Compass International Holdings promoted Shay Artzi to the role of chief technology officer. The announcement was made via social media post from Chairman and CEO Robert Reffkin.

“I’m confident Shay is the right leader to empower our real estate professionals with technology that helps them grow their businesses and better serve their clients,” Reffkin said in a press release. “His vision is centered on building tools that elevate the entire community of real estate professionals.”

Artzi previously served as Compass’ head of engineering, facilitating the launches of Compass AI and Compass One. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from MIT and has prior leadership experience at IBM and Amazon.

“Our goal is to automate the busy work and empower our agents to focus on what they do best: building relationships and providing the human expertise that technology cannot replace,” Artzi said. “That’s how we help them grow their businesses more effectively than ever before.”