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24 and now FNF, gives her the ability to help guide these important investor and external relationships." According to Foxworthy-Parker's LinkedIn profile, she was most recently Senior Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis for F&G between 2014 and 2021. Before that, she was the Senior Vice President of Finance at Athene USA, and spent eight years at Aviva in a number of positions including as Financial Controller SVP. PATRICK O'BRIEN APPOINTED CENLAR DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DISCOVERY Cenlar FSB, a national mortgage loan subservicer and federally chartered wholesale bank, announced the appointment of Patrick O'Brien to the business development team as Director of Business Discovery. As Director of Business Discovery, O'Brien will support Cenlar clients and engage with the marketplace to determine where Cenlar can add value with potential partners. "With Patrick's expertise in all stages of the loan life cycle and knowledge of operations— he has quickly become a valuable asset to the business development team," Senior VP of Business Development Lori Pinto, CMB said. O'Brien is experienced in building sales pipelines, adding new client subservicing relationships and managing the distribution of information requested by prospects during the sales process. He also has experience coordinating communication and information shared between prospects, Cenlar Operations, Sales Teams, and conducting Sales Calls and presentations with prospective clients. Creating and executing ongoing sales campaigns while conducting new client implementation activities are skills he'll carry onto his new position as Director. Using research, sources, and networking to identify potential prospects and opportunities, O'Brien has assisted in and overseeing coordination of sales proposals by representing Business Development Teams at internal meetings, client sales meetings, and industry conferences. Providing oversight and guidance during Implementation and post transfer helps assure the client has been properly accommodated. "I am excited to be part of the business development team. In my previous role at Cenlar, I interacted with operational departments to solve loan level issues and identify trends. My experience at Cenlar combined with many years of working on the operational side of the mortgage banking industry, has prepared me to provide the best service delivery model to help clients and prospective clients grow their business and overcome challenges," O'Brien said. Prior to Cenlar, O'Brien led teams at large mortgage servicers and boutique asset manage- ment firms, such as CitiFinancial Mortgage, PHH Mortgage, and Keystone Asset Management, Inc. O'Brien holds the Certified Mortgage Servicer (CMS) designation from the Mortgage Bankers Association with more than 20 years of experience in mortgage servicing. Prior to his promotion, he joined Cenlar in 2020 as Manager of the Service Excellence group. S E R V I C E P R O V I D E R S CLARIFIRE ADDS DEFAULT AND LOSS MITIGATION SPECIALIST TO ADVISORY BOARD Clarifire has named Doug Jorgenson to its Advisory Board. With more than 30 years' experience in mortgage banking and financial services, Jorgenson served as SVP and Strategic Accounts Director at First American Mortgage Solutions for the past 20 years. In that role, he oversaw the acquisition, maintenance, and overall relationship development of key national accounts in the banking and mortgage finance industry. He also served First American in a variety of executive roles, including default title management, accounting management, and development of loss mitigation products and services. "Doug's vast experience in all aspects of the businesses we serve makes him a great addition to our advisory board," Clarifire CEO Jane Mason said. "In particular, he adds robust expertise to the strategies of expanding Clarifire market share." Before his time at First American, Jorgenson managed foreclosures, bankruptcies, default reporting, and reconveyances for Wells Fargo. At Bank of America, he managed collections, loss mitigation, claims, mortgage servicing acquisitions, and servicing transfers. His previous industry experience also included positions as director of internal audit, investor reporting management, and due diligence for bank, and mortgage acquisitions. "I look forward to contributing to Clarifire's advisory board and in the strategic positioning of the CLARIFIRE application in the mortgage industry," Jorgenson said. "I look forward to being a part of the company's growth, as Clarifire continues to lead the industry with innovation." Clarifire also recently announced that it has gone live with Resolve, Freddie Mac's new integrated default management solution. Resolve offers B2B integration through application programming interface (API) technology to hasten loan workout option processing for servicers and provide faster mortgage assistance for borrowers. GEORGE LANE JOINS PRETIUM AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE Pretium has named George Lane as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, focused on the performance and expansion of the company's single-family rental (SFR) vehicles. Lane joins Pretium after nearly a decade at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), most recently as Deputy Head of Americas, Real Estate, responsible for acquisitions and asset management across property types and geographies throughout the United States. "We are excited to welcome George, an experienced industry leader with a diversified background in real estate investment," said Don Mullen, Founder and CEO of Pretium. "As we continue to grow our platform and expand accessibility of quality, affordable housing to help solve for our nation's housing shortage, we are focused on assembling the most sophisticated and experienced team possible to support our Movers & Shakers Got something to share with us? Send it to Editor@DSNews.com.