Sunset Financial Names New CEO, Chairman

George Deehan, president of Sunset Financial Resources Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., has been named to the additional post of chief executive officer of the real estate investment trust, and Rodney Bennett has been named chairman of the REIT.Mr. Deehan, 63, who was recently named president and chief operating officer of the REIT, succeeds Bert Watson, who has resigned as CEO and as chairman of the board, Sunset Financial reported. Mr. Bennett, 64, has been a director of Sunset Financial since 2003. The REIT also announced that Charles Wolcott, president and CEO of Recon Corp., has been named to Sunset Financial's board. The company can be found on the Web at http://www.sunsetfinancial.net.