Equator Adds Industry Veteran as VP of Certification

California-based ""Equator"":https://www.equator.com/home/ has announced the appointment of a new company leader. Adding Ashley Bean as the company's VP of certification, Equator is set to bolster its service provisions for real estate agents.

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With more than 20 years in senior management roles, Bean will oversee training, certification, and marketing programs for Equator. In an official statement, Equator noted that Bean will head up the company's efforts to assist agents in meeting ""the needs of servicers on the Equator platform, while maximizing their own productivity and efficiency.""

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Most recently, Bean served as a director for ""HSBC"":http://www.hsbc.com/1/2/, where she focused on default servicing. Bean has also previously worked for ""Transamerica Financial"":http://www.transamerica.com/ and ""GE Capital Mortgage"":http://www.gecapital.com/en/.

""Our corporate goals and standards make it imperative that agents using our platform are educated on new standards and practices in the industry,"" said Chris Saitta, CEO of Equator.

""Ashley brings a deep industry knowledge and expertise in Equator's platform. Her long track record of developing and implementing agent training will help us educate agents and provide them with solutions that help to grow their business. We could not be happier to welcome her aboard,"" Saitta elaborated.

Contributing additional commentary, Equator's COO John Vella stated, ""Real estate agents play a critical role in the default channel-making sure they have the right education and the right tools creates a positive ripple effect in the industry as well as in the U.S. economy.

""We are fortunate to have Ashley on the team. She has the knowledge and expertise to continue helping agents with the training and tools necessary to manage short sale and real estate owned properties, while better serving our clients,"" Vella concluded.