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43 ยป VISIT US ONLINE @ DSNEWS.COM financial officer. Bolger has more than a decade of experience in leading financial operations at mortgage finance companies, which includes serving as CFO at cloud-based intelligent marketing solution provider PTI Marketing Technologies; and senior financial positions with Accredited Home Lender and GreenPoint Credit Corp. Bolger has a bachelor's in finance and a master's in business administration from San Diego State University. In his new position with ClosingCorp, Bolger will be responsible for leading the company's financial affairs, which include fiscal reporting, budget planning, capital financing, and the company's growth strategy. He will report directly to ClosingCorp CEO Brian Benson. B2R FINANCE WELCOMES NEW CFO B2R Finance announced that Darren ompson has been hired as CFO and EVP of strategy. ompson brings more than 30 years of experience in the real estate and mortgage industries to B2R Finance. His previous positions include executive leadership roles with American Express, Fannie Mae, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs. Most recently, he was a founding member of Railfield Partners, a real estate and financial services advisory and asset management boutique. As CFO and EVP of strategy of B2R Finance, ompson's responsibilities include oversight of finance, accounting and control risk, and regulatory and corporate strategy functional areas. He will work out of the company's New York office and report directly to the company's CEO, Jason Hogg. "Darren is a veteran executive who brings industry insight and valuable experience managing rapidly scaling fintech businesses," Hogg said. "Darren's broad expertise ranges from capital efficiency and financial management to business innovation and strategic partnerships across a variety of industry verticals. In our previous work together, Darren proved to be a dynamic leader and his addition to the B2R team ensures we are well positioned to continue to diversify our business." industries will continue to enhance our ability to serve our customers and meet their needs. In addition, Kirk's extensive experience directing collaboration between government bodies and industry organizations will bolster our delivery of real estate services and technology and guide our policy strategy to keep Altisource at the forefront of regulatory requirements." ZILLOW PROMOTES NEW CHIEF ECONOMIST Zillow recently announced that Dr. Svenja Gudell has been promoted to Zillow's chief economist, while former chief economist Dr. Stan Humphries has expanded his role to become Zillow Group chief analytics officer and chief economist. Humphries was one of Zillow's earliest pre-launch employees and is the creator of the Zestimate. In his new role, Humphries oversees the company's financial planning and analysis, corporate strategy, economic research, data science and engineering, marketing and business analytics, and pricing analytics. In his additional role as chief economist of Zillow Group, Humphries will continue to serve as a thought leader and national expert on housing policy. "I have worked closely with Svenja for the past four years, and I'm thrilled to promote her to this new role," Humphries said. "Zillow's economic research team is focused on providing homeowners, buyers and sellers with valuable and actionable insight, based on rigorous data analysis. Svenja is well-suited to continue that work." Gudell joined Zillow in 2011 and was formerly Zillow's senior director of economic research. In her new role as chief economist, she will be the face of Zillow's housing research as she continues to lead Zillow's economic research team as it produces monthly reports on housing trends for more than 450 metros nationwide, as well as original research on the country's most important housing topics. CLOSINGCORP WELCOMES NEW CFO ClosingCorp, a San Diego-based residential real estate closing cost data and technology provider for the mortgage and real estate services industries, has announced the hiring of James Bolger as chief According to Freddie Mac, Drummond served as EVP, operations and technology for TD Canada Trust from 2011 to 2014. Prior to joining TD, he was EVP of human resources and shared services at Fiserv Inc. from 2009 to 2011. Drummond earned a Master of Science degree in industrial management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan Business School, an MBA from University of Rochester's Simon Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University's Questrom School of Management. ALTISOURCE ADDS SENIOR LEADERSHIP IN GOVERNMENT AND CLIENT RELATIONS Mortgage, financial, and technology services provider Altisource Portfolio Solutions has announced the addition of Riccardo S. Brizzi as Chief Client Officer and Kirk G. Willison as SVP of Government and Industry Relations. As Chief Client Officer, Brizzi's focus will be on managing the company's institutional client relationships and overseeing the company's customer strategy, using Altisource's industry- leading products and services to maximize customer satisfaction, retention, and profitability. Brizzi's positions prior to joining Altisource include serving as Chief Operating Officer with Software Quality Systems AG, Head of Strategic Client Delivery EMEA with SAP, and executive positions with Vodafone Group Services, Capgemini/Ernst & Young, and Unilever. Willison will handle Altisource's federal and state regulatory relations and will lead the company's outreach to industry and consumer advocacy groups, according to the company. Altisource is headquartered in Luxembourg; Willison will work out of the company's Washington, D.C. office. His prior positions include serving as a Congressional Relations Consultant for Ginnie Mae, directing congressional and industry relations strategies and working in a similar capacity for Freddie Mac for 14 years; and serving in government and public affairs positions with Bank of America and HomeFed Bank. "Our customer-centric culture and our focus on compliance are both fundamental elements of the Altisource value proposition," said William B. Shepro, CEO at Altisource. "Riccardo's extensive experience driving customer satisfaction for major brands in the software and managed services