Canopy MLS bets on separation, names Steve Byrd its first standalone CEO

While Steve Byrd may be new to the role of CEO of Canopy MLS, he is certainly not new to the organization. 2027 will mark Byrd’s 30th year with Canopy, where he started his career as a database administrator. “I’ve gone through a wide array of jobs here. First as a database administrator, then a network administrator and then MLS director, and I have been the chief technology officer here for over two decades,” Byrd told HousingWire. “The MLS is our technology company, so I think it seems fitting that they chose me to take over.” The great divide Byrd is taking the helm from longtime Canopy Realtors and MLS CEO Anne Marie DeCatsye, but instead of leading both the MLS and the Realtor association, Decatsye’s existing role will be filled by two separate people marking the beginning of a true separation in leadership between the association and the MLS. This move by the greater Canopy organization has been in the works for some time now, after organization leaders felt that more separation was needed despite the MLS and association having separate boards of directors since 2003. “On the MLS side, it is really more about delivering the products, services, technology and tools your parti...