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February 2024 » thefivestar.com 13 February 2024 M O V E R S & S H A K E R S lending and homeownership experience for America's top mortgage players," Sagent CEO Dan Sogorka said. "With Chris' leadership, Sagent will enable servicers to realize their vision of a single data and user experience across their entire operations." INDUSTRY VET RETURNS TO CARRINGTON TO LEAD TPO LENDING TEAM Carrington Mortgage Services (CMS), one of the nation's largest privately held nonbank lenders and non-QM lender, has announced the return of Samuel Bjelac to lead the company's Third-Party Origination (TPO) Lending teams. Bjelac, who previously served as Di- visional VP of the Carrington Mortgage Services Wholesale Lending team, has rejoined CMS as SVP, National Sales, TPO. Prior to his return to CMS, Samuel honed his non-QM expertise as EVP of National Sales at Sprout Mortgage, while also leading the TPO teams at CoreVest Finance and LendingOne; and he returns with extensive experience in nonagency lending. "Samuel brings more than 20 years of mortgage experience to Carrington," said Greg Austin, EVP, Lending for CMS. "Combining a deep understanding of the non-QM business, along with his sales leadership experience, I am very excited about the future of Wholesale and Cor- respondent at CMS." In his new role, Bjelac will report to Austin, and his primary areas of respon- sibility include aligning the Wholesale and Correspondent Sales organizations with Carrington's overall objectives. He will provide daily leadership to Whole- sale and Correspondent Sales leaders as they engage with brokers from initial contact through all phases of the loan origination process. "I am blessed and humbled at the opportunity to come back to a com- pany I called home for so many years; and I'm thrilled to continue building, growing and serving a high-performance sales team that can excel in any mar- ket," Bjelac said. "Our incredible loan programs, advanced technology and enviable operations teams are solidly committed to providing unwavering sup- port to our mortgage industry partners." ROCKET COMPANIES APPOINTS FIRST-EVER GROUP CMO Rocket Companies has announced that it has named internationally recognized market- ing leader Jonathan Mildenhall as its first-ever group Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In this new role, he will be responsi- ble for creating a unified and compelling voice for all businesses under the Rocket Companies umbrella, with all marketing and communications teams for the com- pany's brands reporting directly to him. "Jonathan is one of the top marketing minds in the world, with a strong reputa- tion for consistently delivering compel- ling campaigns that break through the clutter and become socially relevant," said Varun Krishna, CEO of Rocket Com- panies. "I have been highly impressed by the number of incredible stories we have to tell. Countless customers, team members, and vendors have told us how working with Rocket changed their lives. I am looking forward to Jonathan and the team creating new and innovative ways to share these inspiring narratives with the world." Mildenhall brings more than 30 years of experience building and promoting large, brand-focused companies includ- ing Coca-Cola and Airbnb. In 2018, he co-founded TwentyFirstCenturyBrand, one of the world's leading branding and marketing consultancies. Over the past five years, the business has helped some of the world's most influential companies scale their impact, including Pinterest, "Samuel brings more than 20 years of mortgage experience to Carrington, combining a deep understanding of the non-QM business, along with his sales leadership experience. I am very excited about the future of Wholesale and Correspondent at CMS." —Greg Austin, EVP, Lending, Carrington Mortgage Services