People in the News May 3 2022: Matt Galligan Joins BaseCap as Strategic Advisor

Matt Galligan Joins BaseCap as a Strategic Advisor

BaseCap, New York, announced Matt Galligan will serve as a strategic advisor to help expand its business in the mortgage and financial services industry.

Galligan, who also serves as the 2022 Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors, has been a financial services executive for more than 40 years in real estate finance, investment banking and private wealth management. He has built successful real estate finance operations for start-ups and has led existing businesses to superior performance and growth. He is also a Senior Advisor to Keller Augusta, a real estate specialty executive search firm. Galligan previously served as Vice Chairman of Real Estate Finance at CIT Group.

ATL Adds Gary Eakin as SVP of Strategic Partnerships

Avanze Tech Labs, Orlando, Fla., named Gary Eakin. as Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships.

Eakin’s career spans more than 25 years in the mortgage industry. Prior to joining ATL, he served as Director of Corporate Sales at PHH Mortgage where he established an enterprise-wide Loan Officer Sales Academy, Director of Mortgage Solutions at Sutherland Global Services delivering process transformation to the industry and Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Sourcepoint leading efforts to establish new strategic partnerships.

Kristan Latham Joins BridgeCore Capital As Director of Loan Originations

BridgeCore Capital Inc., Beverly Hills, Calif., named Kristan Latham as Director of Loan Originations, responsible for loan originations on commercial real estate in markets served by BridgeCore throughout the countryr. 

Latham has more than 16 years of relevant origination, underwriting and asset management experience in the banking, mortgage brokerage and private lending industries.

PunchListUSA Names Mark Kearns CFO

PunchListUSA, Charleston, S.C., named Mark Kearns as its new Chief Financial Officer, responsible for the company’s financial strategy as it expands its proprietary technology and consumer service offerings.

Prior to joining PunchListUSA, Kearns was the CFO of Selene Finance LP. He also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Altisource, where he was closely involved with the company’s strategic initiatives, including acquisition planning and due diligence, non-core business dispositions and financings.