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M R EP O RT | 15 MCROWD needs, Incenter has put together a va- riety of offerings to help them quickly capture new borrowers or partners. I am excited to introduce my network to these Incenter solutions." MASANA NOMA-WEPRIN Big Purple Dot, provider of an ecosystem of mortgage marketing technologies, has hired Masana Noma-Weprin, a seasoned mortgage marketing executive and longtime Big Purple Dot customer, as its new Chief Product Officer (CPO). As CPO, Noma-Weprin will oversee marketing, product enhancement and product development, including Big Purple Dot's recruiting platform, which enables home lenders to identify, engage and recruit loan originators. She'll also manage enhancements to the platform's customer relationship management functions. "As we prepare to expand our industry-leading recruiting platform, it is important that we have a chief product officer who has a deep under- standing of marketing and the mort- gage industry," Big Purple Dot CEO Roxana Davidoff said. "Not only was Masana the most qualified candidate for the position, but she also shares our values and passion for our mission to empower the mortgage industry to simplify the homebuying process. She is an excellent addition to the Big Purple Dot family." Noma-Weprin has been in the mortgage industry since 2008 and has worked as the vice president of marketing at Revolution Mortgage, TotalChoice Mortgage, and Homeside Financial. "As a customer for seven years, I've been a huge fan of the Big Purple Dot user experience and believe strongly in its advanced and nimble market- ing platform," Noma-Weprin said. "In addition, Roxana is an amazing executive leader whom I have always admired and respected. I'm looking forward to contributing to Big Purple Dot's ongoing success." SUMITA PANDIT Radian Group Inc. has named Sumita Pandit Senior EVP and Chief Growth Officer. Reporting to Radian CEO Rick Thornberry, Pandit will join the company's executive leadership team and lead activities associated with developing and implementing the company's long-term strategic growth plans. "I am delighted to have Sumita join our team and I look forward to working with her to develop and execute our comprehensive long-term growth strategy," said Thornberry. "She is a tal- ented executive with a successful track record of helping transformative digital companies achieve their growth plans. Given her broad experience, Sumita is an excellent addition to complement our outstanding team as we continue to focus on accelerating our strategic vision for Radian in a rapidly changing marketplace. In this position, Sumita will be focused on leveraging Radian's strong capital position and strategic financial flexibility to identify, de- velop and execute on opportunities to achieve our long-term strategic goals." Pandit joins Radian after serving as the COO of global digital pay- ment company, dLocal, since 2021. Previously, Pandit was a Managing Director and Global Head of Fintech Investment Banking for J.P. Morgan. Prior to J.P. Morgan, Pandit worked at Goldman Sachs. During her invest- ment banking career, she advised some of the world's most transfor- mational companies across industry verticals including fintech, proptech, insurtech, financial software and neo- banks. In 2021, she was named to the Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology list by The Financial Technology Report. She serves on the board of Pushpay, a public company that offers donor engagement soft- ware to non-profits. "I am excited to join Radian and look forward to partnering with Rick and the rest of the leadership team to drive the company into its next phase of growth," Pandit said. "Radian is a leader in the mortgage and real estate markets, and its focus on digital trans- formation puts it squarely in the van- guard of what's next in those sectors. With strong customer relationships, proprietary data and analytics plat- forms, and innovative digital products and services, combined with a talented team and capital resources, I believe Radian is uniquely positioned to lead the mortgage and real estate markets into the future and I am excited to be a member of the team." KEVIN QUINN Indecomm, a provider of mortgage technology and services, announced that it has tapped Kevin Quinn as SVP of Servicing. Quinn will be charged with accelerating the application of Indecomm's Genius products in the servicing operation, innovating new services, driving client expansion, and ensuring client success. Quinn has more than 20 years of experience helping mortgage servicers optimize operations with tech-driven services. He brings a wide range of skills to the team including consulta- tive sales, business process services, outsourcing, partnership strategy, and digital transformation. Before joining Indecomm, Quinn was SVP, Head of Partnerships at Moder. Quinn also served as Head of Sales and Business Development at Sourcepoint. "We are excited that Kevin has joined the team," said Indecomm COO Krish Swaminathan. "Kevin's experi- ence and process knowledge will help us better leverage our Genius suite of technology and automation products to improve efficiencies and drive down costs in the servicing operation." Bringing Quinn to the servicing team is part of the company's strategy to augment Indecomm's mortgage servicing BPS approach using RPA, machine learning, and intelligent decisioning present in the company's Genius suite. "Adopting automation to stream- line servicing workflow is essential to tackling rising costs and resource constraints," said Quinn. "Indecomm has the technology, automation, and service model needed to transform the way servicers operate, and I am thrilled to be a part of that effort." RICK SEEHAUSEN LauraMac has named Rick Seehausen as its new Chief Strategy Officer. A mortgage executive with nearly 30 years of industry experience, Seehausen will be responsible for working with the LauraMac leadership team to develop the company's vision and oversee strategic planning, including new and existing product development. Seehausen brings a wealth of expe- rience and a passion for the mortgage banking industry. From 2003-2017, he served as President and CEO of LenderLive, steering the company into a premier provider of advanced technology solutions and outsourced financial services to the banking and mortgage industries. Most recently, he served as Vice Chairman, President, and COO at Cherry Creek Holdings, the parent company of Cherry Creek Mortgage, where he will continue to serve as Vice Chairman. "We are thrilled to welcome Rick aboard," said LauraMac CEO Bob Fulton. "I have known and worked with Rick for more than a decade and am delighted that he chose LauraMac to further his transition from leader to strategist. I look forward to working closely with Rick to leverage the suc- cess of our Loan Review System, pre- pare the launch of our Loan Acquisition System, and guide us in the develop- ment of new product lines." Seehausen is also a Principal at Calterra Capital, the parent com- pany to LauraMac, and serves as an Executive Advisor to other personal holdings. "I am very pleased to join such an amazing team," said Seehausen. "LauraMac has built a highly advanced transaction management platform with endless configuration possibilities, enabling the company to efficiently launch multiple product lines to help companies that rely on data make faster and more reliable decisions." know someone moving up in the industry? email us at Editor@theMReport.com.