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FormFree grows executive team, appoints Eric Lapin chief strategy officer

ATHENS, Ga. -- FormFree® today announced that it has appointed Eric Lapin to the role of chief strategy officer (CSO). In this position, Lapin will leverage his more than 25 years' experience in leadership roles at marquee mortgage technology firms and financial institutions to steer the strategic vision and partnerships driving FormFree's growth.

Prior to joining FormFree, Lapin served as first vice president of corporate development, national agency services, at Old Republic Title, where he spearheaded the structuring of new solutions, corporate alliance building, and lender and agency business development. Before that, he held vice president and managing director positions at banner housing fintechs and financial institutions including Altisource, Black Knight, First American and Credit Suisse.

As CSO, Lapin will strategically identify and execute growth opportunities at FormFree. His responsibilities will include monitoring the execution of business initiatives, identifying key capital projects, driving strategic partnership opportunities and overseeing communications and marketing.

"My long-standing passion for helping lenders leverage technology to create a better mortgage experience has made this next step in my career an easy one," said Lapin. "In my new role as CSO, I look forward to supporting FormFree's vision of transforming the mortgage industry with innovative solutions designed to improve lender operations and expand consumer access to sustainable credit."

"Eric brings a wealth of experience and strategic know-how to the FormFree team, which he has acquired through decades of experience gaining mastery knowledge of mortgage lending and the technology ecosystem that powers it," said FormFree Founder and CEO Brent Chandler. "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."

Lapin is the second addition to FormFree's executive team in the last month, following FormFree's appointment of Patrick Rutherford, former finance executive at Intercontinental Exchange, as chief financial officer (CFO).

About FormFree®

As the industry's go-to provider for direct-source VOA and VOI/E data, FormFree helps lenders understand credit risk like never before. Our patented AccountChek® and Passport® products open doors to more inclusive credit decisioning by revealing each customer's true ability to pay (ATP®). We have completed over $3 trillion in loan verifications that help lenders lower operating costs while improving the borrower experience.

For more information, visit https://www.formfree.com/

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Alliance Group, a leading national insurance marketing organization, announces a series of promotions for 2022

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Alliance Group, a leading national insurance marketing organization (IMO), announced a series of promotions within their ranks, effective immediately. Mark Powell was promoted from Systems Engineer to Chief Strategy Officer, a move that CEO Lee Duncan says will greatly benefit Alliance Group's technological push in 2022 and beyond.

"With Mark's help, we've developed a state-of-the-art Agent Portal this past year and Mark's promotion to CSO is going to help us continue to push the tools and systems we've developed for our agent and agency partners to the cutting edge from a technology standpoint," Duncan said. "I'm excited to see what Mark and his team can do with him in this new role".

Powell has previously headed up teams of up to 150 implementing technology solutions for Fortune 500 companies such as Cigna, Home Depot, Nationwide, and Blackstone Group, to name a few.

In another move, Boise, Idaho-based Steve Walther was tapped as the company's new VP of Sales and Distribution. Walther had previously held the title of National Training Director at Alliance Group.

"As Alliance Group grows, there's a need for someone to be focused exclusively on the tasks of finding ways to grow existing streams of business while developing new ones as well. Steve's experience in the industry has been a huge asset to us at Alliance Group for close to a decade now, and we're happy to see him step up into this new role for us," said Duncan.

Andrea Buffo was promoted to VP of Operations, a role that Duncan says she has really been fulfilling for some time now during her seven years with Alliance Group.

Of Buffo's move, Lee Duncan said, "I've always described Andrea as my right hand, and maybe my left as well. She possesses a keen eye for detail, and I've always appreciated her ability to organize and keep all the plates spinning for us on multiple fronts. This promotion will help us continue to keep all the tracks aligned as Alliance Group speeds toward our goal of $100 million of combined production by 2030."

