Tanya Reu-Narvaez named chief people officer at Compass International Holdings

Tanya Reu-Narvaez, a 24-year veteran of Anywhere Real Estate, has been named chief people officer of Compass International Holdings (CIH), parent company of Compass, Anywhere Real Estate and @properties Christie’s International Real Estate, according to an announcement on Friday.

Reu-Narvaez will lead the People Enablement Team for CIH. She’ll oversee enterprise talent strategy, including total rewards, talent acquisition, professional and organizational development, engagement and culture enablement. The role spans nine brands and four business lines that support roughly 340,000 real estate professionals and broker-owners in every major U.S. city and roughly 120 countries and territories, according to the company announcement.

In the announcement, CIH said that centralizing people operations under a single executive is a key integration lever as brokerages and real estate services firms look for cost efficiencies, improved recruiting and consistent culture across brands in a slower housing market marked by compressed margins.

“I could not be more excited to have Tanya lead our people enablement team,” Robert Reffkin, the chairman and CEO of CIH, said in a statement. “She knows that real estate is a people business, and she has the vision and experience to make every employee feel empowered. That energy will ripple through the entire company and help our real estate professionals be more successful.”

At Anywhere, Reu-Narvaez focused on executive talent attraction, internal talent mobility and fostering a people-first culture to support business and strategic transformation, the company said. She also led initiatives to support broker-owner development and succession, creating new growth paths for real estate professionals across brands.

The company said her work contributed to high engagement and retention, outcomes that are increasingly important for brokerage operators trying to stabilize agent count and productivity while managing elevated turnover and competitive recruiting from national brands and large teams.

In her new role, Reu-Narvaez is expected to focus on building a more connected, in-office culture at CIH and on leveraging talent expertise globally to support agents and broker-owners. The company said her experience in building scalable organizations is intended to accelerate growth across its combined footprint.

For large brokerage platforms, a unified people strategy can affect core business metrics, including agent recruitment and retention, broker-owner succession planning, and the adoption of shared technology and operating systems. A centralized chief people officer is increasingly common among multibrand real estate companies that want to align compensation, benefits and leadership development with longer-term growth and M&A plans.

The company said Reu-Narvaez’s philosophy centers on a people-first culture as a driver of business results, with an emphasis on clear career paths, executive and manager coaching, cross-enterprise collaboration and building industry expertise. She prioritizes potential over pedigree and views culture as a competitive advantage.

“I believe every person at this company matters,” Reu-Narvaez said in a statement. “As our real estate professionals come together on one platform, it’s the people they interact with — those who help them learn, greet them in the office, and answer their questions — who make this company truly special and agent-centric. We’re ultimately investing in the success of every agent and broker we serve.”

Reu-Narvaez is active in the broader housing industry. She has served on the national boards of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) and the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA).

Her community and industry recognition includes NAHREP’s inaugural Ernest J. Reyes Founders Award for advancing Hispanic homeownership. She has been named one of HousingWire‘s Women of Influence and was recognized by Business Insider as one of 25 HR leaders who build innovative, inclusive workplaces.

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