RiskSpan Hires Former GSE VP to Senior Leadership Role

""RiskSpan, Inc."":riskspan.com/, has named a new senior vice president of business development. The company recently announced the appointment of industry veteran James W. Horne to the leadership position.

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In his new role for the technology solutions and services company, Horne will be responsible for managing the growth of

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RiskSpan's corporate sales activities. RiskSpan will capitalize on Horne's two decades of industry experience to support the company's clientele, which encompasses firms in the capital and primary markets for mortgage and structured products.

Prior to joining RiskSpan, Horne served as the vice president of finance systems and services for ""Fannie Mae"":www.fanniemae.com/, and he led business process design, as well as program management and production for enterprise finance systems. Horne has also previously held positions with ""BearingPoint"":www.bearingpoint.com/, ""eSign Systems"":www.esignsystems.com/, and the ""Mortgage Bankers Associaiton"":www.mbaa.org/ (MBA).

President of RiskSpan, Bernadette Kogler, said of Horne's hiring, ""As our firm matures into a recognized industry leader for risk management services, the addition of Jim to this role will serve our clients well.""

David Stevens, president and CEO of the MBA, complimented Horne, stating, ""RiskSpan is fortunate to have Jim Horne joining their ranks.├âÔÇÜ├é┬áI have known Jim for many years through his work on MISMO and other mortgage initiatives. Jim's expertise will be put to good use by the RiskSpan team.""