Pinnacle Names New National Technical Training Director

November 5, 2009

DALLAS, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle, an international real estate management firm, has named Mary J. Bunt National Technology Training Director. As the new leader for the Technical Training Team at Pinnacle, she will be responsible for increasing the reach of existing technical training programs and creating new programs to meet 2010 initiatives.

The nation's largest manager of multifamily real estate, Pinnacle has been working to implement new technical applications for community residents such as portal services and online payments, to better meet owner needs.

"Pinnacle has experienced enormous growth in the past two years, which has pushed the demands and expectations for the Training Team," said Bunt, "Technical programs have become the focus of our industry in the past few years and Pinnacle wants to broaden services offered in those areas. I will be working to establish new technical training programs for the company and deepen the reach of existing programs as well."

Bunt has over 25 years of experience in the industry, working in management services, technical training/implementations and revenue management programs. Before joining Pinnacle, she was the Director of Technical Training for Lincoln Property Company for eight years, overseeing Revenue Management and supervising ongoing training programs. Prior to Lincoln, she spent 19 years in training and management with First Worthing Company.

"Mary has the background and experience to build a scalable and effective learning platform for our associates," said Ed Wolff, Pinnacle Chief Administrative Officer.

Brian Galla, Director of Professional Services, added, "We look forward to her leadership in improving and expanding our technology training programs."

About Pinnacle

Pinnacle, an American Management Services Company, is the nation's leader in multifamily property management, managing a portfolio of apartment, office and industrial assets valued at more than $18 billion, with over 5,000 employees in 42 states. Pinnacle's multifamily portfolio consists of over 185,000 units. For more information, visit PinnacleAMS.com.

SOURCE Pinnacle, An American Management Services Company