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Safeguard Properties Announces Five Management Appointments

Safeguard Properties Announces Five Management Appointments

Valley View, OH, August 28, 2013 — Safeguard Properties announced the following appointment and promotions within its management team:

Amy Nauer, promoted to assistant vice president, property preservation and REO operations. Nauer oversees several aspects of Safeguard’s operations, including evictions, utility coordination, bid desk, and order audit/processing. She joined Safeguard in 1998 as a property preservation updater and has progressed through positions including team lead, manager, and most recently, director of property preservation/REO operations. Prior to joining Safeguard, Nauer owned a candy and confections shop in the Akron, Ohio-area. Nauer attended the University of Akron and practices LEAN Management in her operations. 

Holly Fletcher, promoted to director, client relations. Fletcher is responsible for the day-to-day management of Safeguard’s client’s post-sale Federal Housing Administration properties from sale through conveyance to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Fletcher joined Safeguard in 2003 as a hazard claim specialist. In 2006, she was promoted to manager of hazard claims. Prior to joining Safeguard, Fletcher worked within the insurance industry managing corporate client accounts.

Brian Gecewich, promoted to director, field quality control and service quality assurance (SQA). Gecewich is responsible for Safeguard’s field quality control team and the creation of the SQA group. Gecewich joined Safeguard in 2007 and has progressed through several positions, most recently as manager of SQA. Prior to Safeguard, Gecewich served as a project manager for Commercial Movers in Garfield Heights, Ohio; account executive at Advanstar in Middleburg Heights, Ohio; and as an advertising consultant at Verizon Information Services in Independence, Ohio. He also served as a psychological operations specialist in the U.S. Army Reserve. Gecewich is pursuing a degree in business logistics at John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio.

Steve Goberish, promoted to director, application development – vendor systems. Goberish is responsible for all development activities, including business requirements gathering, architecture and design of code enhancements and topologies, quality assurance testing and overall functionality of the vendor-facing web applications. Goberish joined Safeguard in March 2012 as manager of the application development team responsible for vendor systems including Vendor Web, INSPI, Archer and the Equator Interface.  Prior to joining Safeguard, Goberish led successful teams at First American Title Insurance Company and Broadvox, LLC. He is a graduate of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.

Robert Lewis, attorney. Lewis joins Safeguard’s legal department, with responsibilities for the company’s litigation management function, focusing on all corporate and business line litigation and claim activity. Prior to joining Safeguard, he served for more than 10 years as a construction litigation attorney at Thompson Hine LLP in Cleveland. Lewis earned his undergraduate degree in history and political science from the University of Detroit Mercy and his Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland. He currently serves as co-chair of PlayhouseSquare Partners in Cleveland, where he has held several executive board positions since 2010. He also is a member of the American Bar Association, including the Forum on the Construction Industry; the Ohio State Bar Association; and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.

The release was published by HousingWire, DSNews, and MortgageOrb respectively.  Please follow the links for the full articles:

http://www.housingwire.com/articles/26491-safeguard-properties-appoints-five-new-management-members
http://www.dsnews.com/articles/safeguard-announces-promotions-hires-new-attorney-2013-08-28
http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.14280

 

About Safeguard

Safeguard Properties is the largest mortgage field services company in the U.S. Founded in 1990 by Robert Klein and based in Valley View, Ohio, the company inspects and maintains defaulted and foreclosed properties for mortgage servicers, lenders, and other financial institutions. Safeguard employs approximately 1,700 people, in addition to a network of thousands of contractors nationally.  Website: www.safeguardproperties.com.

Media contact: Megan Greenwalt, public relations advisor, 800-852-8306, ext. 1870
megan.greenwalt@s.safeguardproperties.com

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CEO

Alan Jaffa

Alan Jaffa is the Chief Executive Officer for Safeguard Properties, steering the company as the mortgage field services industry leader. He also serves on the board of advisors for SCG Partners, a middle-market private equity fund focused on diversifying and expanding Safeguard Properties’ business model into complimentary markets.

Alan joined Safeguard in 1995, learning the business from the ground up. He was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2002, and was named CEO in May 2010. His hands-on experience has given him unique insights as a leader to innovate, improve and strengthen Safeguard’s processes to assure that the company adheres to the highest standards of quality and customer service.

Under Alan’s leadership, Safeguard has grown significantly with strategies that have included new and expanded services, technology investments that deliver higher quality and greater efficiency to clients, and strategic acquisitions. He takes a team approach to process improvement, involving staff at all levels of the organization to address issues, brainstorm solutions, and identify new and better ways to serve clients.

In 2008, Alan was recognized by Crain’s Cleveland Business in its annual “40-Under-40” profile of young leaders. He also was named a NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award finalist in 2013.

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Esq., General Counsel and EVP

Linda Erkkila

Linda Erkkila is the General Counsel and Executive Vice President for Safeguard Properties, with oversight of legal, human resources, training, and compliance. Linda’s broad scope of oversight covers regulatory issues that impact Safeguard’s operations, risk mitigation, strategic planning, human resources and training initiatives, compliance, insurance, litigation and claims management, and counsel related to mergers, acquisition and joint ventures.

Linda assures that Safeguard’s strategic initiatives align with its resources, leverage opportunities across the company, and contemplate compliance mandates. She has practiced law for 25 years and her experience, both as outside and in-house counsel, covers a wide range of corporate matters, including regulatory disclosure, corporate governance compliance, risk assessment, compensation and benefits, litigation management, and mergers and acquisitions.

Linda earned her JD at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. She holds a degree in economics from Miami University and an MBA. Linda was previously named as both a “Woman of Influence” by HousingWire and as a “Leading Lady” by MReport.

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COO

Michael Greenbaum

Michael Greenbaum is the Chief Operating Officer of Safeguard Properties, where he has played a pivotal role since joining the company in July 2010. Initially brought on as Vice President of REO, Mike’s exceptional leadership and strategic vision quickly propelled him to Vice President of Operations in 2013, and ultimately to COO in 2015. Over his 14-year tenure at Safeguard, Mike has been instrumental in driving change and fostering innovation within the Property Preservation sector, consistently delivering excellence and becoming a trusted partner to clients and investors.

A distinguished graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Mike earned a degree in Quantitative Economics. Following his graduation, he served in the U.S. Army’s Ordnance Branch, where he specialized in supply chain management. Before his tenure at Safeguard, Mike honed his expertise by managing global supply chains for 13 years, leveraging his military and civilian experience to lead with precision and efficacy.

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CFO

Joe Iafigliola

Joe Iafigliola is the Chief Financial Officer for Safeguard Properties. Joe is responsible for the Control, Quality Assurance, Business Development, Marketing, Accounting, and Information Security departments. At the core of his responsibilities is the drive to ensure that Safeguard’s focus remains rooted in Customer Service = Resolution. Through his executive leadership role, he actively supports SGPNOW.com, an on-demand service geared towards real estate and property management professionals as well as individual home owners in need of inspection and property preservation services. Joe is also an integral force behind Compliance Connections, a branch of Safeguard Properties that allows code enforcement professionals to report violations at properties that can then be addressed by the Safeguard vendor network. Compliance Connections also researches and shares vacant property ordinance information with Safeguard clients.

Joe has an MBA from The Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and holds a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University’s Honors Accounting program.

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Business Development

Carrie Tackett

Business Development Safeguard Properties