Scottsdale-based real estate investment and development company DMB Associates Inc. said this week that Brent Herrington will be its president and CEO.

Herrington will be replacing long-tenured DMB executive Charley Freericks.

“The Board is excited about the role Brent will play in shaping the company’s future and is also extremely grateful for the leadership Charley has provided through the years,” DMB Chairman Drew Brown said. 

Herrington has worked for DMB since 1998. He has served as the lead on many flagship projects, including DC Ranch and Silverleaf in North Scottsdale and Kukui’ula in Hawaii.

In recent years, Herrington has directed all of DMB’s community development activities and its private club operations.

Before coming to DMB, Herrington was town manager for Celebration, a planned community in Central Florida.