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June 2023 » thefivestar.com 13 June 2023 M O V E R S & S H A K E R S DOVENMUEHLE WELCOMES BACK MALIK AS SVP OF DEFAULT SERVICING, ADDS PULIKKATHARA TO LEAD SECURITY EFFORTS Subservicer Dovenmue- hle Mortgage has appointed Ron Malik as the company's new SVP of Default Servicing, where he will oversee the company's special servicing initiatives, and maintain a high level of compliance and service satisfaction in all areas of default servicing. "As the mortgage industry anticipates an increase in delinquencies and foreclosures, servicers and subservicers are doubling down on their special servicing efforts to support homeowners facing hardships," Malik said. "I look forward to leveraging my experience and expertise in special servicing to increase the efficiency of Dovenmuehle's default servicing efforts without compromising customer service." With 15 years of experience, Malik has focused on special servicing efforts since the beginning of his career. After serving as Dovenmuehle's VP of Loss Mitigation and Collections for nearly a decade, Malik most recently served as SVP of Servicing Adminis- tration for Wintrust Mortgage. Before his first stint with Dovenmue- hle, Malik gained extensive and valuable experience in default administration during his time with HSBC Mortgage Services at the height of the subprime mortgage crisis. "With his experience in special servic- ing, Ron is the perfect choice to lead the growth of Dovenmuehle's sub-performing and nonperforming servicing support. With his expertise, Ron will also work to decrease costs for our clients while increasing the ways in which Dovenmuehle helps home- owners stay in their homes," Dovenmuehle SVP of Business Development David Allison said. "We are thrilled to welcome Ron back to Dovenmuehle and are confident he will again be instrumental in our special servicing efforts." Dovenmuehle has also added Georgeo Pulikkathara as the company's new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), responsible for the information security at Dovenmuehle, protecting data security and privacy, including borrowers' nonpublic personal information (NPI) and ensuring that Dovenmuehle maintains the appropriate internal systems, organization, and information security controls necessary for financial reporting and protect- ing clients' confidential data. "With the increasing rise in cyber threats and other threats to data security and privacy, protecting the data our clients have entrusted to Dovenmuehle is our organization's top pri- ority," Pulikkathara said. "I take this respon- sibility very seriously and look forward to helping Dovenmuehle maintain its reputa- tion for delivering industry-leading mortgage subservicing solutions with a particular emphasis on security and compliance." Pulikkathara has more than a decade of experience as a cyber and information secu- rity executive. Prior to joining Dovenmue- hle, he most recently served as the Interim SVP, Head of Cyber Security Operations for Bank of the West, and CISO at DataStax, an artificial intelligence (AI) firm. Pulikkathara has also held cyber and information security positions at Avanade, Hewlett Packard, and Microsoft. He is also currently a U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel and Cyber Op- erations Officer having served in the Army Reserve for more than 23 years and been awarded the Bronze Star Medal twice for his actions in a combat zone. "Georgeo's abundant depth of knowledge and experience in cyber and information security makes him the obvious choice for CISO," Dovenmuehle SVP of Software Development George Mynatt said. "He is not only a thought leader in the field, but he also has a proven track record of delivering results and mitigating risk. We expect Georgeo to have an immediate impact on Dovenmuehle and our clients and borrowers." GREG DALGARNO TAPPED BY EMBRACE HOME LOANS AS SALES MANAGER Embrace Home Loans has announced that Greg Dalgarno has joined the company's Timonium, Maryland, branch as sales manager. Dalgarno will focus on growing the branch and will specialize in new construction home loans in Maryland and the mid-Atlantic region. "With the increasing rise in cyber threats and other threats to data security and privacy, protecting the data our clients have entrusted to Dovenmuehle is our organization's top priority." — Georgeo Pulikkathara, Chief Information Security Officer, Dovenmuehle