Sawtelle-based Kilroy Realty Corp. shook things up with its board of directors last month. Gary Stevenson, who has served on the company’s board since 2014, has taken over chairmanship duties from Edward Brennan, who has held the seat since 2024.
Stevenson’s resume includes serving as deputy commissioner of Major League Soccer and president of Soccer United Marketing.
The company also expanded its board of directors, adding Cia Buckley Marakovits and David Kieske as new members. Marakovits is a co-owner and president of Dune Real Estate Partners while Kieske is an executive vice president at VICI Properties Inc. At the end of last year, Kilroy’s portfolio included 16.3 million square feet of space, mostly in office and life sciences. It also owns about 1,000 residential units spread across Hollywood and San Diego.
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Boyle Heights-based AquaSonic is making moves with another major retailer expansion.
The oral care brand now has one of its lines of electric toothbrushes in Target Corp. stores nationwide. This deal follows last year’s debut of another toothbrush line in Walmart Inc. stores and its longtime agreement with Walgreens stores.
AquaSonic Chief Executive Arsalan Rahbarpoor, also co-founder and chief executive of AquaSonic owner Onyx Global Group, told the Business Journal last year that the company strived to fill the space between budget toothbrushes and top-shelf offerings.
“Our expansion with Target is a meaningful step forward in AquaSonic’s long-term growth strategy,” Rahbarpoor said in a statement.
In keeping with its growth, AquaSonic also relocated its headquarters from Chinatown to Boyle Heights last year.
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Open your purse strings, Angelenos: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles kicked off its 11th annual Make March Matter campaign, with a goal of raising $1 million this month to support its operations.
“March is an exciting time as local businesses and the community join forces to support our hospital’s mission of creating hope and building healthier futures,” CHLA President and Chief Executive Paul Viviano said in a statement.
The Insider is compiled by Acting Editor Zane Hill. He can be reached at [email protected].
