Stephen C. Roney
President and Chief Executive Officer

Roney began his career in 1973 with Transamerica Corporation in its corporate relocation subsidiary, where he gained extensive industry experience in operations, sales and management. In 1985, he accepted a position as executive vice president with Coldwell Banker Relocation Services, Inc. and was named president and chief executive officer in 1989. In that capacity, Roney worked closely with sister companies in the mortgage, real estate brokerage, title, escrow and insurance industries, and was elected to the board of directors of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group in 1990. In 1993, Roney was one of five senior executives at the company partnering with San Francisco-based Fremont Group in the acquisition of Coldwell Banker from Sears, Roebuck and Company. In 1997, following Coldwell Banker's acquisition by what is now Cendant Corporation, Roney shifted to an advisory capacity and began providing executive consulting services to the company.

An acknowledged industry leader, Roney has been widely quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Fortune and Forbes. During his tenure at Coldwell Banker, his firm was the recipient of numerous quality awards and was featured in the business best seller, "Best Practices: Building Your Business with Customer-Focused Solutions."

Roney is a graduate of the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. He served six years on the Dean's Advisory Board at the University of California, Irvine's Graduate School of Management where he was also a guest lecturer.

E-mail: sroney@firstam.com

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