and COO of The Lawson Companies in 1999, and finally president and CEO in 2016.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During Hardee\u2019s tenure the company grew from a 2,500-unit property management firm to a development, construction, and management firm with over 5,100 units in their portfolio. In that time the company bought and sold multiple properties, developed more than 30 new Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) communities totaling more than 3,200 affordable apartments, and currently have multiple new developments in their pipeline.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It has been an incredible journey growing alongside Lawson. I am immensely proud of what we\u2019ve achieved together as a team, and I have the utmost confidence in Aaron to lead Lawson into the next phase of its growth.\u201d, said Hardee. \u201cAaron\u2019s leadership and financial acumen have already strengthened our position, and I know he will continue to drive the company forward.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aaron Phipps joined Lawson as SVP and CFO in 2013 and has over 25 years of investment real estate experience including acquisition, disposition, equity offering, debt financing, debt and equity structuring, underwriting, and recapitalization along with oversight of accounting and financial reporting for both private and publicly traded companies.&nbsp; Phipps holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance from Purdue University and has been instrumental in managing Lawson&#8217;s financial strategy and operations over the past decade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hardee will remain with Lawson through the end of 2025 to assist with a seamless transition.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Lawson<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Lawson, we understand that what we do \u2013 and how we do it \u2013 affects the everyday lives of people we care about. We focus on positively impacting people, from team members and residents to investors and business partners. We manage and own approximately 5,100 apartment units and continue to grow with nearly 700 units in development. Our business model provides vertical integration of development, construction, property management and asset management services, which enables our team of experts to add value at every stage for our partners. When you act with integrity, focus on quality and work to find creative solutions, great things are possible. It\u2019s how we\u2019ve done business at Lawson for more than 50 years. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawsoncompanies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.lawsoncompanies.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"news-topic":[],"class_list":["post-21898","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NORFOLK-BASED LAWSON ANNOUNCES PLANNED LEADERSHIP CHANGES\u00a0 - Lawson Companies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/news\/norfolk-based-lawson-announces-planned-leadership-changes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NORFOLK-BASED LAWSON ANNOUNCES PLANNED LEADERSHIP CHANGES\u00a0 - Lawson Companies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Norfolk, VA \u2013 September 25, 2024 \u2013 Lawson, a leading real estate firm specializing in the development, construction, and management of multifamily housing has announced the planned retirement of president and chief executive officer, Carl Hardee, effective at the end of 2025. 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