Edward B. Ridolfi has been elected chairman of the 2011 board of directors of MLS Property Information Network Inc. (MLS PIN), the state’s largest multiple listing service.

Ridolfi, director of regional development – Massachusetts with Bean Group, has been a member of the MLS PIN board of directors for the past nine years. He most recently served as vice chairman of the board and chairman of the rules and regulations task force.

A Realtor since 1982, Ridolfi was appointed broker/owner of his family real estate business in New Jersey in 1988, and has served in several office manager positions with NRT. He has been director of the Greater New Jersey Regional MLS and has held several key positions within state and local associations of Realtors. Ridolfi relocated to New England in 2000 and has since managed several offices for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, most recently overseeing the Newburyport office.

"I am excited to be involved with a company that has such a daily influential impact on the business of so many real estate professionals," Ridolfi said. "A successful company serves its customers through planning, creativity, and strong leadership and MLS PIN is successful for those reasons. My goal is to contribute to the continued success of MLS PIN by applying my skills and experience to the challenges that our industry currently faces."