NEW YORK CITY—Douglas Elliman's COO Scott Durkin has been named president of the country's fourth largest and New York City's largest residential real estate brokerage firm. He will maintain his role as chief operating officer. He joined Douglas Elliman in 2015 as executive vice president of acquisitions and growth and was promoted to COO in October 2017.
In a GlobeSt.com interview, Durkin explains how the company roles will be structured moving forward. As the president, he will continue to lead the brokerage, operations and strategic growth at a national level.
Dottie Herman, who previously held the roles of president and CEO, will continue as CEO. The company has New York headquarters, seven regions and an international division. The CEOs of the separate regions report to the president and COO, and Durkin is in charge of operations for the entire company.
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Betsy Kim
Betsy Kim was the bureau chief, East Coast, and New York City reporter for Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. As a lawyer and journalist, Betsy has worked as the director of editorial and content for LexisNexis Lawyers.com, a TV/multi-media journalist for NBC and CBS affiliated TV stations in the Midwest, and an associate producer at Court TV.