To learn more please visit: https://www.AllianceGroupLife.com/

About Alliance Group:

Founded in 1998, Alliance Group is the nation's leading IMO in Living Benefits life insurance. With more than 4,500 independent agents nationally, Alliance Group is currently protecting over 130,000 American families with more than $28 billion of Living Benefits coverage.

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MCT’s Leslie Winick wins HousingWire Vanguard Award 2020

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT), an industry-leading mortgage hedge advisory firm and developer of MCTlive!(R), announced that its Chief Strategy Officer, Leslie Winick, has been designated to HousingWire's Vanguard Award list for 2020. Now in its sixth year, the program recognizes executives who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, made a positive impact at their companies as well as the entire mortgage industry.

Ms. Winick is a seasoned leader who has been instrumental in helping MCT hone an unmatched value proposition for lenders that combines innovative technology with superior client engagement and experience. She's also played a large role in ensuring all members of MCT's ecosystem are aligned around common strategies and tactics. Drawing on her rich background in management consulting and financial services, Ms. Winick has successfully applied her strategic planning, operational excellence, and change management skills internally and with MCT partners and clients.

Vanguard Award winners were chosen by the HousingWire editorial board based on tangible leadership within their companies and the industry at large. HousingWire provided details on this year's list, which included 50 total award recipients. All winners are executives, most being of the C-level suite with various sectors of the housing economy represented such as residential mortgage lending, servicing, investing, and real estate. Recipients are chosen by HousingWire's editorial board based on their accomplishments in the last 12 months in both their companies and the industry sector they represent.

"The achievements of this year's Vanguards are hard to overstate. They are leading some of the most iconic and successful mortgage and real estate companies in the world and adapting and innovating even during a global pandemic. The Vanguards represent the industry's best and brightest, and we are excited to celebrate their remarkable accomplishments," said HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler. Ms.

Wheeler also added, "HousingWire's 2020 Vanguards have led their respective companies to spectacular success, as evidenced by expanding products, services, and profits. These 50 winners were carefully selected by HousingWire's selection committee, chosen for their vital contributions to their companies and the dynamic way they are changing the industry." HousingWire states that it sets an extremely high bar for the very competitive contest of HousingWire Vanguard Award winners.

Ms. Winick joins MCT's COO, Phil Rasori (2015), and President, Curtis Richins (2016), as Vanguard Award winners.

About MCT:

Founded in 2001, Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT) has grown from a boutique mortgage pipeline hedging firm into the industry's leading provider of fully integrated capital markets services and technology. MCT's offerings include mortgage pipeline hedging, best execution loan sales, outsourced lock desk solutions, MSR portfolio valuations, business intelligence analytics, mark to market services, and the only successful digital marketplace driving the next generation of whole loan sales.

MCT supports independent mortgage bankers, depositories, credit unions, warehouse lenders, and correspondent investors of all sizes within its award-winning, comprehensive, cloud-based platform, MCTlive!(R). Headquartered in San Diego, MCT also has offices in Dallas, Healdsburg, CA, and Philadelphia.

Learn more at: https://mct-trading.com/

About HousingWire:

HousingWire is the leading source of news and information for the U.S. mortgage and housing markets. Built on a foundation of independent and original journalism, HousingWire reaches over 60,000 newsletter subscribers daily and over 1.0 million unique visitors each month. Visit www.housingwire.com or www.solutions.housingwire.com to learn more.

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Chad Anfinson Joins Zanthion as Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Chad Anfinson is Zanthion's newest recruit who has accepted the role of Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer. Chad comes to Zanthion by way of the Senior Living Industry. He began his career in the late 90's as the sales leader for newly constructed Assisted Living Communities in Florida.

After 2 years of successfully leasing up multiple projects he set his sights on the operations side of the house. Under the guidance of Southeastern VP and Regional Director of Operations he learned the ins and outs of operating a senior living community. In 2001 he accepted his first Executive Director role of a 120-unit Independent Living Community and 2 years later became Area Director for North Florida.

