Looks like Rhett has joined Opendoor as Head of Industry Relations, which I believe is a new position for the company.
I’m hearing that his main focus will be MLS. He will report to industry vet, Kerry Melcher, who is head of Brokerage and Sales. Rhett is a great choice for Opendoor and glad he found a new home after spending over 6 years at realtor.com. Congrats Rhett and Opendoor!
David Price Appointed President & CEO of MARIS
“Today, we are excited to announce the appointment of David Price to the role of President and CEO of MARIS. He assumed responsibilities on November 5th saying, “I am very humbled today to have been offered the opportunity to step into the role of President and CEO of MARIS. I have been fortunate to grow with MARIS since shortly after its inception over 25 years ago, and I am looking forward to continuing to contribute to the stability and positive direction of the company.”
Big congrats to David and MARIS.
Search Committee Promotes From Within
“In his nearly nine years with NNRMLS, Pickard has proven himself to be a leader. He’s played a crucial role in strategic planning, executive decision-making, data analysis, budgeting, negotiating, contracting, recruiting, project management, business development, policy, public speaking, marketing, and communications. Pickard is a driving force behind the implementation of the NNRMLS strategic vision, empowering team members and contractors, coordinating solutions with vendors and stakeholders, and fostering strong relationships with NNRMLS’ Shareholders to deliver world-class MLS services to our members.”
This isn’t the first time NNRMLS has promoted from within, Shelley Specchio (now CEO of MIBOR) was also promoted when Merri Jo Cowen left for the top spot at Stellar MLS (formerly My Florida Regional MLS).
Great gig for George. As mentioned above NNRMLS is known for being a creator of leaders in the industry.
Congrats to George and NNRMLS!
BRIGHT MLS APPOINTS TROY RECH CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER
“Rech’s career in the real estate technology industry spans more than 20 years, with recent stints at Clareity and CoreLogic. As a founder of Clareity, Rech oversaw revenue growth and helped build the company to serve over one million real estate professionals across North America by 2017. Ultimately, Rech and his fellow founders sold the company to CoreLogic’s Real Estate Solutions Group. Rech took over the role of sales leader for four individual sales teams at CoreLogic and merged them into two function-oriented teams while experiencing double-digit growth rates year over year.”
Unexpected, but smart move for Troy and Bright MLS. I guess the universe didn’t really want to see Kevin and Troy reunited again. ????
But seriously, there has been a long tradition of vendors entering leadership positions at MLS organizations. Troy is a class act and I look forward to working with him at his new role at Bright MLS.
Congrats to Troy and Bright MLS!
T3 Sixty promotes former NAR executive Mark Lesswing to CTO
“While at NAR, Lesswing helped develop the trade association’s blockchain initiatives, including the Realtor Association Blockchain, a system designed to organize the secure management and distribution of Realtor membership information among Realtor associations across the nation. He is also a co-founder of The Real Estate Blockchain Initiative, a group designed to support real estate blockchain standards.
“Mark’s rich depth of real estate technology expertise as well as his excellent management of three of our large technology clients during the past year has undeniably proven he is the right person for the job,” said T3 Sixty CEO Stefan Swanepoel. “The move allows Jack to focus on building an even larger infrastructure to support our over 100 enterprise clients in our management consulting practice.”
Congrats Mark!
Industry Veteran Myra Jolivet Joins WAV Group
“Myra was introduced to organized real estate when she joined the Houston Association of REALTORS®as Chief Communications Officer. She has also served as Vice President of Public Affairs for the Pacific West Association of REALTORS® in Los Angeles, CA, and Vice President of Public Affairs for MLSListings, Inc. in San Jose, CA. “
Myra is great. I first met her when she worked at the Pacific West Association of REALTORS (PWR). Great to see her back in the mix again.
Gene Millman Named REcolorado CEO
“Gene comes to REcolorado with more than 30 years of real estate experience. Before transitioning to MLS executive, he served in the roles of agent, broker-owner, and MLS Board of Director. Currently, Gene is the CEO of the Northern Nevada Regional MLS (NNRMLS) where his focus has been on guiding the success of the organizations members by providing a variety of products and services that create an efficient and successful marketplace. Prior to leading NNRMLS, Gene served on the Board of Directors for TREND and was Chairman from 2013-2016. He also served on the MAPS Task Force/Vision Team/MLS Evolved to successfully form Bright MLS and was Vice Chair of the Bright Board of Directors.”
I interviewed Gene about a year ago on my podcast Listing Bits almost exactly a year ago. Northern Nevada Regional MLS (NNRMLS) furthers its reputation as being a fountainhead of MLS talent in the industry. Congratulations to Gene and REColorado.
I’m still catching up from the CMLS conference but didn’t want to forget to share this exciting news.
“In this new role, Melissa will provide leadership and management while focusing on MLS PIN’s strategic initiatives and opportunities in alignment with the company’s goals for growth. Her responsibilities include industry relations, marketing and communication, expansion, customer engagement and education, product user interface, and the roll-out of company initiatives.”
MLS Property Information Network, Inc. Appoints Holly Haines to Chief Operating Officer
“In this new role, Holly will provide leadership and management while focusing on organizational excellence and technical vision in alignment with the company’s goals for growth. Her major responsibilities include internal operations, software and product development, quality assurance, administration, and human resources.”
In reading both press releases about Melissa and Holly’s accomplishments it easy to see why Kathy has given them these new responsibilities. Congrats to Melissa and Holly.
From a Facebook post Stefan Swanepoel announced some new team additions and changes at T3 Sixty.
“The T3 Sixty team continues growing to better serve the residential real estate brokerage industry as it undergoes the most signifiant shift and the largest amount of changes, consolidations, innovations and reengineering the industry has experienced in 2 decades.
Please help me in congratulating the newcomers to the T3 Team and those with increased responsibilities!!
* Tinus Swanepoel (recent MBA graduate) has been named Chief Operating Officer and will be responsible for all corporate, marketing, finance, HR and customer service.
* Clint Skutchan joins as a full-time management consultant in the MLS and Association division. Clint previously served as CEO of the Fort Collins Board of Realtors.
* Ed Newman joins as part-time management consultant in the MLS Division. He formerly served as Director of Technology for
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Congrats to Tinus, Clint and Ed!
Scott Quinn Joins Rapattoni Corporation as Vice President of Sales
“Rapattoni Corporation (Rapattoni) announced today that real estate industry veteran Scott Quinn has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. Mr. Quinn brings over 30 years of industry experience to Rapattoni and will focus on Rapattoni MLS sales as well as lending his expertise to the company’s other products and services, working closely with Vice President of Sales Kevin Wolfe and the company’s sales team.”
Congrats to Scott and Rapattoni.
