Kevin Ryan has joined verification solutions provider Xactus (previously Universal CIS | Credit Plus) as chief financial officer.
Ryan has more than 20 years of financial industry experience. He brings unmatched expertise in financial planning, corporate finance, accounting, and strategy.
Prior to joining Xactus, he served as CEO of Keane, an unclaimed property service provider. In this position, he guided Keane’s efforts to develop an industry-leading unclaimed property reporting technology that was key to the successful sale of the firm in 2021. Before being named CEO, Ryan was Keane’s CFO and managed finance, IT, HR, and two of the firm’s operating units.
Ryan began his career as an auditor at Deloitte, and later worked at KPMG specializing in data analysis for forensic investigations.
“Kevin is a high-impact leader who will drive our organization through an era of innovation and growth,” says Perry Steiner, chairman and CEO of Xactus. “He will play a critical role in executing our financial plan as we work toward advancing the modern mortgage experience.”
Shelley Leonard, president of Xactus adds that Ryan “will be creating data and analytical reporting tools that will both benefit our company, and also satisfy growing market demands and help our customers enhance profitability and close more loans more quickly.”
In his new role, Ryan will guide the firm’s efforts to streamline its finance and accounting operations. He will also be leveraging his extensive experience in data analysis and data management to create a robust, enterprise-wide analytical infrastructure that will include the necessary financial management standards and metrics to ensure the future success of Xactus.
Ryan is succeeding Bob Dumont who will move to the role of senior advisor.