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Pacific Union International Names Rick Henson to the Newly Created Position Chief Information Officer


San Francisco, CA, January 12, 2010 -- Pacific Union International Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark A. McLaughlin announced today that Rick Henson was appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the company’s two operating brands – Pacific Union Real Estate and Morgan Lane. Mr. Henson will manage the IT department for Pacific Union International’s 450-person company and assume his new role immediately.

Mr. Henson brings more than 24 years of experience to his position on the executive team. The CIO role is a new position at Pacific Union International. As the CIO, he will head the corporate IT department and its related functions, servicing all 17 company offices in San Francisco, the East Bay and North Bay regions. In addition to executing an information systems vision for the company’s technology platform going forward, Mr. Henson will play a critical role in developing the firms’ new generation of web applications including social media, data mining activities and leverage web-based analytics to strengthen the company’s marketing platform and provide more service to its real estate professionals. He will also build and implement a new data center, manage telecommunications systems, recruit, train and motivate the company’s IT department.

“We are delighted that Rick Henson has joined Pacific Union International to serve as Chief Information Officer at a time of growth and positive change for our two real estate brands. His leadership skills, industry accomplishments and ability to build powerful, IT systems will help us achieve our goals with web-based and social media initiatives in 2010 – 2011. Rick’s experience, infrastructure strategies and focus is a great match for Pacific Union’s rich heritage, mission and values,” said Mark A. McLaughlin, Pacific Union International’s Chief Executive Officer.

Previously, Mr. Henson held the position of Director of Information Technology for Brookfield Homes. Before Brookfield Homes, Mr. Henson ran his own firm, providing technology consulting to more than 40 property management and real estate development companies around the United States. Earlier in his career he held senior IT positions at Trammell Crow Residential Services, Laurel Birch and Domico. Mr. Henson earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from St. Mary’s College in Moraga, CA.

About Pacific Union International, Inc.
Pacific Union International is the San Francisco Bay Area’s premier international luxury real estate brand operating offices in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco and Sonoma Counties for 34 years. With its exclusive relationship with Christie’s Great Estates in the San Francisco Bay Area, Pacific Union delivers international reach in its property marketing programs and provides clients with access to international investors. Pacific Union defines luxury not by the price of a home, but by the quality of its people and the unparalleled level of their service. Locally owned and operated, Pacific Union supports the communities in which its professionals live and work while continually defining its position in the marketplace as the industry leader dedicated to delivering “The Fine Art Of Fine Property™.” For more information visit: www.pacunion.com.
 
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