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Gail Plummer, SCRP
Chief Executive Officer
Gail Plummer serves as Chief Executive Officer and is the majority stockholder of Altair Global Relocation. Altair is headquartered in Plano, Texas, with offices in Walnut Creek, California; Shelton, Connecticut; Minnetonka, Minnesota; and London. As Co-founder, Ms. Plummer’s hallmark has been the establishment of a performance-based culture that develops merited partnerships with suppliers and customers. She currently leads the development and execution of corporate strategy.
Prior to co-founding Altair, Ms. Plummer established a successful career in real estate sales, culminating as Director of Relocation Services for a major north Texas real estate firm. She is a member of Worldwide ERC®, the premier global professional association for workforce mobility, earning her Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) designation and awarded the association’s Meritorious Service Award for participation on numerous committees, and her continued active support. Ms. Plummer is also a frequent speaker and editorialist in the relocation industry.
A member of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), Ms. Plummer was also inducted into the Dallas Business Journal’s inaugural Women in Business program in 2008, honoring exemplary women business owners in the Dallas/Fort Worth area as key contributors to the global economy.
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Away from the office, Ms. Plummer serves as Second Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of The Chiapas Project, an endeavor which currently commands her attention. Based on the principles of microfinance promoted by Grameen Bank, The Chiapas Project seeks to provide assistance to the indigenous Zoque people of the State of Chiapas, Mexico. Through micro-loans of as little as $100, women are empowered to start small, often home-based businesses and become entrepreneurs in their own right. Participants’ success filters down to their children through access to better education and health care, and to their community through the creation of jobs. Loan repayment rates top 98%, and many women take out subsequent loans to reinvest in their ventures.
Helping other women to build their own businesses seems appropriate for a successful businesswoman and entrepreneur. “Life should be worthwhile. And it is, if you can make even a small difference,” Ms. Plummer says.
Ms. Plummer encourages community involvement and charitable giving through her own participation in many non-profit organizations. She is a board member for the Dallas Summer Musicals, Baylor Health Care System Foundation, Alzheimer’s Association, and the Center for Brain Health at the University of Texas at Dallas; a Worldwide ERC Foundation Trustee, serving on the Foundation Charitable Outreach Committee; a trustee for Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park; a Development Committee member of the Museum of Nature and Science; and past President of the Alzheimer’s Women’s Association for Resources & Education (A.W.A.R.E.). Her personal commitment has translated into a companywide effort at Altair, where employees regularly participate in a variety of fundraising and community activities through Altair’s CAT (Community Action Team) organization and individual initiatives.
Ms. Plummer is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.
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