Primary Job Title Chairman Primary Organization Century 21 Real Estate
Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male
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Rick Davidson was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of CENTURY 21® Real Estate, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Realogy Corporation, (NYSE: RLGY) in February 2010. In his role, Davidson leads the world’s largest real estate franchise organization of approximately 6,900 independently owned and operated offices and more than 100,000
sales professionals in 78 countries and territories worldwide.
In 2011, 2012 and 2013, Davidson was recognized in The Inman 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders, and in 2013 and 2014 he was included in the Swanepoel Power 200 list of the most powerful people in residential real estate.
Prior to his current post, Davidson served in a dual capacity as President and Chief Operating Officer of Coldwell Banker Commercial Affiliates (CBC), and as Chief Operating Officer of Coldwell Banker Real Estate, LLC (both wholly owned subsidiaries of Realogy Corporation). In his post as President and COO of CBC, Davidson was responsible for the overall success of this global commercial real estate franchise. As COO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Davidson led this global franchisor’s education, events and awards, contract administration, and field servicing platforms.
Prior to his appointment by Realogy, Davidson founded and was the President and CEO of Coldwell Banker Commercial Capitol Realty Services. This was an independently owned and operated commercial real estate company in the Washington, D.C. market. Davidson’s prior commercial real estate experience included nine years as Managing Director of CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) in Washington, D.C., and three years with Insignia/ESG as Executive Vice President. During his tenure with CBRE, Davidson received numerous national awards, including Manager of the Year in 1994 and 1996, and both the J. Frank Mahoney and James Didion Chairman’s Leadership Awards for Real Estate Excellence in 1997, 1998, and 2000.
