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15 January 2025 January 2025 ยป relationships with existing investors and analysts and expanding the company's analyst coverage profile. "We are excited to welcome Valerie to lead investor relations at Onity," O'Neil said. "Her extensive experience in build- ing and enhancing investor relations and external communications programs and strong relationships within the invest- ment community will be invaluable to the communication of our strategic priorities and the factors that drive our financial results to create value for our sharehold- ers. Valerie joins Onity at an exciting time as we have executed a dramatic transfor- mation of our business that is positioned to build upon the strong results we have delivered this year." Haertel brings to the company more than 20 years of industry-diverse experience across the financial services and healthcare services sectors, having led investor relations at Vestis, a spinoff of Aramark Corporation, CVS Health, BNY Mellon, State Street Corporation, and AllianceBernstein. Haertel has more than 20 years of experience as a leading investor rela- tions and strategic corporate communi- cations professional. She most recently served as VP, Investor Relations and External Communications of Vestis, a spinoff of Aramark Corporation. Previously, Haertel led investor relations for Cedar Gate Technologies, preparing the company for an IPO. Prior to this position, she served as SVP of Inves- tor Relations of CVS Health. Prior to joining CVS Health, Haertel led Investor Relations for Teladoc Health, the largest global telehealth company. She also led global investor relations teams at BNY Mellon, State Street Corporation, Medco Health Solutions, and Alliance- Bernstein. Haertel is a past Chair of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) and an inaugural NIRI Investor Relations Charter (IRC) holder and was awarded the NIRI fellow distinction in 2020. She has earned industry recogni- tion from IR Magazine, Institutional Inves- tor Magazine, and Greenwich Associates for her work as one of the nation's top IR professionals. Onity Group Inc. is a nonbank mort- gage servicer and originator providing solutions through its primary brands, PHH Mortgage and Liberty Reverse Mortgage. PHH Mortgage is one of the largest servicers in the country, focused on delivering a variety of servicing and lending programs. Liberty is one of the nation's largest reverse mortgage lenders dedicated to education and providing loans that help customers meet their personal and financial needs. It is head- quartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, with offices and operations in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, India, and the Philippines, and have been serving its customers since 1988. STEWART ANNOUNCES CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR CEO Stewart Information Services Corporation has announced its Board of Directors has agreed with CEO Frederick H. Eppinger to amend and restate his employment agreement, extending the term for another three years through the end of 2028. "In five years as CEO, Fred has guid- ed Stewart by developing our strategy, capabilities and team, much in a down market, resulting in more than doubling our market cap and increasing market share to over 10 percent," said Thomas G. Apel, Stewart's Chairman of the Board. "Fred has built momentum, both financially and operationally. The Board is confident that Fred is the right leader for Stewart to continue delivering finan- cial stability and shareholder value." Eppinger took over as CEO in September of 2019 after having served as a director of Stewart since 2016. Since assuming the CEO position, Eppinger has led the company through a global pandemic and driven sustained growth and momentum through one of the worst housing markets in history. Even when managing through these difficult macro conditions, he has remained relentless in his pursuit of growth, scale, and pretax margin improvement. Eppinger has hired best-in-class leaders, delivered on more than thirty strategic acquisitions, expanded the company's digital and technological capabilities, built additional capacity into the system, and sought out ways to drive efficiencies through process and data management improvements. All these actions and more have enhanced the company's market presence and its financial strength, helping to solidify Stewart's position as a leader in the title insurance space for another 130 years. "In my first three years at Stewart, my goal was to focus our company's strengths and fortify our position in the market, and I'm extremely proud of the commitment and dedication of our em- ployees to get behind this singular goal," Eppinger said. "Now that we are five years into our mission, not only have we fortified Stewart as an industry leader, but we have grown our share of the mar- ket. The work is not done, and I'm excit- ed about the continued opportunities ahead to innovate, expand, and enhance our value proposition for our employees and customers and to see us execute on our plans to capture 15% market share and 11%-12% pretax margins." SINGLESOURCE CHIEF RISK OFFICER KELKER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT Dean Kelker has announced that he will be retiring from his role as SVP and Chief Risk Officer of SingleSource Property Solutions, effective December 31. Kelker, who has nearly four decades' experience in the real estate finance industry, spent more than a decade at SingleSource mentoring employees and contributing to the company's growth. Kelker has been a leading figure in the appraisal industry renowned for his involvement in shaping valuation regu- lation. As a past president and current board member of the Real Estate Valu- ation Advocacy Association (REVAA), M O V E R S & S H A K E R S