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reAlpha Appoints Former CFO of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust as CFO
DUBLIN, Ohio, Aug. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- reAlpha Tech Corp. (Nasdaq: AIRE) (“reAlpha” or the “Company”), a real estate technology company developing
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[{"type":"text","content":"DUBLIN, Ohio, Aug. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- reAlpha Tech Corp. (Nasdaq: AIRE) (“reAlpha” or the “Company”), a real estate technology company developing and commercializing artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies, today announced the appointment of William Brent Miller as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective as of August 19, 2024, replacing Michael J. Logozzo from his role as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Miller will assume responsibility for all financial and accounting functions of the Company and will report directly to its President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Logozzo. Mr. Miller brings over 20 years of finance reporting and leadership skills. Before joining the Company, from January 2019 to March 2024, Mr. Miller served as Chief Accounting Officer of Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. (“Sunlight”), a previously publicly traded technology-enabled point-of-sale finance company that provides homeowners with financing for the installation of residential solar systems and other home improvements. Mr. Miller managed Sunlight’s financial reporting, accounting policy and procedures and internal controls. Prior to Sunlight, from October 2015 to March 2018, Mr. Miller served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc., a commercial mortgage real estate investment trust (“REIT”) externally managed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Inc. (“KKR”), a global investment firm, where he oversaw all aspects of the REIT’s financial and organizational strategy involving capital raises, capital structure and financial and regulatory reporting. From January 2009 to August 2015, Mr. Miller served in a variety of roles with Fortress Investment Group LLC, a diversified global investment management firm, including Controller of New Residential Investment Corp., a REIT primarily focused on investing in residential mortgage related assets, and Vice President of Finance, where he led accounting, finance and treasury operations. Mr. Miller received a B.S.B.A in Accounting and Finance and a B.S. in Computer Information Science from the Ohio State University. Giri Devanur, Chief Executive Officer of reAlpha, commented, “We are thrilled to welcome Brent Miller to the reAlpha team. His experience, particularly during his tenure at KKR, will be instrumental as we continue to execute our str...