{"id":1260,"date":"2018-12-06T23:28:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/06\/adam-contos-joins-re-max-holdings-board-of-directors\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:19:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:19:42","slug":"adam-contos-joins-re-max-holdings-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/06\/adam-contos-joins-re-max-holdings-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Contos Joins RE\/MAX Holdings Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RE\/MAX Holdings, Inc., the Denver-based parent company of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.remax.com\/\">RE\/MAX<\/a>, one of the world\u2019s leading franchisors of real estate brokerage services, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mottomortgage.com\">Motto Franchising<\/a>, LLC, an innovative mortgage brokerage franchisor, today announced that RE\/MAX Holdings CEO <a href=\"meet-the-influencers-adam-contos\/\">Adam Contos<\/a> has accepted a position on the RE\/MAX Holdings board of directors.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-53081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/RE_MAX_Holdings_Adam_Contos-300x300-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"> Adam Contos<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe board of directors is very pleased to welcome Adam to the board,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.remax.com\/newsroom\/company-info\/officer-bios\/board-of-directors-of-remax-holdings-inc\/dave-liniger-chairman-and-co-founder.htm\">Dave Liniger<\/a>, Co-Founder and Chairman of RE\/MAX Holdings, Inc. \u201cAdam has been successful in leading the expansion of the RE\/MAX brand around the globe, strengthening the RE\/MAX network of more than 123,000 members, spearheading the acquisition of <a href=\"remax-takes-bold-step-with-booj\/\">booj<\/a> \u2014 a shift in RE\/MAX technology strategy \u2014 and overseeing the growth and development of Motto Franchising, LLC and the Motto Mortgage network. 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