Rocket Companies says Varun Krishna to succeed Bill Emerson as CEO

Rocket Companies (RKT) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed accomplished fintech executive Varun Krishna as the company’s CEO, effective September 5. Krishna will succeed Bill Emerson, who has served as interim CEO since June. Emerson will continue in his interim role until Krishna joins the company, and will remain on the Rocket Companies Board while also working with Krishna to ensure a smooth transition of leadership. Krishna has more than 20 years of experience building consumer platform strategies for leading global fintech companies. Most recently, Krishna served as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Group of Intuit (INTU).