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30 BSI ADDS TWO TO DRIVE HR AND INVESTOR REPORTING BSI Financial Services has announced the additions of Sean McGowan as Chief People Officer and Shannon Clay as SVP of Investor Reporting. McGowan comes to BSI with more than 20 years of experience, and will be responsible for developing and executing a human resource strategy in support of BSI's overall business plan and strategic direction, specifically in the areas of talent management, organizational and performance management, training and development, and compensation. McGowan has held leadership positions at Accenture, Bank of America, and Mr. Cooper. Most recently, he led Appspace, a global software company providing a workplace experience platform. Clay will be responsible for managing BSI's investor reporting team and reconciliations and treasury cash management and will drive overall secondary market accounting process improvement and profitability initiatives. She brings more than 20 years of experience in mortgage investment and portfolio management to her role, as well as knowledge of end-to-end servicing, including loan modifications and cash management. Most recently, Clay served as SVP of Investor Services for Mr. Cooper, where she led significant cost and quality management initiatives. After graduating from Texas A&M University, she joined Saxon Mortgage, where she led improvements in securities reporting. She has held leadership positions at both Countrywide and Saxon, where she improved accuracy and efficiency of distressed asset fulfilment. NEW WESTERN ADDS GOOGLE/EBAY VET AS CFO New Western, a provider of distressed residential investment properties, has named Dipak Joshi as its new CFO, where he will be responsible for overseeing all financial matters for the company's three divisions and will help accelerate and support its aggressive growth plans. In 2005, Joshi moved to the United States and worked as Director of Acquisitions for eBay—completing 42 transactions. From 2006-2010, he served as Corporate Financial Controller of Google in Silicon Valley, before leaving to move into the startup world as CFO at multiple companies. New Western marks Joshi's sixth growth company, having worked as CFO at FuzeBox, Milestone Internet, BitTorrent, Retail Solutions, and SightCall. He is a U.K. Qualified Accountant and holds an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business from Duke University. With more than 25 years of experience, Joshi has a proven record of success in scaling businesses nationally and internationally. Before joining New Western, Joshi scaled three startup ventures in the United States, in addition to building global shared services centers for Siemens in the U.K., Munich, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur. He also helped grow eBay in Switzerland, driving revenue to more than $1 billion while managing SOX compliance. "I am excited to be a part of a strong growth company that has created an important solution for investors looking for much-needed residential inventory to revitalize and return to the market," Joshi said. "New Western has raised the bar for how real estate companies find, purchase, and sell properties. I am looking forward to lending my expertise in leading and expanding financial operations for the company." DOUG JORGENSON JOINS INCENTER AS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT Incenter LLC has announced that Doug Jorgenson has joined the company as a Consultant with the Enterprise Business Development team. In his new role, he will meet with C-level executives at top servicers, discuss their opportunities and challenges, and introduce them to Incenter's solutions and technologies. "Facing the potential for increased defaults and redefaults, servicers must have the ability to quickly adapt their products, pricing, and processes," Jorgenson said. "They have a great deal of opportunity to do just that by adopting Incenter's clear-eyed processing solutions and innovative technologies." Jorgenson has more than 30 years' industry experience, recently retired from First American Mortgage Solutions as Senior VP and Strategic Account Director. During his tenure with the company, he held a variety of executive roles including overseeing default title management, accounting management, and development of loss mitigation products and services. In former positions with other servicers, he also managed foreclosures, bankruptcies, default reporting, reconveyances, loss mitigation, collections, and mortgage claims. T E C H N O L O G Y P R O V I D E R S SFR PLATFORM PROGRESS RESIDENTIAL NAMES ADOLFO VILLAGOMEZ AS CEO Progress Residential, Pretium's single-family rental (SFR) platform, has named Adolfo Villagomez as its new CEO. Villagomez brings more than two decades of experience leading consumer-facing businesses and delivering profitable growth in both digital and traditional domains. Movers & Shakers Got something to share with us? Send it to Editor@DSNews.com.

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