NTCAR Hires New Executive VP, Takes Central Texas Board Under Its Wing

DALLAS-The 1,500-member North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors has hired a nonprofit veteran to steer an expansion bid, which is being kicked off by taking the Central Texas Board of Realtors under its wing.

Scott Byrne, 42, has quietly replaced Philip Ola, who had been let go Dec. 12. Byrne, like Ola, has been signed to a one-year contract, with a renewal option. Byrne took over the executive vice presidency just four days ago after spending a two-month internship with Dallas-based Bradford & Cos. to learn the ropes of the commercial real estate industry.

Byrne readily admits he is a novice to the industry, but not to fund-raising or the business community. He says his relationship with people in the industry led to the job offer. He most recently had been in the ministry for a non-denominational church that is part of the Willow Creek Association of Churches. And, he says his years with his father’s business, Byrne Directional Drilling Co., a major offshore operation in Lafayette, LA, has given him the skills necessary to do what needs done for NTCAR.