Rhode Island-based Silk Title Co. named Jay Listisen as its senior vice president of development.
“While I am still deeply involved in the meteoric growth of Silk, having Jay onboard and focused on new business will help drive our ability to show the top lenders in the nation how to deploy the most innovative and sophisticated approaches to handle title integrations for a superior lender and borrower experience,” Chairman and CEO Marc Trachtenberg said in a release. “Silk Title Co.’s executive team constantly talks about what it takes to build a great team. Jay completely fits that prototype. We are pleased to have him at Silk.”
Listisen has 27 years of experience in the mortgage origination process. He spent 16 years in the loan origination space as a senior executive focused on process improvement, cost reduction, borrower experience and business development. In 2010, he moved to the settlement services side as an executive leader for title and closing.
In 2017, he took on a senior leadership role at West VM, where he oversaw the client success team that brought to market a web-based portal for lenders and their partners for settlement services.
“I considered several opportunities for my next career move, but I chose Silk because of its vision for the future and enthusiastic pursuit to accomplish big ideas and clear objectives,” Listisen said. “There is a better way to execute title services in the marketplace, and I look forward to sharing our unique approach at Silk, which combines proprietary technology with smart, experienced people to deliver what lenders tell us they need.”