Compass Adds Top Tech Talent to its Leadership Team

Joining from Spotify, Khurrum Malik appointed Chief Marketing Officer

Eventbrite veteran Matt Rosenberg appointed Chief Revenue Officer

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Apr 26, 2018, 02:00 ET

NEW YORK, April 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Compass, a real estate technology company, today announced that Khurrum Malik and Matt Rosenberg will join the organization as Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Revenue Officer, respectively. The announcement comes as Compass continues to add powerhouse talent to its growing leadership team and rapidly expands to every major U.S. city. Malik will be responsible for overseeing the company's brand and leading the marketing and communications teams, while Rosenberg will be responsible for building, managing and driving Compass' revenue growth.

Compass is pursuing 20% market share in the top 20 U.S. cities by the end of 2020. In the last six months alone, Compass has opened offices in Seattle, San Diego, Dallas, and Chicago. The nationwide geographic expansion comes on the heels of the $550 million Series E fundraising round led by the SoftBank Vision Fund and Fidelity.

"Khurrum's expertise in digital technology and marketing automation paired with his experience with some of the world's most innovative brands makes him a natural fit for Compass and this role," said Compass Chief Operating Officer Maëlle Gavet. "His counsel on performance and brand marketing is sought by leading CMOs and marketers around the world and we're thrilled to have Khurrum join us on our journey building the future of real estate."

Malik brings deep digital marketing and strategy experience to Compass, having previously held senior marketing roles at Spotify, Facebook, and Microsoft. In his most recent role, Malik was responsible for global product marketing at Spotify. Malik previously spent three years in senior marketing roles at Facebook and served as the Chief Marketing Officer at eXelate (a Nielsen company).

"Matt brings to Compass twenty years of experience scaling technology companies,'" said Compass Chief Growth Officer Rob Lehman. "He will build on our strong foundation and help us bring Compass to real estate agents across the United States as we relentlessly pursue our mission to help everyone find their place in the world."

Matt Rosenberg was the Chief Revenue Officer at Eventbrite where he helped scale Eventbrite into the world's leading event technology platform. Prior to Eventbrite, Rosenberg was SVP of Global Sales at ServiceSource International, where he helped lead the company through its IPO.

About Compass:
Compass is a real estate technology company with a powerful end-to-end platform that supports the entire buying and selling workflow. We deliver an incomparable experience to both agents and their clients all in service of the Compass mission: to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012 by Ori Allon and Robert Reffkin, Compass operates in 14 regions across the United States: New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Orange County, The Hamptons, Santa Barbara and Montecito, and Aspen. Learn more and find your place at www.compass.com and compass.com/careers.