Co-founder & Vice Chairman, RE/MAX International, Inc.
After leaving her position as Customer Service Department Supervisor for Ralston Purina in 1973, Gail relocated to Denver and became RE/MAX International, Inc’s first employee. She was hired as an administrative assistant to Dave Liniger. Later that year Gail was promoted to Vice President.
Gail became Executive Vice President in 1978 and was elected President in 1979. In 1991, she was named Chief Executive Officer and in April 2002 was made Vice Chairman of the Board.
Gail A. Liniger was born in St. Louis, Missouri and received her marketing degree from Southern Illinois University. Prior to joining RE/MAX, Liniger was employed with Ralston Purina Company for five years as a Customer Service Department Supervisor.
She moved to Denver, Colorado in 1973- was the first employee to join RE/MAX- and the same year was promoted to Vice President. She became Executive Vice President in 1978 and was elected President in 1979. In 1991, she was named Chief Executive Officer and in April 2002 was made Vice Chairman of the Board.
In 1988, Liniger was recognized as one of the top ten U.S. women for her outstanding achievement in business, the arts, and public service. In 1989, she was awarded "Entrepreneur of the Year" for the State of Colorado in the real estate and construction category, by the international accounting firm Ernst & Young and Inc. Magazine. From a field of nearly 8,000 participants nationally, she was named first runner-up.
She is a licensed Colorado real estate broker and holds several designations, including Certified Residential Broker (CRB), Certified Relocation Professional (CRP), Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) and the Quality Service Certification (QSC).
An avid golfer, Liniger is co-owner of Sanctuary Golf Course where numerous charity golf tournaments have raised millions of dollars. She is also co-founder of the Denver-area conservation center The Wildlife Experience, an entirely new concept for appreciation and understanding of wildlife. The 14-acre, 100,000 square foot facility located South of Denver is designed as a quality venue for exceptional cultural exhibits, an educational center for all ages and an ideal gathering place for social, civic and business activities. The Wildlife Experience promotes wildlife, its conservation, the many forms of art which celebrate it and a variety of educational tools to learn more about it.
On a more personal level, her almost miraculous recovery from the near-fatal crash of a small private airplane in 1983 has served to inspire and motivate people both inside and outside of the RE/MAX organization.
In 1984 Gail and Dave were married.
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