Press Release
Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Announces Four Promotions
3/7/2006
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. – Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., the rapidly growing franchise arm of Weichert, Realtors®, has announced these four promotions:
§ Kirk Miller, a four-year veteran of the franchise organization’s management team, was named Vice President, Business Development. Prior to joining Weichert, he was vice president of sales and management development for a regional real estate company in Indiana and in his home state of Kentucky.
§ Ann Harper was promoted from Assistant Vice President to Vice President, Admin/IT. The Atlanta native joined Weichert Real Estate Affiliates during its formation. Previously, Harper worked in a similar capacity with two other major franchise organizations.
§ Mary Jo Erikson was promoted from Director to Assistant Vice President, Member Services. With the Weichert franchise since its inception, in 2003 she was honored as a Weichert Family of Companies’ “Employee of the Year.” Erikson has more than 15 years of experience in commercial real estate and property management, and previously was a training coordinator and member-services facilitator for another franchise organization.
§ Mark W. Hanna, a business consultant with Weichert Real Estate Affiliates since January 2003, was promoted to Senior Business Consultant, assisting affiliated offices from New England through the Mid Atlantic states and the Midwest. Previously, the native Philadelphian was a vice president of training for a 19-office Philadelphia real estate firm, a real estate branch manager, and a regional director of training.
Martin J. Rueter, president of Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, said, “These key appointments add to the strength and vigor of our management bench as we continue to add affiliated offices across the U.S.”
The Weichert Family of Companies is one of the nation's largest privately owned providers of real estate and home ownership services. Home to more than 4,000 sales associates among its franchised sales offices, Weichert Real Estate Affiliates launched its first independently owned and operated franchise in January 2002 and since has grown to more than 200 signed offices in 20 states. It was the only real estate organization to be named in the Top Ten New Franchises 2005 by Entrepreneur Magazine and also was on the magazine's list of Top 100 Fastest Growing Franchises.
Weichert has more than 17,400 sales associates in nearly 400 company-owned and franchised sales offices in key markets throughout the U.S. A family of full-service real estate and financial services companies, Weichert helps customers buy and sell both residential and commercial real estate, and streamlines the delivery of mortgages and home and title insurance. For more information, call Weichert’s customer service center at 1-800-USA-SOLD or visit Weichert’s Web site, www.weichert.com. Each Weichert franchised office is independently owned and operated.