FirstAm Title Names New Prez

Curt G. Johnson has been named president of First American Title Insurance Co., Santa Ana, Calif., succeeding Gary L. Kermott, who recently became vice chairman of the title insurance company.Mr. Johnson was previously senior vice president and national commercial services director for First American Title. He joined First American in 1996 as vice president of builder/commercial services for the company's Phoenix branch office, the company said. Mr. Johnson was previously senior associate for Prudential Arizona Realty Commercial Services Group in Phoenix and executive vice president and designated broker for the Phoenix office of Merrill Lynch Commercial Real Estate. First American Title is a subsidiary of The First American Corp., which can be found online at http://www.firstam.com.