M.T. Lardner President of Lehndorff USA

M. Thomas Lardner has been named president and chief executive officer of Lehndorff USA Group of Cos.

Lardner, 45, was previously executive vice president and general manager of the Dallas-based real estate investment and management firm. Hans G. Abromeit, a Lehndorff co-founder and its previous president, was named the company’s chairman.

Lehndorff owns and manages nearly 2.5 million square feet of retail, industrial and office space in California. More than 1 million square feet of that property is in downtown Los Angeles, including the Wells Fargo Building.