Florida Realtors announced Aug. 1 the appointment of Margy Grant as chief executive officer of the trade association, effective Jan. 1, 2019. Grant will succeed current CEO Bill Martin, who is stepping down from the role and retiring at the end of this year.

“It’s been a high honor and privilege to be associated with such a high-level organization – one with a rich history and even richer future,” Martin says. “When I look at the next five years, I know that Florida Realtors has a great leadership team now and into its future.”

Grant currently serves as chief operations officer and general counsel for Florida Realtors. She joined the association in 2005, having earned her Juris Doctor degree at the Suffolk University School of Law in Boston and her bachelor’s degree in political science at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire. Grant is an active member of the Florida Bar as well as the Massachusetts Bar Association and is a Realtor Association Certified Executive.

“I’m humbled and excited to be named Florida Realtors next CEO,” Grant said in a news release. “Florida Realtors prides itself on our history of innovation and advocacy. I’m excited to work with leadership, Realtor members and staff on many of the initiatives we currently have in place and new ones to come.”