As his skill set grew, he assumed the role of Regional Operations Specialist and traveled extensively to consult and troubleshoot for Emeritus Senior Living and Summerville Senior Living. Over the course of the next few years he worked at the right hand of Senior Vice President and handled multiple communities throughout the east coast. In the mid-2000's his entrepreneurial side had him leaving the Senior Living world and he became the owner of a home health operation.

During this time, he took what he learned from being on the side that home health presented to and used this as a tool to grow a business to over 600 clients on average. After selling his home health business he entered back into Senior Living Operations and worked with Emeritus and Brookdale Senior Living. He has held Regional Vice President and Vice President of Ancillary Services in Senior Living, developing many value-added and revenue generating programs.

Before joining the Zanthion team he developed a senior healthcare consulting company with a focus on building and developing new class b projects across the southeast. Chad's experience gives Zanthion a profound insider knowledge of how Senior Living Communities operate from the trenches all the way to corporate offices. He has a passion for innovation and providing proactive care planning for seniors. His expertise in this landscape allows Zanthion to see things from all angles and set us aside from the competition.

We differentiate ourselves not only by our technology but also by our people. We understand what you do every day and we get how to provide you with the solutions you need for your seniors and business.

Zanthion "we will be there when no one else can."

About Zanthion:

Zanthion is an AI digital healthcare company specializing in PaaS, the integration of an extensible architecture of sensors, wearable devices, and environmental equipment for group senior living and aging in place-a combination of ridesharing (Uber/Lyft), smart homes, fall detection, and senior care. Zanthion exists to create new and disruptive solutions for seniors and their families to track and detect possible issues and injuries for today's seniors, using technology to provide a better quality of life for everyone involved.

Zanthion is a pioneer in changing our social environment with future vision, providing solution-based systems that improve the world based on an open source, transparent, crowd-sourced platform and social processes that accurately assess what happened, inform the correct resources, provide resources to the problem efficiently, and keep track of the efficiency of fixing the problem. Zanthion embraces a responsible future.

Visit https://zanthion.com/

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Former POET and Domtar Executive Mark DeAndrea Joins BioTork as President and Chief Strategy Officer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Industry Veteran Mark DeAndrea has been appointed as President & Chief Strategy Officer of BioTork. Mark's recent operational leadership experience includes Vice President and Business Unit Leader for Domtar BioMaterials (advanced materials and performance chemicals innovation and commercialization) and Senior Vice President of Strategic Development for POET.

Mr. DeAndrea's international leadership experience also includes private equity and investment banking, where he served as Partner and Managing Director for technology focused investment and M&A advisory firms.

BioTork, an innovator within the biotech and fermentation industry, is pleased to announce the addition of Mark DeAndrea as President & Chief Strategy Officer.

Mr. DeAndrea, a 20-year veteran of the renewable energy and bio-based materials industries, will oversee and drive strategic growth at BioTork. "Throughout my career, having led, or at least helped influenced, the growth and strategic direction for companies at various stages of the business life cycle, from early stage startup to Fortune 500, the opportunity I see at BioTork is second to none. I look forward to helping BioTork's adaptive evolution technology become the industry standard," said Mark.

He added, "This technology is transformational, as it crosses industries, improving performance and dramatically reducing costs, while maximizing partner's revenue streams and cash flows. Thereby accelerating the commercialization of new, sustainable, renewable, environmentally friendly technologies for the benefit of consumers and society."

"We are excited with the addition of Mark, as we have known him for years. He is a proven strategist and important addition to the BioTork leadership team," said Eudes de Crecy, CEO and founder of BioTork. "His vision and ability to identify new opportunities, new partners, and develop new projects, along with his knowledge, relationships, reputation, and experience, will be a great addition to the BioTork team."

DeAndrea and BioTork look forward to collaborating with firms in the biomaterials space who are looking to develop new revenue stream, leverage their biomass supply chain, and maximize profits by creating sustainable, bio-based products, and renewable energy. We are not developing new products, rather, we are solving problems for companies trying to commercialize new technology.

