Alan Tennant
Alan Tennant, former associate broker of Airdrie’s Re/Max Rocky View Real Estate, has been appointed CEO of the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB).
CREB president Sano Stante says that the Board of Directors unanimously agreed that Tennant will succeed Ron Esch, who will retire after a 25-year career at the helm of the association. Tennant will begin serving in his new role as CEO on Oct. 24.
“I’m very honoured to accept this exciting opportunity at a critical point in CREB’s history. I have tremendous passion for this industry and I look forward to serving CREB members and charting a future course for the board,” says Tennant.
“During his long-standing career as CREB’s CEO, Ron Esch cultivated a real commitment to innovation. I look forward to building on this pioneering spirit and equipping our members with the right tools and technology to succeed in the face of rapid change, while never losing sight of the value Realtors must offer to consumers,” says Tennant in a news release.
Tennant has 25 years of experience in the field of real estate serving in a wide range of leadership roles within the industry. He is a past recipient of CREB’s Realtor of the Year award as well as the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal. He served as president of CREB in 1998 and president of CREA in 2006. The board says that as Technology Council chair for CREA he played a pivotal role in the formation of a new advisory group, the MLS and Technology Council, a group dedicated to advancing technology for Realtors across the country. More recently he participated in CREA’s Futures Project, a scenario planning initiative that envisions possible futures for real estate in Canada.
“We are living in a time of abrupt and surprising transformation,” he says. “Real estate is no different and we must envision how Realtors can serve and delight the customer of the future. Our industry is finding new and exciting ways for technology to live alongside the solid relationships and trust that are at the core of our business. At CREB, I believe we have an opportunity to embrace this change and reaffirm the value Realtors can offer by setting the bar high, thinking differently and always looking for new cutting-edge ways of doing things.”
Tennant lives with his wife Rona and is the father of two daughters: Michelle, a Realtor and Lisa, a physiotherapist. Michelle and her husband Matt Carre have worked in partnership with Tennant and his wife. They will take over the business as Tennant takes on this new chapter in his career. Tennant and his wife have made Airdrie their home for more than 29 years, seeing it grow from a town of 5,500 to a city of over 40,000. He recently announced plans to relocate closer to Calgary’s inner city but confirms he will always maintain close ties to Airdrie and the surrounding region.
