---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-24-004774"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EXPI"
cik: "0001495932"
company_name: "eXp World Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-04-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T01:47:03.637334+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# eXp Realty appoints Leo Pareja as CEO; Sanford remains parent company CEO

## Summary
- Leo Pareja named CEO of eXp Realty, effective April 5, 2024; Glenn Sanford remains CEO of eXp World Holdings.
- Compensation: $750k base salary, 50% bonus target; options ($1.3M fair value) and four RSU grants ($325k each).
- Pareja joined eXp Realty in 2022 as CSO; previously co-founded large private lending company and served as NAHREP national president.
- eXp Realty ranked #1 in Transaction Sides and other RealTrends 500 categories.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-24-004774
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EXPI
- cik: 0001495932
- company_name: eXp World Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-04-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495932/000155837024004774/0001558370-24-004774-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495932/000155837024004774/expi-20240405x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-004774
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-004774.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-004774.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Leo Pareja was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, eXp Realty, LLC at eXp World Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer, eXp Realty, LLC
  source text: On April 5, 2024, eXp World Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), appointed Leo Pareja as Chief Executive Officer, eXp Realty, LLC, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495932/000155837024004774/0001558370-24-004774-index.htm

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