Issue link: http://dsnews.uberflip.com/i/1254476
18 LENDERS/SERVICERS PLANET HOME LENDING EXPANDS SENIOR EXECUTIVE TEAM Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national lender and servicer, has three new SVPs. Joining Planet are Mike Eckrote, SVP of Quality Control (QC), and Christopher Joles, SVP and Enterprise Risk Officer. Kathy Keller, former Division Production Leader, has been promoted to SVP of Strategic Initiatives. "As Planet continues to grow, Mike, Chris, and Kathy are bringing their expertise and experience in risk, quality, and policy to our Planet family, which is on a path to increase more than 20% this year," said Michael Dubeck, CEO and President of Planet Financial Group, LLC. "ey each have results-oriented backgrounds and are helping to strategically position the company for continued expansion. We are excited to have their contributions." In his position as SVP of QC, Eckrote is charged with enhancing the company's quality control and anti-fraud programs, responding accurately to compliance reviews, and implementing action plans to improve quality in all business units. Eckrote also leads the origination and servicing QC teams. "I'm excited to bring my prior leadership experience to Planet because the company has a great reputation for quality in its origination and servicing platforms," he said. "We're well- positioned to continue to improve the quality of our products and services and respond efficiently to changes in markets, regulation, and legislation." Before joining Planet Home Lending, Eckrote had several leadership positions at mortgage firms. He was SVP of Retail Finance at Pacific Union Financial, LLC, and during his time at Nationstar Mortgage (Mr. Cooper), he had several SVP roles, including finance, finance originations, and QC and quality assurance. Joles oversees the development, deployment, and maintenance of the enterprise operational Movers & Shakers Got something to share with us? Send it to Editor@DSNews.com. Wells Fargo & Company announced two new leaders joining the Technology organization. Chintan Mehta was named CIO and Head of Digital Technology and Innovation. Munish Kumar was named CIO and Head of Wealth and Investment Management Technology. Both will have a joint reporting relationship to Saul Van Beurden, Head of Technology, and the relevant line of business leaders. Mehta's appointment is effective immediately, and Kumar will join the company in August. As CIOs, Mehta and Kumar will have responsibility for all technology underlying the company's corporate strategy, digital platform and innovation, and wealth and investment management businesses. ey will work with business leaders to deliver the tools and maintain the platforms needed to serve Wells Fargo customers while contributing to the company's technology transformation. "Chintan and Munish bring extensive technology and business knowledge, making them both uniquely positioned for these roles," Van Beurden said. "In addition, their demonstrated leadership will be an important addition to the organization's ongoing technology transformation. I am pleased to welcome Chintan and Munish to the Technology leadership team." Most recently, Mehta was CIO of Wells Fargo's digital ecosystem, a position he held since 2017. In this role, he was responsible for leading the delivery of all digital experiences and capabilities for Wells Fargo businesses and its 70 million customers. Previously, he was global CTO at Walgreens from 2015–2017, where he was responsible for product management, design, engineering, and operations across retail, pharmacy, and health care businesses. He also held technology leadership positions with increasing levels of responsibility at American Express and Barclays Bank PLC in London. Mehta has an M.S. in computer science from the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. Kumar brings more than 20 years' experience and joins Wells Fargo from JPMorgan Chase, where he was Managing Director of Digital Sales, Marketing and Personalization, and Analytics Technology, a position he held since 2015. In this role, he oversaw a team of 400 technologists responsible for creating personalized experiences for customers through technology. From 2008– 2014, Kumar held a technology leadership role in the company's asset and wealth management business where he developed and managed the retail and institutional trading platforms, including Institutional Allocation Platform and Chase Online Trading. Previously, he held technology leadership roles at Bear Stearns and Citigroup. Kumar has a B.S. in technology and computer science from Punjabi University in India. S P O T L I G H T P R O F I L E LENDERS/SERVICERS Wells Fargo Expands Technology Leadership Team