Paul Boomsma Becomes LeadingRE President and CEO

LeadingRE implements succession plan that also includes Stephanie Anton's promotion to Luxury Portfolio president.

CHICAGO – (April 2, 2018) – Paul Boomsma assumed the role of president and chief executive officer of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) today. Boomsma, who has served as the company's chief operating officer and president of its Luxury Portfolio International® division, succeeds long-time CEO Pam O'Connor, who announced her retirement from LeadingRE in January.

"We are very pleased to have Paul's leadership as we continue the progress achieved over the past 20-plus years," said LeadingRE Chairman of the board Joe Horning of Wisconsin's Shorewest Realtors. "I have had the pleasure of working with Paul for the past 13 years and have always been inspired by his passion, insight and dedication to the success of LeadingRE and our members around the world. His grasp of both marketing and technology are ideally-suited to this phase of our business, and his history with the organization makes this a very seamless transition."

Boomsma brings more than 20 years of real estate experience to his new position. He began his career marketing luxury office towers, later heading marketing for a top Chicago residential firm before becoming national marketing director for a major franchise. Boomsma is responsible for creating Luxury Portfolio International®, the highly successful high-end marketing division of LeadingRE and subsequently was tasked with also heading operations and strategic marketing for LeadingRE as COO.

He is a frequent industry speaker on topics that include consumer trends, technology innovation, global business practices and working with affluent buyers and sellers. Among his many distinctions, he was named to the 2018 Swanepoel Power 200, ranked on Inman's Most Influential and received the Unique Homes' Award for Excellence in Luxury Home Marketing.

Robust Executive Team

Stephanie Anton, who has served as executive vice president of Luxury Portfolio International®, was also promoted as part of the LeadingRE succession plan and is now president of Luxury Portfolio. A graduate of Boston University with a Masters in Integrated Marketing from Northwestern, she has over 15 years of experience in real estate and luxury marketing for brokerages and networks and has been instrumental in building Luxury Portfolio for the past 12 years.

Other members of the company's current senior management team include long-time Chief Financial Officer Alan Cazzato; Bob Portale, chief executive officer of the company's sister relocation management company, RELO Direct®, Inc.; Executive Vice President, Member Services Elizabeth Nunan; Executive Vice President, Operations Jessica Edgerton; and Executive Vice President, Global Operations Chris Dietz.