Williams, Williams & McKissick Announces Key Executive Promotions

TULSA, Okla., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Williams, Williams & McKissick (WWM) announced the promotions of two key executives. Doug Turner has been promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer. John Robson has been promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. These promotions are in response to the company's continued growth and to help support future expansion. Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, WWM is the parent company to Williams & Williams^® Worldwide Real Estate Auction, Auction Network^®, and the WWM Exchange™.  

"Doug and John are two important leaders among our senior team who have the vision, values and passion to help lead our company into the future," said Dean Williams, Chairman and co-owner of WWM. "The real estate marketplace is evolving rapidly and our company is committed to leading that change."

"There is both art and science in executing high-performing real estate auctions and growing a sustainable global auction business," said Pam McKissick, CEO and co-owner of WWM.  "A great deal of our success is reliant on selecting the right executive talent. Doug has worked with me for over a decade and has proven himself a strategic, pragmatic leader with a strong knowledge of the auction business. John is a multi-dimensional finance executive, able to manage the finances yet see beyond the numbers to our goals for the future."

Turner, who most recently served as CTO, has been with the company for over five years. He joined WWM after more than 10 years in the media and technology industries.  Turner has held a variety of executive-level business, operations and technology roles during his tenure with the company.  As COO, Turner will lead the charge to devise flexible and leading edge solutions to scale and support all existing and future lines of business as well as identify, develop and manage growth opportunities for WWM and its affiliated companies.

Robson, who most recently served as Senior Vice President of Finance, has been with the company for more than four years. Robson joined WWM after nearly 20 years in public accounting and corporate compliance, finance, and operations in the healthcare industry in Washington, DC and Tulsa.  As CFO, Robson will play a leadership role in setting strategic direction for the company while overseeing treasury, accounting and IT functions. Robson also serves the company in the capacity of Corporate Secretary.

About Williams, Williams & McKissick:

Williams, Williams & McKissick (WWM) is empowering the open exchange of real estate worldwide.  Owned by Dean Williams and Pam McKissick, WWM unites Williams & Williams, Auction Network® and WWM Exchange™ creating one of the largest, most cutting edge and diverse auction firms in the world. WWM has a proprietary and industry-leading auction strategy which combines the power and effectiveness of live auction at the property with the global reach and convenience of real time, interactive bidding online, on TV and in studio. 

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