Lawrence Kellner, chief financial officer of the...

Lawrence Kellner, chief financial officer of the Koll Co. and formerly a vice president, was named executive vice president of the Newport Beach-based real estate development, acquisition, management and construction firm. In his new post, he will be responsible for direction of all corporate and partnership accounting operations for the company’s eight regional offices on the West Coast. Before joining Koll, Kellner was in charge of administration and operation of Ernst & Whinney’s Southern California real estate accounting and consulting practice.