National MI Appoints New General Counsel

National Mortgage Insurance Corporation (National MI), a subsidiary of NMI Holdings Inc., has announced the appointment of William “Bill” Leatherberry as general counsel. Leatherberry comes to National MI from Century Aluminum, a publicly-traded primary aluminum company with over $1.5 billion in revenues, where he served as executive vice president, chief legal officer, general counsel and secretary. Leatherberry joined Century in January 2005. “We are pleased to bring on a general counsel with Bill’s experience and expertise,” said Bradley Shuster, president and CEO of National MI. “His corporate background and experience with mergers and acquisitions, securities law, corporate governance and compliance oversight make Bill an outstanding addition to National MI.” Leatherberry began his career as a corporate associate with the law firm Jones Day. He earned a B.A. in business management and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas, and his J.D. from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. “I am excited to be joining National MI, which brings a fresh approach to private mortgage insurance,” Leatherberry said. “I’m looking forward to working with National MI’s first-class executive team as the company continues to make strides in the mortgage insurance industry.”