Mark Johnson, president of LRES, is and has been pouring the gas on his company’s growth fire with gusto.
Johnson joined LRES more than a year ago as chief strategy officer, hit the ground running, and within his first 90 days built out the company’s one-, two-, 
and five-year plans to evolve with and excel in the valuation industry.
He had three orders of business and wasted no time pursuing them.
First, reset focus. On technology and next generation solutions. Second, improve data management, data security and compliance operations. Third, lay the foundation for growth with strategic acquisitions and optimized operations.
His vision created momentum at LRES and led to the creation of a strategy to implement new tools to maximize productivity, nail down state, federal and emerging international compliance requirements, and expand LRES’ commercial appraisal and evaluation capabilities as well as its REO and asset management sector through mergers and acquisitions.
In a quickly evolving industry rushing toward full digitization, Johnson will not be caught flat-footed. His motto is adaptability and resilience.
Due to the success of his initiatives, Johnson was asked to lead LRES as its president less than a year after arriving there. Thanks to his work, LRES is a stronger company, better prepared for whatever changes the industry will throw its way. His success at LRES is a case study in contagious excellence, expert vision casting and grit.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
“Stay resilient. This goes back to my grandfather’s quote; basically, recognize that life is filled with challenges, learn how best to adapt to overcome those challenges. Adapt does not mean to capitulate but to find ways through, over, under or around the challenges.”
