ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE - Key Persons


Bryson R. Koehler

Job Titles:
  • Independent Director
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Chief Technology Officer at Equifax
Bryson R. Koehler joined the Board in January 2019 and has served on the Technology and Data Committee since joining and as a member of our Audit Committee since May 2022. Mr. Koehler has served as Chief Technology Officer at Equifax since June 2018, where he is responsible for leading Equifax's global information technology strategy and development. From November 2016 to June 2018, Mr. Koehler was Chief Technology Officer for the IBM Watson and Cloud Platform, the division that encompasses the cognitive and AI computing capabilities of Watson machine learning. From July 2012 to November 2016, he was Chief Technology and Information Officer at The Weather Channel Companies (TWCC) before it was acquired in 2016 by IBM. Prior to joining TWCC, Mr. Koehler served as Senior Vice President of Global Revenue and Guest Technology at the Intercontinental Hotels Group from January 2002 to December 2011. Mr. Koehler brings to the Board his exceptional experience in cloud computing, data analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), technology architecture development and specialized applications. His proficiency in driving technology and data change at large publicly traded companies and his expertise in overseeing the strategic vision, development, technical operations, financial planning, and execution of technology initiatives, paired with his experience leading global product development and technology teams, led the Board to consider him well-qualified to serve as a director of the Company.

Chris Terrill

Job Titles:
  • Executive Co - Chairman of Z - Work Acquisition Corp
  • Independent Director Chair, Product and Technology Committee
Chris Terrill joined the Board in July 2016. He has served as our Chair of our Product and Technology Committee since August 2018 and as a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since May 2022. Mr. Terrill has served as Executive Co-Chairman of Z-Work Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (or SPAC), since September 30, 2020. He served as the Chief Executive Officer, and a director, of ANGI Homeservices, an international digital marketplace for home services that helps connect consumers with home professionals in the United States and other countries under various brands, including HomeAdvisor® and Angie's List, among others, from September 2017 to November 2018. Prior to assuming that role in September 2017, Mr. Terrill served as Chief Executive Officer of HomeAdvisor.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of IAC, from May 2011. Prior thereto, he held senior marketing positions at Nutrisystem.com, the leader in the direct-to-consumer diet space, serving as its Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of eCommerce from June 2009 to May 2011 and Senior Vice President of e-commerce from January 2007 to June 2009. For one year prior to joining Nutrisystem.com, he served as Vice President of Product and Marketing for Blockbuster.com, the online division of Blockbuster Inc. Additionally, he spent six years with Match.com where he held several senior marketing roles, his last being Vice President of New Brands & Verticals, where he developed and launched new online brands, including Chemistry.com. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Z-Work Acquisition Corp., Terminix Global Holdings Inc., Vacasa, Inc., and Yelp, Inc. Mr. Terrill brings to the Board relevant experience in the areas of executive leadership, strategic planning and marketing and managing consumer behavior, including direct to consumer brands in the real estate services industry. Mr. Terrill is a seasoned Internet veteran who has specialized in consumer online subscription and marketplace business models.

Duncan L. Niederauer

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Independent Director
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Founder and Managing Member of Transcend Capital Advisors
Duncan L. Niederauer has served as a Director of the Company since January 2016 and as a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since May 2022. He formerly served as Chair of our Compensation Committee from May 2016 to May 2022. Mr. Niederauer is a founder and managing member of Transcend Capital Advisors, a financial advisory firm, and a co-founder of Communitas Capital Partners, a venture capital firm. He previously served as chief executive officer of NYSE Euronext (the "NYSE") from December 2007 until the NYSE's merger with Intercontinental Exchange in November 2013, and thereafter continued to serve as chief executive officer of the NYSE until his retirement in August 2014. Prior to joining the NYSE, Mr. Niederauer worked at Goldman Sachs for 22 years, where he was a partner and co-Head of the Equities Division Execution Services and Head of Electronic Trading and e-Commerce Strategy. Mr. Niederauer is well qualified to serve as a member of the Board based on his experience at Goldman Sachs as well as his role as CEO of the NYSE. In addition to his leadership skills, Mr. Niederauer has a keen understanding of the capital markets and the impact that technology may have on a business, both as an enabler and a disrupter.

Enrique Silva

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Chairman of Our Compensation Committee
  • Chief Executive Officer of Culver Franchising System
  • Independent Director / Chair, Compensation
  • Member of Our Board
Enrique Silva became a member of our Board in August 2018 and Chair of our Compensation Committee in May 2022. Mr. Silva has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Culver Franchising System, LLC since March 2021. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. from February 2007 to February 2020. For 13 years prior thereto, Mr. Silva served in various leadership positions at Burger King Corporation, including Senior Vice President, Franchise Operations East Zone and Canada; Senior Vice President, U.S. Company Operations, President, Latin America Region; and Vice President and General Counsel, Latin America. Mr. Silva brings to the Board extensive franchise experience as well as significant leadership as a chief executive officer of a company-owned by private equity investors. His deep knowledge of operational and legal matters, including with respect to risk management, also led the Board to consider him well-qualified to serve as a director of the Company.

