Jim Lavan was appointed director of the $2.1 billion real estate...

Jim Lavan was appointed director of the $2.1 billion real estate portfolio at the Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado, Denver, replacing Kim Roberts Mosko, who will be a portfolio consultant to the system. Mr. Lavan joined the $30 billion pension fund in July as a senior portfolio manager. He was vice president of finance at GWL Properties, the real estate unit of Great-West Life Assurance.