After a few months as head of Coldwell Banker Realty, CEO Kamini Lane has promoted a number of new executives who will helm new streamlined regions in a national reorganization of the brokerage, TRD has learned.
The revamp involves “the unification of multiple Coldwell Banker Realty operating metros into regions” run by regional presidents who will focus on developing new business and the agent experience, according to the company.
Jennifer Lind, Coldwell’s Northern California president since 2020, was promoted to the company’s new role of Western regional president. Lind will run 124 offices in Northern and Southern California, along with Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest, according to a Coldwell announcement.
Robert Burns, president of Coldwell Banker Bain in Washington and Oregon, and Mike James, regional vice president of Coldwell Banker Realty in Hawaii, will report to Lind.
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The position of president for Southern California will be eliminated, the announcement confirmed. Jamie Duran, who has been working at the job since 2019, will seek other roles at Coldwell Banker Realty, along with sibling companies at Anywhere, the parent of Coldwell.
In the announcement, Lane said the restructuring was crucial.
“Our success is going to hinge on our ability to move with greater speed, simplify our operations, and deliver more value to agents and consumers alike,” she wrote. “I am challenging our regional presidents to help us achieve these goals.”
For Coldwell’s East Region, Rob Norman, who leads Coldwell’s New Jersey, Rockland County, New York and Philadelphia markets will also helm Central Pennsylvania and Westchester County.
Frederick Warburg Peters, Coldwell Banker Warburg president, will continue to helm that company’s New York City office
For the Southeast region, Duff Rubin, president of Coldwell Banker Realty in Florida, will lead 129 offices in Atlanta, the Carolinas, Florida, and the mid-Atlantic states. Laura Rittenberg, president of Coldwell Banker Realty in Atlanta and the Carolinas, will continue to run those offices and report to Rubin.
Ayoub Rabah of Coldwell Banker Realty in Greater Chicago will lead 84 offices in Illinois, Michigan and Texas. Charles El-Moussa, president of Coldwell Banker Realty in Texas, will report to Rabah.