People in the News, Sept. 17, 2024

(Sean Sievers, courtesy of Merchants Bancorp)

Sean Sievers Appointed Merchants Bancorp CFO

Sean Sievers has joined Merchants Bancorp, Carmel, Ind., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Merchants Bank, as Chief Financial Officer, effective Sept. 9.

He has more than 25 years of executive financial leadership experience in the banking and mortgage industries. Sievers was most recently CFO at Rate (formerly Guaranteed Rate).

Sievers has also held the following roles: CFO of Countrywide’s Internet Bank and Retail Origination team, Senior Director at Freddie Mac, CFO of SunTrust’s Consumer Banking Division and CFO of Citibank’s Global Mortgage Business.

Sievers succeeds John Macke, who announced his intent to retire in March.

Incenter Lender Services Welcomes Kathleen Dutill

Incenter Lender Services, Fort Washington, Pa., welcomed Kathleen Dutill as Chief Legal Counsel.

Dutill was previously Associate Counsel at Cenlar FSB, and has worked for Ocwen Financial Corp. and GMAC Mortgage.

She will advise Incenter and its member firms on legal and compliance issues.

Sam McPherson Joins NotaryCam in Customer Success Role

NotaryCam, Houston, announced the addition of Sam McPherson as Head of Customer Success.

McPherson will oversee customer relationships in this role.

He has more than a decade of experience in customer success and growth strategies within the B2B software-as-a-service industry. He was Director of Growth and Customer Success at HireGround and Director of Customer Success at SharpSpring.

Paul Woo Joins Cornerstone Capital Bank as CFO

Paul Woo has joined Cornerstone Capital Bank, Houston, as Chief Financial Officer.

Woo will oversee the financial team, strategic planning and capital management, among other responsibilities.

He has more than 30 years of experience in the banking and financial services industries.

Most recently, he was Senior Vice President and Director of Capital Planning and Corporate Development at Cadence Bank. He has also worked for firms such as the Endicott Group, FBR Capital Markets, Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, and Morningstar.

CMG Home Loans Adds Corey McGuire

CMG Home Loans announced the addition of Area Sales Manager Corey McGuire.

McGuire previously spent more than a decade at Mortgage 1 as a Senior Loan Officer/Business Development Specialist.

He will be joining the Mountain West Division of CMG, and has significant experience in Montana.