TORONTO & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Real Brokerage Inc. (TSX: REAX) (NASDAQ: REAX), the fastest-growing publicly traded real estate brokerage, today announced that Susanne Greenfield Sandler, a strategic consultant who held senior positions as General Manager of Apalon, an IAC business, and Vice President, Global Strategy at Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), has joined the Company’s Board of Directors.
Sandler brings more than 15 years of corporate finance, M&A, and strategy experience and has a proven track record of scaling products, building teams, and accelerating growth both organically and inorganically. She currently serves as a strategic consultant and advisor to technology companies in the travel and fintech industries and serves on the Board of HomeToGo (FWB: HTG), an online travel marketplace offering the world's largest selection of vacation rentals.
“We are thrilled to welcome Susanne to our Board. She brings considerable corporate strategy and finance experience at large technology companies. Her insights will be invaluable as we continue to ramp up the growth of our business,” Real Chairman and CEO Tamir Poleg said.
Sandler most recently served as General Manager of Apalon, a subscription mobile app business owned by the technology conglomerate IAC. In this role, she led the Apalon business, with full P&L responsibility, overseeing a global team of 200. Prior to Apalon, Sandler was Vice President, Global Strategy at Booking Holdings, a $100 billion market cap global technology company that owns Booking.com, Kayak, Opentable, Priceline and Agoda. In this role, she worked directly with Booking’s executives to make strategic decisions and was tasked with executing on critical growth initiatives around the organization. Previously at Booking, Sandler was Vice President, Corporate Development, focusing on M&A, venture investments, and corresponding strategic partnerships. Sandler graduated Magna Cum Laude from NYU’s Stern School of Undergraduate Business with a double major in finance and accounting.
“It’s an honor to be joining Real’s Board,” Sandler said. “I am excited to be a part of an innovative company that is committed to using technology to improve the home buying process.”
The addition of Sandler increases The Real Brokerage Board of Directors to seven members.
About Real
The Real Brokerage Inc. (TSX: REAX) (NASDAQ: REAX) is revolutionizing the residential real estate industry by pairing best-in-class technology with the trusted guidance of the agent-led experience. Real delivers a cloud-based platform to improve efficiencies and empower agents to provide a seamless end-to-end experience for home buyers and sellers. The company was founded in 2014 and serves 47 states, D.C., and four Canadian provinces with over 11,000 agents. Additional information can be found on its website at www.onereal.com.
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