RealtyTrac, an online foreclosure marketplace based in Irvine, Calif., has announced the promotion of Michael Keane, its chief technology officer for the past three years, to fill the newly created post of chief product officer. Mr. Keane will focus entirely on feasibility analysis, development, and implementation of new products for RealtyTrac, the company said. A search for a new CTO is under way. Since the company's inception in 1996, Mr. Keane and his team have delivered first-in-the-industry innovations such as a patent-pending integration of aerial photography into the company website, RealtyTrac said. The company can be found online at http://www.realtytrac.com.
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