Irvine-based CoreLogic names new chief executive – Orange County Register

CoreLogic President and CEO, Frank Martell, announced Wednesday, January 12, that he will be stepping down and taking up a non-executive position as chairman of the board.

Martell said it was time for him to “step back” from leading the company after his best year ever to let his talented executive leadership bench take the helm.

Patrick Dodd, 54, who joined CoreLogic in September 2020 as its chief operating and growth officer, will take over as interim president and chief executive officer of the real-estate data company Irvine-based estate.

“With the company operating at record levels, and with a talented and insightful leadership bench, the time has come for me to step back from my executive role,” Martell said in a statement. “CoreLogic is well positioned to capture the many opportunities ahead of the company.”

CoreLogic maintains one of the nation’s largest real estate databases, allowing it to sell data and information to a wide range of real estate research, finance and investment firms, including Freddie Mac government-funded mortgage lender. It is best known for its home price indexes, including the CoreLogic Home Price Index and the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index.

Dodd’s previous job was a newly created position. According to previous statements from the company, his role was to oversee the business’s sales, marketing and customer experience activities.

Prior to joining CoreLogic, Dodd spent 30 years working in a variety of positions for Nielson, a television ratings and audience company, gradually progressing to more senior executive positions. Past roles include president of Nielsen Europe, China and Canada; head of Nielsen’s Global Markets Group; and finally the commercial director of the Nielsen Global Connect division. As head of the Global Markets Group, he has worked with clients in over 100 world markets.

“Pat Dodd brings back nearly three decades of leadership,” said Chuck Davis, CEO of Stone Point Capital, one of two private equity firms that acquired CoreLogic last year for about $6 billion. proven and create value in the information services industry. “We are excited to partner with Pat and the CoreLogic team as the company continues to innovate in the real estate ecosystem.”

Martell took over as chairman and chief executive officer of CoreLogic following the death of his predecessor Anand Nallathambi.

CoreLogic originated as First American Real Estate Solutions, a subsidiary of Santa Ana-based real estate and services company First American Financial Corp. Its name changed after merging with CoreLogic in 2007. First American and CoreLogic split into two publicly traded companies in May 2010.