Felicia Williams

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Our Audit Committee
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Independent Director Chair, 
Audit Committee
  • Member of Our Board
Ms. Williams has served in senior finance leadership roles at Macy's, Inc. for the past 17 years, including as an executive officer of Macy's from 2016 to 2020 in the roles of Interim Chief Financial Officer from June 2020 to November 2020 and Senior Vice President, Controller and Enterprise Risk Officer from June 2016 to June 2020. Ms. Williams is currently serving as Macy's Fellow for CEO Action for Racial Equity, the first business-led coalition of its kind with a mission to advance racial equity through public policy. Previously, she served Macy's as Senior Vice President, Finance and Risk Management, from February 2011 to June 2016. She has held roles across key corporate finance functions at Macy's, including treasury, investor relations, risk management, financial services, financial planning and analysis, and internal audit. Prior to her time at Macy's, Ms. Williams served in various financial positions at the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company in Athens, Greece, and The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, from June 1994 to June 2004; at Bristol-Myers Squibb in New York City from May 1990 to June 1994; and at Arthur Andersen & Company in Washington, D.C., from June 1987 to May 1990. Ms. Williams has extensive leadership experience and broad-based knowledge of the financial and operational issues affecting complex organizations based on the breadth of her experience in finance, accounting, auditing, and enterprise risk management. She also serves as a Director of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. and Paycom Software, Inc. Felicia Williams became a member of our Board in March 2021 and has served as Chair of our Audit Committee since May 2022.

Fiona P. Dias

Job Titles:
  • Independent Director
  • Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
  • Member of Our Board
  • Principal Digital Partner at Ryan Retail Consulting
Fiona P. Dias became a member of our Board in June 2013 and has served as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee since August 2013. Ms. Dias is currently Principal Digital Partner at Ryan Retail Consulting, a global consulting firm, and has held that position since January 2015. Previously, she was Chief Strategy Officer of ShopRunner, an online shopping service, from August 2011 to October 2014. Before that, she was Executive Vice President, Strategy & Marketing, of GSI Commerce, Inc., a provider of digital commerce solutions, from February 2007 to June 2011. Prior to 2007, Ms. Dias was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Circuit City Stores, Inc., a specialty retailer of consumer electronics, and also held senior marketing positions with PepsiCo, Inc., Pennzoil-Quaker State Company and The Procter & Gamble Company. Ms. Dias serves on the Board of Directors of Quarte Retail Group (formerly Liberty Interactive Corporation) and Berkshire Grey, Inc. She previously served on the Board of Directors of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. from September 2009 to May 2019.

Matthew J. Espe

Job Titles:
  • Independent Director
  • Operating Partner at Periphas Capital
Matthew J. Espe joined the Board in August 2016. He was appointed to the Compensation Committee effective December 31, 2017. Mr. Espe serves as an operating partner at Periphas Capital, a private investment firm (since 2018), Strategic Value Partners Global, a global investment firm (since 2018), and Advent International, a global private equity firm (since 2017). From February to November 2017, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Radial, an omnichannel commerce technology and operations provider. Prior thereto, he served as the president and chief executive officer of Armstrong World Industries, Inc., a publicly traded global producer of flooring products and ceiling systems, from July 2010 until March 2015 when Armstrong split into two companies. Before joining Armstrong, he was chairman and chief executive officer of Ricoh Americas. Prior to that role, Mr. Espe was chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. from 2002 to 2008. Mr. Espe began his career at General Electric Company. He was with GE for more than 20 years, where he served in various leadership roles in Europe, Asia and the United States, last as president and chief executive officer of GE Lighting. Mr. Espe currently serves as a member of the Boards of Directors of WESCO International, Inc. and Periphas Capital Partnering Corporation. He was formerly a member of the Boards of Directors of Armstrong World Industries (2010 to 2015), Unisys Corporation (2004 to 2014), Con-Way Inc. (from June 2015 until its acquisition in November 2015), Veritiv Corporation (2016 to 2017), Foundation Building Materials, Inc. (2018 to 2021), and NCI Building Systems, Inc. (2015 to 2017). Mr. Espe brings to the Board significant leadership experience, including serving as a CEO of two publicly traded companies. His skills include strategic vision, operational efficiency and driving change throughout an organization. His homebuilding experience also provides the Board with another perspective on the residential real estate industry. Mr. Espe also has extensive corporate governance experience including his service on boards.

