Executives

As General Counsel, Symeon Davis directs all Legal and Risk Management functions for GK and its multi-billion-dollar national portfolio. He has over two decades of experience in practically all sectors of the commercial real estate industry and brings a holistic and creative approach to solving legal and business challenges.

Symeon served as Senior Counsel for Walgreens, a Fortune Top 40 company, where he was responsible for over $1.2 Billion in new acquisitions, leases, and development projects. He was a Senior Attorney at leading commercial real estate-focused law firms, and then Managing Partner of a law firm he helped grow during the Great Recession. He most recently served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer of investment and development firm, Black Lion Investment Group, where he successfully executed two major company growth phases in a span of only five years.

Symeon has been a member of the Urban Land Institute, International Council of Shopping Centers, and numerous bar associations and philanthropic organizations. He received his law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law and his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University. He enjoys nature photography, hiking, track car racing, and traveling the globe with his wife.

Sylvia RubaIcava is Vice President of Human Resources, which includes overseeing Payroll/Benefits, Administrative, and Office Services. She has been with Goldrich Kest for more than twenty years and rose through the ranks thanks to her dedication, expertise, wide-ranging capabilities and professionalism. Among her responsibilities are recruiting top-tier talent and developing employee relations strategies that represent GK’s culture and values.

Sylvia has dedicated her career to Human Resources. After earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of La Verne, she became a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) through the Human Resource Certification Institute. She started her HR career working for the American Red Cross (Los Angeles Chapter) as the HR Assistant to the Officer of Human Resources where she assisted in all areas of HR.

In addition, Sylvia became a SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) through the Society for Human Resource Management. She resides in Los Angeles with her husband and they have two adult children.

Kevin Cimino joined the GK team in 2015. He has more than 30 years of commercial real estate experience. He started his career as Leasing Manager for Trizec Properties before moving to Birtcher Real Estate, where he was Director of Leasing. He subsequently was Managing Director/Asset Manager at CT Realty for 8 years.

As Vice President at the Staubach Company, Kevin gained experience on the brokerage side of the business; he learned the tenants’ viewpoint while serving as West Coast Real Estate Manager for both MCI and the international executive suite company, Regus. His broad experience brings GK a unique perspective and expertise for management of our 11 million square feet commercial and industrial portfolio.

Born and raised in southern California, Kevin received his B.S. in Business Marketing from Cal State University Northridge, and his M.B.A. from Pepperdine University. He has two daughters.

Greg Raap serves as the Vice President of Residential Property Management. He is responsible for day-to-day operations and management of the GK residential portfolio. Greg has 25 years of experience in real estate operations and management of conventional, affordable, and military residential properties. Prior to joining Goldrich Kest, Greg was Vice President of Hunt Military Communities, where he was responsible for the successful ownership, development, operations, and partner relationships for approximately 17,000 homes/units owned and under management supporting military families throughout the Western United States.

Prior to Hunt, Greg held a similar role for Forest City Military Communities portfolio of 10,000 homes. He previously directed the start-up and operation of the 7,000 home Hawaii Military Communities project, and managed Forest City’s Southern California affordable housing portfolio. Prior to joining Forest City, Greg held management positions in operations and asset management for various Southern California residential real estate operators and investors.

Greg served on the Board of Directors for Pacific Housing Development, Inc. He is a member of the Institute for Real Estate Management and a Certified Property Manager candidate. He was a Charter Member of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Association of Residential Property Managers, and a member of the Professional Housing Management Association. Greg is a licensed California real estate broker. Greg received a B.S. in Finance, Real Estate and Law from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Angel Herrera is responsible for the Accounting and Finance division of GK Management Co., Inc. consisting of the AP, AR, Property Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Tax, and Treasury Departments. He joined GK Management Co., Inc. as the Controller in May 2014 and was an instrumental part of the recent reorganization efforts within Accounting and Finance. In January 2018, Angel was promoted to Vice President/Controller.

In Angel’s professional career, he held positions as a Staff Accountant, Internal Auditor, Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller, and Controller. He gained experience in a diverse combination of publicly traded and privately held companies within the industries of luxury retail, entertainment, fashion and footwear, eCommerce, parking services, and real estate. In addition to hands-on and management experience in operational accounting, Angel has vast experience in efficiency efforts and process improvement, technology implementations, and change management efforts.

Angel was born and raised in Los Angeles. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California at Los Angeles and also holds a Certificate in Accounting from California State University of Los Angeles. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their two children. When not reviewing financials at work, Angel volunteers as the Treasurer for his children’s Parent Guild, School Board, and Girl Scouts Cookie Co-Chair.

Chad Moulin oversees all areas pertaining to Facilities for GK Management’s multi-family portfolio consisting of 120 properties and 13,000 apartment homes all located in California. Some of his responsibilities as Vice President of Facilities include: Property Preservation, Maintenance, Cap Ex Projects, Renovations, Oversight of Building Systems and REAC Inspections.

Chad has worked in the field of property management for over 25 years where he started out as a groundskeeper and worked his way up to his current position. Chad has held many different positions and has been responsible for Properties in 16 different states and 4 Canadian provinces. Chad is also an industry subject matter expert and educator headlining in-person and webinar education sessions. Some of Chad’s accomplishments include: CAMT designation with The National Apartment Association, faculty member of the NAAEI (National Apartment Association Education Institute), Advanced Instructor Training through NAAEI, Authorized OSHA Safety Instructor and a member of AIME (Apartment Institute for Maintenance Excellence).

Chad was born and raised in Kansas City, KS and is a huge Chiefs fan. Chad is married and has 1 young daughter and they currently reside in Marina Del Rey, CA.

Christopher Greenspan is Vice President of Asset Management. He is responsible for the optimization of the company's portfolio by overseeing the budgeting, capital planning, reporting, performance analytics, and asset strategy activities across our diverse multi-asset class portfolio.

He brings to his position two decades of experience in asset management, most recently as a Senior Vice President of an Orange County real estate investment, management, and development company where his duties closely resembled his current responsibilities. Before that, the USC graduate spent nearly a decade as director of asset management for a $2 billion+ company specializing in multifamily properties.

He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and a licensed California real estate professional. In his off time, he enjoys racquet sports and golf. He and his wife, Paige, and their three children live in Culver City, not far from corporate headquarters.

Chris serves as Vice President of Construction. He oversees and is responsible for directing and managing all phases of the company’s pre-construction and construction endeavors, including all new project developments and redevelopments, along with renovating and rehabilitating Goldrich Kest’s existing portfolio.

He is an industry veteran who brings over 20 plus years of experience in acquisitions, entitlements, development, and construction management. Prior to joining Goldrich Kest, Chris served as Director of Development and Construction for a privately held, family-owned investment organization with over $3 billion in real estate assets to set up and establish a brand new development business for ground-up development and repositioning of existing assets, along with creating best practices and procedures. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Redevelopment for the publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust Aimco for 14 years whose $12 billion portfolio consisted of multi-family and mixed-use properties. During his tenure, he was responsible for the development and repositioning of over 4,000 units throughout Aimco’s West Coast Portfolio.

Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in construction management from the University of Florida and is an avid gator fan. He resides in Newport Beach with his wife Kimberly and two children Tristan and Taylor.