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M R EP O RT | 15 know someone moving up in the industry? email us at Editor@theMReport.com. mortgage lending and the technology ecosystem that powers it," FormFree Founder and CEO Brent Chandler said. "As FormFree continues to grow, Eric will play a central role in how our suite of revolutionary digital products is able to impact the housing finance industry and beyond." KEVIN RYAN Xactus has appointed Kevin Ryan as the company's Chief Financial Officer. As CFO, Ryan will guide the firm's efforts to streamline its finance and accounting operations. He will also be leveraging his experience in data analysis and data management to create a robust, enterprisewide analytical infrastructure that will include the necessary financial management standards and metrics to ensure the future success of Xactus. Xactus is comprised of the merged family of companies that includes Credit Plus, Universal Credit Services, CIS Credit Solutions, Avantus, DataFacts Lending Solutions, and SharperLending. "Kevin is a high-impact leader who will drive our organization through an era of innovation and growth. He will play a critical role in executing our financial plan as we work toward ad- vancing the modern mortgage experi- ence," said Perry Steiner, Chairman and CEO of Xactus. With more than 20 years of finan- cial experience, Ryan brings expertise in financial planning, corporate finance, accounting, and strategy to his new role. Prior to joining Xactus, Ryan served as CEO of Keane, an unclaimed property service provider, where he guided the company's ef- forts to develop unclaimed property reporting technology that was key to the successful sale of the firm in 2021. Before being named CEO, Ryan was Keane's CFO and managed finance, IT, HR, and two of the firm's operat- ing units. Ryan began his career as an auditor at Deloitte, and later worked at KPMG specializing in data analysis for forensic investigations. Ryan is succeeding Bob Dumont, who will move to the role of Senior Advisor. JILL SKINNER LenderClose has named financial services marketing veteran Jill Skinner as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), joining the fintech provider from Wells Fargo, where she spent more than 12 years in marketing leadership roles. "Jill has a clear passion for tech- nology and financial services and is highly attuned to the end-users' experience," LenderClose Founder and CEO Omar Jordan said. "Jill will help set our company's marketing and go-to-market strategy, while partnering with the leadership team to drive our company's vision forward. Her leadership experience comes at a crucial time as LenderClose is poised for strong growth." Skinner served as Wells Fargo's SVP of Marketing, where she led digital customer growth for consumer deposits. In this role, she set digital marketing customer acquisition strat- egy and served on a cross-functional team tasked with transforming the digital customer journey for new customers. Prior to that, Skinner spent eight years in Wells Fargo home lending marketing, building digital mortgage customer acquisition programs, and managed end-to-end, integrated mortgage marketing campaign strategy and execution. Her extensive marketing career also includes eCom- merce experience at OfficeMax and Dotdash Meredith. "The opportunity at LenderClose has all the right ingredients—a culture of innovation, products with proven demand and strong company leader- ship," Skinner said. "I'm energized to be a part of meaningful growth at the company and can't wait to further elevate the brand and value in this next stage of expansion." Anywhere. Anytime. MReport Digital Experts you trust. People you know. News you want. 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MReport is putting essential mortgage market news at your fingertips with our new digital edition, now available online via your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Enjoy the magazine at your desk, and tap into MReport Digital's easily accessible platform anywhere, anytime. Committed to giving originators, servicers, and all lending professionals access to smarter perspectives, MReport believes it's time to think differently about the mortgage industry. Because the American Dream is evolving . . . are you? Subscribe to MReport and MReport Digital now! Call 800.856.8060 or connect with us online at themreport.com to take advantage of our special introductory offer! digital.themreport.com powered by THEFIVESTARINSTITUTE Bringing Today's Lending Headlines into Focus, MReport Digital Puts Mortgage Banking News at Your Fingertips Anywhere. Anytime. MReport Digital Experts you trust. People you know. News you want. MReport is putting essential mortgage market news at your fingertips with our new digital edition, now available online via your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Enjoy the magazine at your desk, and tap into MReport Digital's easily accessible platform anywhere, anytime. Committed to giving originators, servicers, and all lending professionals access to smarter perspectives, MReport believes it's time to think differently about the mortgage industry. Because the American Dream is evolving . . . are you? Subscribe to MReport and MReport Digital now! Call 800.856.8060 or connect with us online at themreport.com to take advantage of our special introductory offer! powered by THEFIVESTARINSTITUTE Bringing Today's Lending Headlines into Focus, MReport Digital Puts Mortgage Banking News at Your Fingertips MCROWD