OpenClose Hires Chris Olsen for New VP Spot

Oct 23, 2019

OpenClose, a multichannel loan origination system (LOS) and digital mortgage fintech provider headquartered in West Palm Beach, Fla., has hired Chris Olsen for newly created position of vice president of sales engineering.

In his new job, Olsen will provide software support for OpenClose sales executives catering to mortgage bankers, credit unions, community banks and other real estate entities. Olsen was previously at Ellie Mae as a senior technical sales engineer managing enterprise LOS pre- and post-sales engagements for their core as well as add-on services. Prior to joining Ellie Mae, Chris was a project manager and associate vice president at JP Morgan Chase.

“Chris brings a unique blend of enterprise-level solution-based experience, sales engineering methods supporting large lenders, development knowledge, project execution and management expertise from start-ups to Fortune 500 Companies,” said Vince Furey, chief revenue officer at OpenClose. “He will serve as a valuable resource for our organization as our rapid growth continues.”

In early August, OpenClose announced the addition of Allen Pollack for the newly created position of vice president of product innovation.

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