Engel & Volkers Atlanta, a luxury real estate brokerage, announced Thursday that Christopher Burell is joining the firm as its new chief growth officer. Burell has 20 years of prior experience in the metro Atlanta real estate scene. He previously served in executive and broker roles for several leading firms in the area. In announcing [...]read moreEngel & Volkers adds chief growth officer in Atlanta
Connecticut-based lender, servicer and asset manager Planet Home Lending has appointed Bill Shuler as executive vice president and chief information officer. In his new role, Shuler will focus on Planet’s technological growth and enhancements to its operational efficiency. “My focus has always been on creating pragmatic IT solutions that support dynamic business growth, and I am [...]read morePlanet Home Lending appoints new chief information officer
New York City-based brokerage SERHANT. is promoting its new development director, Jennifer Alese, to the position of chief business officer, The Real Deal reported on Monday. Alese will be the company’s first chief business officer, and Carolyn Sebba will replace Alese as the new development director. “I’ve been working alongside Ryan Serhant for 9+ years [...]read moreSERHANT. appoints its first chief business officer
Dark Matter Technologies, formerly Black Knight Origination Technologies, named Vikas Rao as its deputy chief product officer, the company announced on Tuesday. In his new capacity, Rao will directly report to chief product officer Stephanie Durflinger. His responsibilities will include overseeing enhancements to the Empower loan origination system (LOS) and establishing Dark Matter’s developer community. [...]read moreDark Matter Technologies names new deputy chief product officer
Four months after taking the helm at coaching firm Chirag Shah Coaching, Wendy Forsythe has re-entered the brokerage world as the chief marketing officer for eXp Realty. As CMO, Forsythe will spearhead eXp’s marketing strategy, which includes brand management, advertising, digital marketing and public relations. At Inman Connect Las Vegas, July 30-Aug. 1 2024, the noise [...]read moreEXp Realty Taps Wendy Forsythe As New Chief Marketing Officer
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the second part of Square Enix’s massive FF7 remake trilogy, is a game filled with many heroes. Folks like Cloud, Barret, Aerith, that cat thing. But the biggest hero in Rebirth, the person I could always rely on, wasn’t any of the main characters. Instead, it was a simple security guard [...]read moreShout Out To FF7 Rebirth’s True Hero, The Security Officer Card
The HousingWire award spotlight series highlights the individuals and organizations that have been recognized through our Editors’ Choice Awards. Nominations for HousingWire’s 2024 Marketing Leaders are open until April 30, 2024. Click here to nominate someone from your organization today. If there’s one word to describe today’s successful marketers in mortgage and real estate it’s [...]read moreUSA Mortgage’s Chelsea Vonder Haar on staying agile to meet loan officer needs
Rocket Mortgage Chief Information Officer Brian Woodring is departing the company to pursue other opportunities, multiple sources told HousingWire. The decision comes as the lender shifts its business strategy to embrace artificial intelligence (AI). Woodring joined Rocket in 2017 as chief technology officer to lead the product engineering team. As CIO, he was responsible for the strategy [...]read moreChief information officer Brian Woodring to leave Rocket
New American Funding (NAF) has snagged top Chicago loan officer Larry Steinway as it looks to grow its presence in the Chicagoland area. Steinway, who closed more than $1.5 billion of loan volume in his nearly 30-year career, started at NAF on April 1 as its vice president producing area sales manager tasked with expanding [...]read moreNew American Funding onboards top Chicago loan officer
Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, promoted Noah Edwards as the firm’s chief accounting officer. Edwards will replace Brian Brown, who had assumed the CAO position in addition to being the company’s chief financial officer and treasurer. As chief accounting officer, Edwards will receive a base salary of $358,000. He will be eligible for [...]read moreRocket Companies names chief accounting officer