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25 Worldwide, Keller Mortgage, Keller Covered, Keller Offers—to create alignment, scale and efficiencies across the Keller Williams ecosystem. "As Keller Williams has continued to innovate on behalf of the real estate agent and their clients, we moved quickly to deliver unique value through these individual companies—from creation of an innovative zero-fee loan program to a home insurance platform," Keller said. "e formation of KWx is central to the next phase, focused on scaling that vision and empowering our agents to deliver the highest level of value to their clients." To help Keller achieve this mission, Carl Liebert has been appointed the CEO of KWx. Liebert brings more than 30 years of experience leading customer-driven transformations and developing strategic, operational and process excellence within retail (AutoNation, 24 Hour Fitness, e Home Depot, Circuit City), financial services (USAA), and industrial (General Electric) organizations. "As Keller Williams has continued to innovate on behalf of the real estate agent and their clients, we moved quickly to deliver unique value through these individual companies—from creation of an innovative zero-fee loan program to a home insurance platform." —Gary Keller, former CEO of Keller Williams Realty & new Executive Chairman of new holding company KWx AMHERST APPOINTS COO OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT e Amherst Group, a vertically integrated real estate investment, development, and operating firm, announced the appointment of Gillian Sutton Cho as COO of Investment Management. Cho joins Amherst from Crow Holdings where she served as COO. She will be responsible for all investor-facing services and operations, and for growing assets under management for all Amherst strategies. In her new role, Cho will deliver Amherst's turnkey investment platform to a broader audience, as the firm continues to target growth opportunities driven by strong fundamentals and increasing consumer demand in the institutional single-family rental (SFR) sector, and to grow its commercial real estate lending and mortgage- backed securities businesses. Cho's appointment follows several executive-level appointments at Amherst, as the company differentiates itself as a leader in addressing inefficiencies in the U.S. housing and commercial real estate markets. "At Amherst, we're guided by our mission to revolutionize the way real estate is priced, financed, and managed, and we are excited to have Gillian join our team as we seek to further expand our suite of real estate investment products and services," said Sean Dobson, Chairman and CEO of Amherst. "Gillian's understanding of the industry and what is needed to propel our business forward for long-term growth and success will be a driving force as Amherst delivers world-class services and diversified investment opportunities across our debt and equity strategies." "Amherst's disruptive, technology-driven approach to acquiring, developing, and managing real estate allows it to deliver a tremendous value proposition to our residents and much-needed quality housing across the United States," Cho said. "e Amherst team is raising the bar of the real estate experience for residents and investors, and I am looking forward to sharing the company's innovative approach with a broader investor base." "Gillian's background in real estate development, operations, and investment management will be instrumental as we continue to pair our data-driven market insights with seamless execution capabilities to better serve our current and future investor base," said Drew Flahive, President of Amherst Residential and Head of Investment Management. "She will play a key role in further evolving and delivering the full breadth of the Amherst group, and we are thrilled to have her on board as we seek to meet the growing demand for our platform and products." TITLE IO ANNOUNCES NEW VP OF SALES Title iO Inc., a provider of SaaS automation solutions to the escrow and title settlement industry, announced that Sheila McGuire has joined its leadership team as its new VP of Sales. McGuire has extensive escrow, title, and real estate technology experience, and a depth of key industry relationships. Formerly, she held a wide array of influential positions as corporate trainer, technical implementation director, and national sales manager with First American Financial Corp. "We are extremely pleased and honored that Sheila has elected to join the Title iO leadership team," said Ryan Whitlock, CEO at Title iO." Her skillset, passion, and drive are a perfect match for our rapidly growing, innovative company. Sheila's deep relationships and knowledge strategically complement our customer focused, growth-oriented vision." "I am excited to be a member of the Title iO leadership team and further expand my capabilities given my extensive knowledge of the Real Estate Settlement (RES) industry," McGuire said. "I am thrilled to be able to lead sales efforts that bring the industry's most intuitive, holistic software solutions to the Real Estate Settlement marketplace". McGuire has consulted with hundreds of companies in the Settlement industry and will be tasked with accelerating their adoption of Title iO products and services and growing the Title iO sales presence. LRES PROMOTES NEW SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CLIENT EXPERIENCE LRES Corporation, a real estate appraisal, valuations, HOA, commercial trustee services, and REO asset management company, has promoted Cassie Vega to the role of Senior Director of Client Experience. Movers & Shakers