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Open Mortgage Names JoAnna Bignell VP of Retail Recruiting/Reverse

Mar 03, 2015

Open Mortgage has announced the addition of JoAnna Bignell to lead their recruiting efforts in the retail and reverse mortgage space. “JoAnna’s breadth of experience and history of recruiting top talent for leading companies in the reverse retail space will add tremendous value to Open Mortgage’s retail division,” said Open Mortgage's VP of Sales Peter Kallodaychsak. “JoAnna will be responsible for bringing in top producing branches as well as helping our existing branch managers build out their teams as Open Mortgage continues to increase its national presence.”

JoAnna brings more than 20 years of expertise in recruiting, and most recently, served as national recruiting director at Security One Lending. She is a dedicated people-person and is passionate about empowering others to achieve their career goals and reach new levels of success in their business.

Open Mortgage CEO Scott Gordon said, "JoAnna is a great addition to Open Mortgage. She reaffirms both our commitment to our retail presence, and to the Reverse Mortgage space."

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