Black Knight, Inc. has hired industry veterans Richard Lombardi and Kevin Hughes to join its data and analytics organization, the company announced.
The company said Lombardi will serve as senior vice president for data strategy and innovation; Hughes will be senior vice president of sales and business development for Black Knight’s MLS technology business.
“This gives Black Knight a tremendous opportunity to benefit from the talent and in-depth industry knowledge that Richard and Kevin bring to the team,” Black Knight Data and Analytics President Ben Graboske said in a release. “They are both consummate professionals with deep experience who bring great skill and insight to our organization, and will fit in well with Black Knight’s spirit of innovation and acting with urgency to support clients’ needs.”
Prior to joining Black Knight, Lombardi served as chief operating officer of ATTOM Data Solutions. Before that, he was vice president of data solutions and licensing at CoreLogic.
“Black Knight is clearly leading the industry in terms of innovating around real estate and mortgage data and analytics,” Lombardi said. “There is no other company in the market that is making such fundamental improvements to so many aspects of the real estate/mortgage continuum. I’m proud to be joining such a future-forward enterprise.”
Hughes previously served as CEO of the technology start-up BoxMLS. He also is a co-founder of Clareity Security.
“These are very exciting – and challenging – days for the real estate industry,” Hughes said. “The environment calls for vision and innovation, and Black Knight embodies both. The organization is also amazingly nimble for such a large and established company, which was a very strong draw for me. I’m honored to join the Black Knight team.”