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12 | TH E M R EP O RT MCROWD 12 | TH E M R EP O RT GOVERNMENT DREW BRYNE Drew Byrne has been promoted to VP, Corporate Marketing Manager of Colonial Savings, F.A. and will oversee all marketing operations for the Colonial umbrella of companies. Byrne has been with Colonial for more than four years and most recently oversaw Colonial's digital marketing footprint. Byrne joined the company in 2014. "I am thrilled to take on this new role with Colonial," Byrne said. "Colonial has a tradition of excellence that has made us a leader in the industry for more than 65 years. I look forward to keeping that standard of excellence as we continue to implement and enhance new technology to better serve our customers and their experience with us." LILIANA NIGRELLI Tennessee-based Churchill Mortgage, a company providing conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA residential mortgages across 46 states, announced the promotion of Liliana Nigrelli to Chief Compliance Officer. In her role, Nigrelli will be responsible for managing Churchill's compliance team as it ensures the lender meets all state and federal regulations, tracks new or potential regulatory changes, and supports Churchill's sales and operations teams. Nigrelli previously served as Churchill's VP of Compliance. "Our compliance team works to safeguard Churchill customers while ensuring our sales teams have the proper support to conduct their jobs with full confi- dence they are following all state and federal regulations," Nigrelli said. "It's a pleasure to accept this new role. I'm proud of the compliance team we've built and their great work each and every day." KATY WHITE Utah-headquartered Castle & Cooke Mortgage has announced the addition of one more location for its operations in Mississippi, which will be led by Katy White. "The Batesville branch is lucky to have Katy as part of their team, and I'm excited to see them grow and expand to help Mississippi borrowers," said Adam Thorpe, CEO of Castle & Cooke Mortgage. White has been a loan officer in the business for over three years. "I am here to help homebuyers evaluate their current financial situations and future goals to identify loan programs that best fit their individual needs," White said. "Whether clients are in need of a loan for a new purchase or for refinancing their current mortgage, I look forward to putting my expertise to work for them." SERVICE PROVIDERS JEFFREY AXELROD Riivos, Inc., a creator of cloud-based, continuous value chain management technology based in San Francisco, announced the appointment of Jeffrey Axelrod as Group Executive of Riivos Mortgage. Prior to Riivos, Axelrod served as CEO and Founder of Cogency, a provider of partnership and portfolio accounting software used by many of the largest endowments, pension funds, private equity funds and hedge funds, to manage over $100 billion in assets. "The combination of Jeffrey's customer leadership and applied technology expertise will be invaluable to our customers and our team," said Michele McGovern, CEO of Riivos, Inc. "He brings a shared drive and vision on how we can help strengthen the mortgage industry as it goes through transformative changes. We're thrilled to have him join the Riivos team." "The combination of Jeffrey's customer leadership and applied technology expertise will be invaluable to our customers and our team." —Michele McGovern, CEO, Riivos, Inc. DAREN BLOMQUIST California- headquartered Auction.com has appointed Daren Blomquist as VP, Market Economics. In his new role, Blomquist will focus on analyzing and forecasting complex macro- and- mi- croeconomic data trends within the marketplace and greater industry. Blomquist will report to Ali Haralson, Chief Business Development Officer at Auction.com. "By leading our efforts to identify, analyze, and forecast trends at the portfolio and market levels, Daren will enhance our data-driven disposition strategies and solutions to the benefit of our greater marketplace," Haralson said. Blomquist joins Auction.com from Attom Data Solutions where he served as VP and directed ATTOM Media, a division of ATTOM Data Solutions. Blomquist also served as executive editor of the Housing News Report, named the best newsletter by the National Association of Real Estate Editors in 2015 and 2016. "By leading our efforts to identify, analyze, and forecast trends at the portfolio and market levels, Daren will enhance This month, some of the industry's largest companies saw significant changes to their corporate lineups. Who's moving on and who's moving up in the industry