CHICAGO— Jim Merrion is retiring from RE/MAX Northern Illinois after helping lead the organization for 13 years. Jack Kreider has been named its executive vice president and regional director. He will manage the day-to-day operations. The announcement was made by Brian Reagan , president of RE/MAX Northern Illinois. Kreider has been associated with RE/MAX since 1992 and most recently served as vice president of RE/MAX LLC , the global real estate franchisor based in Denver, where he oversaw four regional organizations representing 11 states, 1,050 offices and more than 16,000 agents. He has helped manage RE/Max operations in almost every region of the US and western Canada. A long-time resident of the Denver area, Kreider will relocate to Chicagoland. RE/MAX Northern Illinois, based in suburban Elgin, is one of the largest independently operated RE/MAX regions in the US, with 106 offices and more than 2,250 agents. It will celebrate its 40th anniversary next year. “We are excited about the skill set Jack Kreider brings to our organization,” says Reagan. “I have a special appreciation for his leadership and business development skills because our working relationship goes back more than 20 years. Finding a successor to Jim Merrion was not an easy task; he has done an outstanding job of guiding our network through some exceptionally challenging market cycles, but I have every confidence that Jack can lead RE/MAX Northern Illinois to new levels of success.” In 2015, the RE/MAX market share in the metro-area was 16.4%, according to company officials. “RE/MAX Northern Illinois increased its market share last year, and I'm excited at the prospect of continuing that growth,” Kreider says. “The RE/MAX brand name enables both our franchisees and our affiliated agents to achieve their business objectives. Watching that process play out is one of the real pleasures that my new position will provide, and naturally our regional organization will do all we can to facilitate that process.” CHICAGO— Jim Merrion is retiring from RE/MAX Northern Illinois after helping lead the organization for 13 years. Jack Kreider has been named its executive vice president and regional director. He will manage the day-to-day operations. The announcement was made by Brian Reagan , president of RE/MAX Northern Illinois. Kreider has been associated with RE/MAX since 1992 and most recently served as vice president of RE/MAX LLC , the global real estate franchisor based in Denver, where he oversaw four regional organizations representing 11 states, 1,050 offices and more than 16,000 agents. He has helped manage RE/Max operations in almost every region of the US and western Canada. A long-time resident of the Denver area, Kreider will relocate to Chicagoland. RE/MAX Northern Illinois, based in suburban Elgin, is one of the largest independently operated RE/MAX regions in the US, with 106 offices and more than 2,250 agents. It will celebrate its 40th anniversary next year. “We are excited about the skill set Jack Kreider brings to our organization,” says Reagan. “I have a special appreciation for his leadership and business development skills because our working relationship goes back more than 20 years. Finding a successor to Jim Merrion was not an easy task; he has done an outstanding job of guiding our network through some exceptionally challenging market cycles, but I have every confidence that Jack can lead RE/MAX Northern Illinois to new levels of success.” In 2015, the RE/MAX market share in the metro-area was 16.4%, according to company officials. “RE/MAX Northern Illinois increased its market share last year, and I'm excited at the prospect of continuing that growth,” Kreider says. “The RE/MAX brand name enables both our franchisees and our affiliated agents to achieve their business objectives. Watching that process play out is one of the real pleasures that my new position will provide, and naturally our regional organization will do all we can to facilitate that process.”