People in the News, Sept. 28, 2026
(From left: Sridhar Sharma and Andrew Bon Salle)
Sagent Announces New CEO, Board Chairman
Sagent, Coppell, Texas, announced the promotion of Sridhar Sharma to chief executive officer and Andrew Bon Salle as chairman of its board.
Sharma was previously Sagent’s president, and has worked to advance the company’s mission to unify and scale the entire mortgage lifecycle through its Dara platform. Prior to joining Sagent he spent a decade leading product, technology and AI at Mr. Cooper.
Andrew Bon Salle brings nearly three decades of executive leadership experience from Fannie Mae, where he held multiple senior leadership positions.
The leadership transition follows the successful development and launch of Dara under Chris Marshall, Sagent noted.
Amy Jones Named LoanCare Chief Information Officer
LoanCare, Virginia Beach, Va., announced Amy Jones as chief information officer.
Jones will lead LoanCare’s technology and digital strategy, including continued investment in AI-enabled solutions.
Jones has more than 20 years of experience leading technology and digital transformation initiatives across the mortgage, financial services and health care industries.
She was previously at Wells Fargo for more than 15 years, and has also worked for Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
Tim Cox Rejoins Informative Research
Informative Research, Garden Grove, Calif., has welcomed back Tim Cox as executive vice president of business process automation.
Cox has more than two decades of experience in mortgage technology, client experience and operational strategy. He previously spent time at IR in positions including SVP of operations, SVP of sales operations and head of client experience.
He most recently served as SVP of strategic solutions and client success at Xactus. He has also held senior leadership loans at LoanBeam, Mortgage Quality Management & Research, Lenders One and Citi.
SingleSource Property Solutions Announces Addition of Holly Wilson
SingleSource Property Solutions, Canonsburg, Pa., announced Holly Wilson as senior vice president of operations.
She will lead SingleSource’s operations leadership team and build stronger coordination across multiple departments, in addition to overseeing budget accountability across all business lines.
Most recently, Wilson held several leadership roles at Freedom Mortgage, including director of IT product management. She also worked for Title Resource Group.
BSI Financial Names Rob Willis Head of Non-Agency Servicing
BSI Financial Services, Irving, Texas, announced the appointment of Rob Willis as senior vice president and head of non-agency servicing. He will lead BSI’s non-agency servicing operations.
He has nearly three decades of experience building, transforming and scaling loan servicing and asset management operations for nonbank servicers, private equity firms and institutional lenders.
He was most recently head of asset management and business purpose loan servicing for GenStone Asset Management, a division of Fay Servicing. He has also worked at CoreVest Finance and was in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Key Mortgage Welcomes Kevin Christopher
Key Mortgage, Schaumburg, Ill., has hired Kevin Christopher as senior vice president of mortgage production.
Christopher has more than three decades of financial services experience, previously serving as managing director of mortgage sales for the central division at JPMorgan Chase.
He has also held leadership roles at BMO Haris, U.S. Bank, Prism Mortgage and Baird & Warner Financial Services (a division of Key Mortgage’s parent company that became Key Mortgage Services.) This new role marks his return to the Baird & Warner family of companies.
John Ken Joins Auction.com
Auction.com, Irvine, Calif., has named John Ken as senior vice president of marketing.
Ken will help to grow the platform’s buyer base and expand its marketing technology.
He was previously with Experian, where he was the head of customer lifecycle and marketing technology.
Planet Hires Derek Vandlen in Tennessee
Planet, Meriden, Conn., welcomed Derek Vandlen as regional sales manager in Tennessee.
He brings almost three decades of mortgage experience. A U.S. military veteran, he has spent much of his career helping fellow veterans achieve homeownership.
Vandlen leads a growing team across Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama, and he plans to expand Planet’s presence into the Carolinas and Mississippi.
