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29 ยป VISIT US ONLINE @ DSNEWS.COM scalability in LRES networks, according to the company. Bush has extensive experience in management, software development, IT, and .NET application development. Prior to serving as a software development manager at LRES, he worked for an online marketing platform. As Director of Engineering, he implemented continuous integration software development methodology and automated the build and deployment cycle using version- control APIs and other management tools. LOANDEPOT NAMES CHIEF RETAIL PRODUCTION OFFICER loanDepot has announced that Dan Hanson has been promoted to Chief Retail Production Officer. Hanson is responsible for developing loanDepot's future enterprise growth strategy and platform for the company's retail sales production team, along with leading the sales organization through further expansion. Hanson brings more than 30 years of experience in the industry and he worked at Bank of America and Countrywide before joining loanDepot. ONLINE LENDING MARKETPLACE ADDS VETERAN EXECUTIVES Patch of Land, an online real estate lending marketplace, has announced that it has hired Robert Greenberg and Min Lee as its Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Finance Officer, respectively. A 25-year marketing and advertising executive, Greenberg led marketing and lead generation at B2R Finance, a Blackstone Group subsidiary and a provider of residential buy-to-rent mortgages. Lee joins Patch of Land from Credit Suisse, where he was a director in the Real Estate, Gaming, and Lodging team responsible for the execution of advisory and financing transactions. NEW AMERICAN FUNDING NAMES NEW VP New American Funding announced that Chris MacNaughton was promoted to the VP of Builder and Business Development for the company's expansion in Northern California. With more than 15 years' mortgage experience in originating loans, conducting new home financing, and managing branches for various lenders, he will be responsible for developing the Builder Division and creating a builder certification- training program that endorses Loan Officers as new home specialists. AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE PROMOTES EXECUTIVE American Pacific Mortgage Corporation (APM) has promoted Michael Pankow to EVP of National Production, where he is responsible for all aspects of mortgage origination, including oversight of the Production Department of more than 170 branches for APM's enterprise and corporate retail divisions. Prior to joining APM, he served as SVP of Big Valley Mortgage. Pan- kow graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a BS in Criminal Justice. RADIUS FINANCIAL GROUP HIRES NEW EXECUTIVE Stephanie Fazio was hired as the Director of Strategic Initiatives for Radius Financial Group Inc. She was previously the Director of Loan File Operations at Freddie Mac, where her role was to integrate new technologies and applications that improved process efficiencies. Fazio has more than 15 years in the mortgage industry and specializes in the Process Transformation side of the industry. Fazio is a graduate of Hampton University with a degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Field Of Study Speech-Language Pathology. CORELOGIC PRESIDENT AND CEO PASSES AWAY, SUCCESSOR ANNOUNCED CoreLogic announced that President and CEO Anand Nallathambi passed away in March. Nallathambi was named President and CEO of CoreLogic in June 2010. Prior to that, he served as President and CEO of First Advantage Corpora- tion. Earlier in his career, Nallathambi held various other management and business development positions within CoreLogic, then the First American Corporation, including President of First American Corporation's Credit Infor- mation Group, where he implemented the growth strategy of First American CREDCO. Prior to joining CREDCO, he held financial management positions at First Interstate Bancard, the credit card operations of First Interstate Bank. Nal- lathambi received his bachelor's degree in economics from Loyola University in Madras, India, and earned a master's degree in business administration from California Lutheran University. He also had professional designations in sys- tems analysis and international business from the University of California at Los Angeles. CoreLogic's board of directors has selected Frank D. Martell to succeed Nallathambi. Martell served as interim President and CEO, as well as interim principal executive officer after Nal- lathambi took a temporary medical leave of absence from CoreLogic in February. Prior to joining CoreLogic, he served as the President and CEO of the Western Institutional Review Board. Martell also served as the CFO of Advantage Sales and Marketing and Information Services Group. Martell held various leadership positions at ACNielsen Corporation, including Vice President & Treasurer, COO and President of Asia Pacific & Emerging Markets, EVP of the Market- ing Information Group, and COO of ACNielsen and President Europe, Middle East, and Africa. I N M E M O R I A M "Anand was truly a very special and unique man. Anand led the transformation of CoreLogic into a leader in the global housing ecosystem. He was one of those extraordinary people that everyone loved and wanted to be around." - Frank D. Martell, President and CEO, CoreLogic, on the passing of Anand Nallathambi