CARROLLTON, Texas, July 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RealPage, Inc. (Nasdaq:RP), today announced the appointment of Kurt Twining to the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer for the company. In his new position, Twining will oversee employee recruitment, compensation, benefits, human resource management systems and organizational development.
"Kurt has a passion for employee engagement and has been instrumental throughout his career in helping companies successfully align people with the strategic goals of their organizations," said Steve Winn, chairman and CEO of RealPage. "We're pleased to have him join RealPage and believe he will contribute significantly to our goal of creating a best-in-class organization while furthering our mission as a leading provider of on-demand software and software-enabled services to the rental housing industry."
Twining has more than 30 years experience as a human resources executive with leading companies in the technology and consumer groups industries. Before joining RealPage, Twining was a General Manager and Partner for Buck Consultants, a global consulting firm specializing in customized solutions in organizational clarity, health and welfare programs, talent management, compensation strategy and effective employee communications.
Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Security for Freescale Semiconductor, a global leader in embedded processing solutions, where he directed all human resource and security functions spanning 30 countries and 25,000 employees.
Twining has also worked as Principal and General Manager of management consulting firm, the Hay Group, and as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for AmeriServe, an $11 billion supply chain system that provided food, paper and equipment products to 35,000 casual and quick service restaurants. Additionally, Twining spent 11 years with PepsiCo Food Systems in a variety of roles with increasing responsibility.
"RealPage is an outstanding company that is poised for significant growth," said Twining. "I am excited about the opportunity to contribute to the company's long-term success through an increasing focus on its people strategy."
Twining graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and a Master's degree in Industrial Labor Relations. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity and Dallas Human Resources Boardroom.
About RealPage, Inc.
Located in Carrollton, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, RealPage provides on-demand (also referred to as "Software-as-a-Service" or "SaaS") products and services to apartment communities and single family rentals across the United States. Its six on-demand product lines include OneSite® property management systems that automate the leasing, renting, management, and accounting of conventional, affordable, tax credit, student living, and military housing properties; Level One® and CrossFire® that enable owners to originate, syndicate, manage and capture leads more effectively and at less overall cost; YieldStar® asset optimization systems that enable owners and managers to optimize rents to achieve the overall highest yield, or combination of rent and occupancy, at each property; Velocity™ billing and utility management services that increase collections and reduce delinquencies; LeasingDesk® risk mitigation systems that are designed to reduce a community's exposure to risk and liability; and OpsTechnology® spend management systems that help owners manage and control operating expenses. Supporting this family of SaaS products is a suite of shared cloud services including electronic payments, document management, decision support and learning. Through its Propertyware subsidiary, RealPage also provides software and services to single-family rentals and low density, centrally-managed multifamily housing. For more information, call 1-87-REALPAGE or visit www.realpage.com.
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