CRETech
August 19, 2019
CREXi has expanded its leadership team with three new hires. Hans Ku joins the firm as chief product officer, Courtney Ettus joins as chief marketing officer and Bob Drury as managing director.
Ku will focus on growing the world-class product team and building winning product features and enhancements. He joins the firm from News Archives | Page 719 of 1014 | CREtech
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