To learn more visit: https://biotork.com/

About BioTork:

BioTork is a biotechnology company whose focus is the optimization of industrial fermentation processes. The company develops or improves scalable, highly efficient, and robust microorganisms and adapts them to their related industrial processing conditions. Thus, making the organisms capable of converting low-value carbon sources, such as agro-industrial by-products, into high-value chemical and materials (e.g.; biofuel, feed, and food ingredients). Using a state-of-the-art patented proprietary technology, BioTork has developed and mastered an industrial scale evolutionary optimization methodology that has applications in industries Agriculture, Biofuels, Biomaterials, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Pharmaceutical, Pulp and Paper, Food, and Feed, just to name a few.

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Mortgage Capital Trading Bolsters Executive Management Team with Addition of Leslie Winick as Chief Strategy Officer

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, announced that Leslie Winick has joined the company as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). In this newly created position, Ms. Winick will play an integral role in helping MCT hone its strategic direction, further increase market share, manage rapid growth, and delight clients.

Ms. Winick has a rich background in management consulting, organizational leadership, strategy development, and guiding large-scale enterprise projects, as well as possesses a wide range of business expertise in each functional area within a company.

"Leslie is a talented and accomplished business leader who has a long-standing track record of taking organizations to the next level," stated Curtis Richins, president of MCT. "We've been working with Leslie for several years now on a consulting basis and are elated to engage with her on a more official level that makes her part of the day-to-day management activities."

From agile start-ups to global industry standouts, Ms. Winick has guided cross-functional teams responsible for strategic planning, process design and improvement, product lifecycle management, and new business formation within the financial services, software, telecommunications, life sciences, manufacturing, energy, and transportation sectors. She has designed and delivered high-impact, business critical projects across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Ms. Winick originally partnered with MCT as Managing Partner and Co-founder of SimpatiCo Consulting, a boutique firm serving Fortune 1000 and Fast 500 clients. She has also been a Managing Consultant within Gemini Consulting's strategy discipline. She began her career at J.P. Morgan & Company, first as an internal consultant and later as a fixed-income research analyst covering investment grade sovereign entities and the U.S. government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs).

"Not only does MCT provide the gold standard in advisory services and cutting-edge, supporting technology to the mortgage industry, but at the heart of the company is a clients-first mentality. Customer focus has been a driving theme throughout my career, and it's one of the reasons I wanted to join MCT more formally - it's in the company DNA. I'm thrilled to officially become a family member."

In her new role, Ms. Winick is responsible for charting MCT's long-term strategic path, as well as overseeing critical initiatives in pursuit of company goals. She is also on-point for forging relationships with influential and innovative industry participants.

"MCT has experienced unprecedented growth over the past several years, and our intent is to continue to increase share by supporting clients as they navigate the uncertainty of market dynamics, rapid technology advances, government regulation, and consolidation. It's our vision of the future, unbelievably talented team members, and our ability to bring complementary partners into our ecosystem that allows MCT to be the calm in the storm," stated Winick.

About MCT:

Founded in 2001, Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT) has grown from a boutique mortgage pipeline hedging firm into the industry's leading provider of fully-integrated capital markets services and technology. MCT offers an array of best-in-class services and software covering mortgage pipeline hedging, best execution loan sales, outsourced lock desk solutions, MSR portfolio valuations, business intelligence analytics, mark to market services, and an award-winning comprehensive capital markets software platform called MCTlive!.

MCT supports independent mortgage bankers, depositories, credit unions, warehouse lenders, and correspondent investors of all sizes. Headquartered in San Diego, MCT also has California offices in Healdsburg and Los Angeles, as well as sites in Dallas and Philadelphia. MCT is well known for its team of capital markets experts and senior traders who continue to provide the boutique-style, hands-on engagement clients value. For more information, visit https://mct-trading.com/ or call (619) 543-5111.

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