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24 L E N D E R S / S E R V I C E R S PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE ADDS TO EXECUTIVE TEAM Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. (PRMI) announced the newest addition to its executive leadership team. Lorin Knudson has accepted the role of SVP of Servicing. Knudson was a Loan Officer for PRMI before he took the lead of its Loan Servicing Department over eight years ago. In that time, he has played a significant role in creating the successful Servicing department the organization has today. Knudson is currently at the helm of a software conversion that will catapult PRMI's Servicing division to a state- of-the art platform that will serve the organization and its customers better. "Lorin has taken on a number of significant challenges leading the Servicing team to amazing success," PRMI President of Retail Chris Jones said. "Over just the last nine months, our servicing loan volume more than doubled, and during that time, Lorin showed incredible leadership and ensured the success of the department." S E R V I C E R P R O V I D E R S CHANGING LEADERSHIP ROLES AT KELLER WILLIAMS Austin, Texas-based Keller Williams (KW ) has reorganized itself, executives say, by creating a new holding company structure. Gary Keller has stepped down from his role as CEO. As President, Josh Team assumes all duties and responsibilities previously held by Keller. Keller Williams Realty will no longer have a CEO; however, Keller will become Executive Chairman of the Board. Key to the realignment, KW has formed the parent holding company KWx, and Keller will take on the new role as Executive Chairman at KWx, a holding company that will represent the collection of all Keller Williams affiliates and subsidiaries—including Keller Williams Realty, Keller Williams Movers & Shakers Got something to share with us? Send it to Editor@DSNews.com. Home Point Financial, a national mortgage lender and servicer, announced Kristin Supancich to the new role of Chief People Officer. Supancich has more than 25 years' experience in the workforce and talent industry and has focused on creating business solutions and organizational growth. Home Point created the position to help the company as it aims to grow and enhance its "people-focused initiatives." She will be responsible for helping to drive the company's initiatives related to culture, engagement, leadership development, recruiting, and diversity and inclusion. "Home Point is experiencing tremendous growth thanks to the hard work our Associates put in every day," President and CEO of Home Point Financial Willie Newman said. "We will continue to make our Associates the focal point of everything we do, and Kristin meshes incredibly well with our 'We Care' mindset. She brings decades of broad-based experience that will help enhance our company's focus on our most important asset." Supancich previously worked as the SVP and Global Chief HR Officer at Kelly Services, a Fortune 500 company based in Troy, Michigan. Kelly Services focuses on developing workforce management solutions for employers across the globe. Supancich worked with Kelly Services for 17 years. During this time, she led numerous parts of the organization and gained operational, sales, service, and human resources experience. "I am thrilled to be joining Home Point, especially during such a transformational time of growth for the company," Supancich said. "From the first conversations I had with the leadership team, I was drawn in by their passion to care for not only our associates, but the communities, partners, and customers we serve. Being part of an organization that prioritizes its people and has a purpose beyond a transaction is essential to me. I look forward to being an integral part of Home Point's success by helping people throughout America secure the home of their dreams while achieving financial stability." "Being part of an organization that prioritizes its people and has a purpose beyond a transaction is essential to me. I look forward to being an integral part of Home Point's success by helping people throughout America secure the home of their dreams while achieving financial stability." —Kristin Supancich, Chief People Officer, Home Point Financial S P O T L I G H T P R O F I L E L E N D E R S / S E R V I C E R S Home Point Financial Adds Chief People Officer