Michael J. Williams - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
  • Independent Director
  • Chairman of Our Board of Directors
Michael J. Williams was appointed Chairman of our Board of Directors effective December 31, 2017. He has been a Director and a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since November 1, 2012 (and served as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since August 2013). Mr. Williams also previously served as our Lead Independent Director (or Presiding Director) since November 2013. Mr. Williams served as a senior advisor to Sterling Partners, a private equity firm, and as non-executive chairman of Prospect Mortgage, one of its portfolio companies, from November 2012 to June 2014. He acted as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Prospect Mortgage, from June 2014 until the sale of that company in February 2017. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Fannie Mae, and a member of its Board of Directors and executive committee, from April 2009 to June 2012. He previously served as Fannie Mae's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from November 2005 to April 2009. Mr. Williams also served as Fannie Mae's Executive Vice President for Regulatory Agreements and Restatement from February 2005 to November 2005, as President, Fannie Mae eBusiness from July 2000 to February 2005 and as Senior Vice President, e-commerce from July 1999 to July 2000. Prior to this, Mr. Williams served in various roles in the Single-Family and Corporate Information Systems divisions of Fannie Mae. Mr. Williams joined Fannie Mae in 1991. Mr. Williams' extensive experience in business, finance, accounting, mortgage lending, real estate and the regulation of financial institutions, which he gained during his tenure at Fannie Mae, make him well qualified to serve on the Board.

Sherry M. Smith

Job Titles:
  • Independent Director
  • Member of Our Board
Sherry M. Smith became a member of our Board in December 2014 and has served as a member of the Audit Committee since her appointment to the Board and as a member of our Compensation Committee since May 2022. Ms. Smith served as chief financial officer and executive vice president of SuperValu Inc., a grocery retailer and food distributor, from December 2010 until August 2013. She previously served as senior vice president of finance from 2006 until 2010, and before that as senior vice president of finance and treasurer from 2002 until 2005, and in various other capacities with SuperValu from 1987 to 2001, including accounting, audit, controller, compensation, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning and treasury. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Deere & Company, Piper Sandler Companies and Tuesday Morning Corporation. Ms. Smith is well qualified to serve as a member of the Board based on her leadership qualities developed from her experience while serving as a senior executive and as Chief Financial Officer of Supervalu Inc., the breadth of her experiences in auditing, finance, accounting, compensation and strategic planning, and her subject matter knowledge in the areas of finance and accounting.

TANYA REU-NARVAEZ - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Chief People Officer

V. Ann Hailey

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Independent Director
V. Ann Hailey has served as a Director since February 2008. She serves on our Audit Committee (and was Chair of our Audit Committee from February 2008 to May 2022) and as a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since October 2012. Ms. Hailey spent ten years with L Brands, Inc. (formerly Limited Brands, Inc.), where she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1997 to 2006, as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development from 2006 to 2007 and as a board member from 2001 to 2006. Previously, Ms. Hailey spent 13 years at PepsiCo, Inc. in various leadership positions, including Vice President, Headquarters Finance, Pepsi-Cola Company and Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Pepsi-Cola Fountain Beverage and USA Divisions, as well as holding positions in the marketing and human resources functions. In addition, Ms. Hailey held leadership roles at Pillsbury Company and RJR Nabisco Foods, Inc. as well as gaining experience in on-line businesses as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Famous Yard Sale, Inc., an online marketplace, from July 2012 to March 2014 and as Chief Financial Officer of Gilt Groupe, Inc. from 2009 to 2010. Ms. Hailey is currently a Director of W.W. Grainger, Inc. She served as a member of the Board of Directors of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation from 2016 until its acquisition by The Charles Schwab Corporation in October 2020, Avon Products, Inc. from 2008 to March 2016 and the Limited Brands, Inc. from 2001 to 2006. From 2004 to 2009, she served as Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and was Chair of its Audit Committee from 2006 through 2009. Ms. Hailey has spent her career in consumer businesses and brings key financial and operations experience to the Company. In particular, Ms. Hailey possesses broad expertise in finance, strategic planning, branding and marketing, retail goods and sales and distribution on a global scale. Ms. Hailey's positions as chief financial officer, her current and prior service on the audit committees of other public companies and as Audit Chair of the Cleveland Federal Reserve and her accounting and financial knowledge, also impart expertise to the Board, including an understanding of financial statements, corporate finance, accounting and capital markets. Through her most recent experiences at Gilt Groupe Inc. and Famous Yard Sale, Ms. Hailey added experience in Internet site development and selling as well as new venture management and funding.