Michael Shidler, Frank Ciesielski, Chalise Freitag, Roman Vega and Ronda Schrader recently joined RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corp. (RPMS) in key executive roles.
Shilder, who has more than 20 years of mortgage servicing experience, is the company’s new vice president of claims and loss management. Previously, he served as vice president of default for Nationstar Mortgage/Mr. Cooper. He also held multiple positions during an 18-year tenure with CitiMortgage/CitiFinancial, Citigroup (formerly Associates Financial Services). His last position there was senior vice president, default management, where he oversaw default claims, loss analysis, loss management and default repurchase.
In his new role, Shidler is responsible for RoundPoint’s default claims division, located in its Dallas operation.
Ciesielski is the company’s new vice president of servicing transfers. He has 25 years of experience in mortgage servicing operations, quality control, profit and loss management, loan modifications and a concentration in acquisitions and loan transfers. For the last four years, Ciesielski has served as vice president, acquisitions, loan modifications, portfolio management for Nationstar Mortgage/Mr. Cooper. He’s also held various positions with Homeward Residential, Beal Bank, Fiserv Lending Solutions and Dovenmuehle Mortgage.
Also working out of RoundPoint’s Dallas location, Ciesielski oversees loan administration including loan boardings and servicing transfers.
Freitag is the firm’s new vice president of corporate compliance. She has 12 years of legal experience, having served as general counsel, senior vice president for ClearSpring Loan Services Inc., where she oversaw all legal and compliance matters for the mortgage servicing and debt recovery company. She also served as senior counsel, litigation management for Homeward Residential. She also served as an in-house litigation attorney for one of the nation’s largest independent servicers of sub-prime mortgage loans. She also worked as a litigation attorney for two private law firms.
In her new role, Freitag is leading various compliance initiatives including regulatory relations, anti-money laundering/fraud, and policy and procedure administration.
Vega is Roundpoint’s new vice president of marketing. He has more than 20 years of consumer marketing experience, having worked with some of the world’s most recognized brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, Nike and Under Armour. Prior to joining RoundPoint, Vega worked as vice president of marketing for Cardinal Financial Co.; as senior category director – basketball for Under Armour; and as director of category brand marketing for New Era Cap.
In her newly created position, Vega is responsible for developing and implementing the overarching strategic vision for RoundPoint including branding, marketing and communications initiatives.
Schrader is the firm’s new vice president of investor reporting. She has more than 20 years of experience, having previously worked at TruHome Solutions managing investor reporting, cash and mortgage insurance. She also previously worked for Bridgefield Mortgage and NovaStar Mortgage, where she managed and assisted in structuring all loan administrative departments in servicing. In addition, she previously served in various capacities within loan administration during her employment at Mellon Mortgage Co., formerly Metmor Financial, Inc.
In her new job, Schrader is responsible for managing RoundPoint’s investor reporting operation and staff, located in the company’s Charlotte, N.C., office.
“These new additions to our senior management team are a direct result of our firm’s evolution,” says Kevin Brungardt, CEO of RoundPoint, in a release. “We continually strive to be more effective and efficient and will regularly add key roles and experienced professionals to our organization as our growth continues and our operation expands.”
