Compass has announced that it has hired Maëlle Gavet as chief operating officer. Effective January 30, Gavet will oversee technology, product, marketing, and other corporate functions, and will report to co-founder and chief executive officer Robert Reffkin. Gavet's hire comes on the heels of a tremendous 2016 for Compass, having successfully closed their series D round of fundraising, achieved more than $180 million in annual revenue, and expanded to nine markets across the U.S., bringing the total number of Compass offices to twenty-six.