Industry veteran Sue Yannaccone has been named the company’s Chief Operating Officer after 11 years with Anywhere, which merged into Compass International Holdings in January.
Compass International Holdings continues to build its executive lineup, with Anywhere veteran Sue Yannaccone becoming the company’s first Chief Operating Officer. As COO, Yannaccone will help scale technology, agent services, and learning and development across the Compass International Holdings family of brands, which includes Compass, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker Commercial, Corcoran, ERA and Sotheby’s International Realty.
Sue Yannaccone | Credit: Compass International Holdings
“My sole focus is ensuring that every one of our 340,000 real estate professionals is benefiting directly from the strength of our combined organization,” she said in a written statement. “By leveraging the vast experience, technology, and services combined with the distinctness of our nine brands, we have the unique opportunity to arm real estate professionals with everything they need to take their business to new heights.”
Yannaccone has been in the industry for more than 20 years, starting her career as a manager at GMAC Home Services. She joined ERA in 2015, initially serving as COO, and later as president and CEO. After nearly three years at ERA, Yannaccone stayed in the Anywhere (formerly Realogy) ecosystem, serving as executive vice president of Coldwell Banker Realty before becoming president and CEO of Anywhere Brands and Advisors.
The COO also founded What Moves Her, a six-year-old leadership development initiative. The organization was a 2025 Inman Innovators finalist, in recognition of its work helping thousands of women realize their personal and professional potential.
Yannaccone has also received numerous individual awards, including top rankings in the Swanepoel Power 200, RISMedia’s Newsmakers Hall of Fame, Inman Influencers and HousingWire’s Women of Influence.
Robert Reffkin
Compass International Holdings Chairman and CEO Robert Reffkin said Yannaccone was the obvious choice for COO, saying she’s an integral part of “building the most agent-centric company in the history of real estate.”
“Sue is going to make sure we do it the right way,” he said in a prepared statement. “Her experience, her instincts, and her commitment to our people make her an invaluable part of what we’re creating.”
Compass has spent the past month rearranging its executive team, with former Anywhere CEO, president, and board member Ryan Schneider and former Anywhere Chief Technology Officer Rudy Wolfs quietly leaving the company in February, per the merger terms.
There’s also been a gradual integration of former Anywhere and Compass leaders into the company, including chief accounting officer Tim Gustavson and chief technology officer Shay Artzi. Compass also promoted longtime leader Neda Navab to brokerage president, as part of Reffkin’s transition into his role as the head of Compass International Holdings.
The holding company also reduced several teams at Compass and Anywhere, which a company spokesperson said were part of the merger process.
“We continuously assess our business needs to align resources effectively and focus on the areas that will create the most value for our real estate professionals,” a spokesperson from Compass International Holdings told Inman. “Post-merger, adjustments are being made to strengthen our operations and focus on our strategic priorities.”
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