Rowell served in the interim role for the entrepreneurial support organization for the last 13 months, and previously joined CED to focus on customer experience.
“Our ecosystem is thriving. Now is the time to focus on how it can evolve holistically to support regional growth,” said Rowell in a statement. “I am excited to take on this role and plan to leverage the knowledge and expertise of the region’s most successful founders to build a resource for entrepreneurs that enables more success stories in the region.”
Rowell’s background includes leadership roles in nonprofits with a civic and social mission, as well as positions focused on improving organizational capacity.
CARY – Growth continues to surge at technology-driven Fathom Realty with another big acquisition, and the parent firm has added more tech knowledge to its board with the addition of a former Council for Entrepreneurial Development CEO.
On Friday, Fathom Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: FTHM) disclosed it acquired the residential real estate brokerage business of Red Barn Real Estate, a full service brokerage firm that operates in the Greater Atlanta, Ga. area.
The move further expands the Fathom team by at least 230 additional agents, which employs more than 5,000 agents who operate in 113 local real estate markets across 27 U.S. states.
That news comes days after the company named Ravila Gupta, a former CED exec, to its board of directors.
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