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MortgagePoint » Your Trusted Source for Mortgage Banking and Servicing News 20 December 2024 industry product lines, sales, and operations. Choo joined Zillow Group in 2015 through the company's acquisition of Trulia and has more than two de- cades of leadership and go-to-market experience in the real estate tech space. He has held leadership and strategy roles throughout sales, marketing, and software over the last decade at Zillow. Most recently, he was SVP of Real Estate Software, which encompasses Zillow Premier Agent sales, ShowingTime, dot- loop, Zillow Showcase, Aryeo, and other key B2B offerings for agents, brokers, and multiple listing services. "Jun has long been an instrumental leader in our company, consistently creating and scaling innovative solutions across our business," Zillow Group CEO Jeremy Wacksman said. "He has been a key driver of our numerous technology investments to digitize the industry. Under his leadership, we will expand the integrated transaction experience to more customers—agents, movers, and industry professionals—and offer them a better way to transact in real estate." Throughout Choo's tenure at Zillow Group, he has propelled the company's mission forward, creating the inte- gral Connections platform, inventing Premier Agent market-based pricing, and spearheading the ideation, devel- opment, and nationwide launch of the unparalleled Zillow Showcase product. "I'm honored to step into this role and continue supporting our company's growth. With more than two-thirds of U.S. homebuyers on Zillow, we are seiz- ing our incredible opportunity to deliver a more tech-enabled and integrated experience to get more people home," Choo said. "Our industry software offer- ings are unmatched, and we will contin- ue to invest in new solutions that help modernize the real estate experience through Zillow's housing super app." In addition to Choo's appointment, Susan Daimler and Matt Daimler, President of Zillow and SVP of Product, respectively, have decided to leave Zillow. "We're grateful for both Susan and Matt's many contributions and leader- ship over the last 12 years," Wacksman said. "They've each had a tremendous impact on Zillow's growth and success, and we wish them all the best." DARK MATTER TECHNOLOGIES APPOINTS NEW CEO Mortgage tech provider Dark Matter Technolo- gies has an- nounced that Sean Dugan, the company's current Chief Revenue Officer, will succeed Rich Gagliano as CEO effective April 2025. Gagliano, who launched Dark Matter in 2023 following over a decade of leadership at its predecessor, Black Knight Origination Technologies, will step into the role of Executive Chair. For nearly 14 years, Gagliano has led the charge to transform mortgage origination with advanced automation and artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) solutions. More recently, Gagliano has helped Dark Matter find its footing as an independent compa- ny combining the agility of a startup with the pedigree of a mature and experienced provider. Gagliano's vision for Dark Matter and the team he has assembled to execute on that vision have earned the confidence of banks, credit unions and mortgage lenders nationwide. "I am incredibly proud of what we've built at Dark Matter, and I am confident the company's best days are ahead," Gagliano said. "After years of working with Sean, I have absolute confidence in his leadership and in his team's readiness to execute on the strategy we've developed together. I look forward to supporting Sean and our clients as I transition to executive chair, knowing that Dark Matter is in the most capable of hands." Gagliano's decision to step down as CEO is part of a broader plan to spend more time with family, though he will M O V E R S & S H A K E R S "Our industry software offerings are unmatched, and we will continue to invest in new solutions that help modernize the real estate experience through Zillow's housing super app." —Jun Choo, COO, Zillow