DENVER, Feb. 22,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (the
"Company") (NYSE: RMAX), parent company of RE/MAX, LLC, one of the
world's leading franchisors of real estate brokerage services, and
of Motto Mortgage, the first and only national mortgage brokerage
franchise brand in the U.S., today announced the promotions of
three of its senior leaders, Amy
Lessinger, Abby Lee, and
Susie Winders, in recognition of
their contributions to the Company over their long tenures.
Ms. Lessinger is being promoted from Senior Vice President of
Region Development for RE/MAX, LLC to President of RE/MAX, LLC,
responsible for overseeing the RE/MAX brand and network globally.
She succeeds Nick Bailey, President
and CEO of RE/MAX, LLC, who is leaving the Company. Ms. Lee,
previously Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications,
is being promoted to Executive Vice President of Marketing,
Communications, and Events. She will continue to lead advertising,
marketing, communications, and public relations, in addition to
managing the Company's events team. Susie
Winders is being promoted from Senior Vice President,
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Secretary to
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance
Officer, and Secretary. Ms. Lessinger, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Winders
will report directly to RE/MAX Holdings CEO Erik Carlson.
Mr. Carlson said: "As we continue to leverage our
industry-leading brands, attractive franchise model, and unique
competitive advantages, I look forward to working with Amy, Abby,
Susie, and our broader leadership team to drive forward our focus
on providing our brands' broker/owners, agents, and loan
originators with the resources and services they need to help them
thrive, which should benefit all of our stakeholders."
Dave Liniger, Chairman of the
Company's Board and RE/MAX Co-Founder added: "I am delighted to
recognize Amy, Abby, and Susie for their accomplishments. They are
exceptional leaders who have each played a meaningful role in our
Company's success by tirelessly promoting our strong brands and
supporting our highly productive networks."
About Amy Lessinger
Amy Lessinger leads all aspects
of the RE/MAX network globally, driving growth worldwide,
overseeing the development and delivery of RE/MAX, LLC support
services to franchisees and agents, and setting the vision for the
brand. She was previously Senior Vice President, Region
Development. Ms. Lessinger joined the network in 1998 as an agent
with a RE/MAX brokerage in Reno,
Nevada, eventually becoming a team leader. In 2005, she
joined RE/MAX Realty Affiliates by opening a new office in
Reno and partnering with the
Broker/Owner of offices in Carson
City and Gardnerville,
Nevada. In 2020, she sold her ownership interest in the
brokerage and joined the RE/MAX World Headquarters team as Vice
President of Region Development. Ms. Lessinger earned a bachelor's
degree from the University of
Nevada.
About Abby Lee
Abby Lee oversees the RE/MAX
brand image globally, including the planning and execution of
advertising and marketing campaigns, communications, and events.
Ms. Lee was previously Senior Vice President of Marketing and
Communications. She joined RE/MAX in 1998 and is a five-time
RISMedia Newsmaker honoree. Ms. Lee is a graduate of Denison University and is a third-generation real
estate agent, holding her broker license since 2007.
About Susie Winders
Susie Winders leads the Company's
legal and contracts departments, which oversee corporate governance
and compliance, trademark and advertising, franchising, mergers and
acquisitions, contracts and licensing, litigation, privacy, and
employment matters. Ms. Winders was previously Senior Vice
President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and
Secretary. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Northwestern University and served as a litigation
lawyer with international law firm Jones Day prior to joining
RE/MAX in 2009 as Senior Litigation Counsel.
About RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RMAX) is one of the world's leading
franchisors in the real estate industry, franchising real estate
brokerages globally under the RE/MAX® brand, and mortgage
brokerages within the U.S. under the Motto® Mortgage brand. RE/MAX
was founded in 1973 by Dave and Gail
Liniger, with an innovative, entrepreneurial culture
affording its agents and franchisees the flexibility to operate
their businesses with great independence. Now with more than
140,000 agents in over 9,000 offices across more than 110 countries
and territories, nobody in the world sells more real estate than
RE/MAX, as measured by total residential transaction sides.
Dedicated to innovation and change in the real estate industry,
RE/MAX launched Motto Franchising, LLC, a ground-breaking mortgage
brokerage franchisor, in 2016. Motto Mortgage has grown to over 225
offices across almost 40 states.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements are often identified by the use of words such as
"believe," "intend," "expect," "estimate," "plan," "outlook,"
"project," "anticipate," "may," "will," "would," and other similar
words and expressions that predict or indicate future events or
trends that are not statements of historical matters.
Forward-looking statements include statements related to: the
expected benefits to the Company of the promotions of Amy Lessinger, Abby
Lee, and Susie Winders; the
continued leverage of the Company's competitive advantages; and
driving forward the Company's focus on providing its agents and
brokers with the resources and services they need to help them
thrive which should benefit all stakeholders. Forward-looking
statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance
or results and will not necessarily accurately indicate the times
at which such performance or results may be achieved.
Forward-looking statements are based on information available at
the time those statements are made and/or management's good faith
belief as of that time with respect to future events and are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in
or suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and
uncertainties include, without limitation, (1) changes in the real
estate market or interest rates and availability of financing, (2)
changes in business and economic activity in general, (3) the
Company's ability to attract and retain quality franchisees, (4)
the Company's franchisees' ability to recruit and retain real
estate agents and mortgage loan originators, (5) changes in laws
and regulations, (6) the Company's ability to enhance, market, and
protect its brands, (7) the Company's ability to implement its
technology initiatives, (8) risks related to the Company's
leadership transition, (9) fluctuations in foreign currency
exchange rates, (10) the nature and amount of the exclusion of
charges in future periods when determining Adjusted EBITDA is
subject to uncertainty and may not be similar to such charges in
prior periods, and (11) those risks and uncertainties described in
the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in
the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
and similar disclosures in subsequent periodic and current reports
filed with the SEC, which are available on the investor relations
page of the Company's website at www.remaxholdings.com and on the
SEC website at www.sec.gov. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date on which they are made. Except as required by law, the
Company does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update
this information to reflect future events or circumstances.
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