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Rocket Companies Hires First Chief People And Places Officer

Aug 12, 2024
Glenn McGillivray, Rocket Companies
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Prior to joining Rocket, Glenn McGillivray spent 25 years at Intuit

After 25 years at Intuit, Glenn McGillivray has joined Rocket Companies, the parent company of Rocket Mortgage, as their new chief people and places officer. McGillivray announced the move in a LinkedIn post. 

In his new role, McGillivray will oversee Rocket’s workforce and workplace growth and development. His responsibilities will include managing the human resources and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) teams, as well as employee training and development, and executive leadership development.

Before his move to Rocket, McGillivray held various leadership roles at Intuit, culminating in his position as vice president of people and places for the company’s consumer group.

"After 25 years at Intuit, making the decision to leave wasn’t something I took lightly. After taking some time to reflect on what was most important in my career, it became clear that joining Rocket Companies was an opportunity I simply couldn’t pass up," McGillivray wrote in his post. "I’m especially thrilled to work closely again with our CEO, Varun Krishna. His vision, passion, and leadership are truly inspiring, and I’m excited to collaborate with him to drive Rocket’s goals forward."

Rocket CEO Varun Krishna also came from Intuit in July 2023 and has enacted several leadership changes. Rocket appointed Jonathan Mildenhall, a former Airbnb and Coca-Cola executive, as chief marketing officer in January. In May, Shawn Malhotra, formerly with Thomson Reuters and Intel, became chief technology officer.

In June, Heather Lovier, who has been with Rocket since 2003, succeeded Bill Emerson as chief operating officer, with Emerson remaining as president. Last year, former CEOs Jay Farner and Bob Walters retired.

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