Houston-based Cornerstone Capital Bank has expanded its leadership team with seven key hires.
Patrick Ramsier has joined Cornerstone Capital Bank as president/capital markets CRE, bringing more than 35 years of commercial real estate finance experience. Prior to joining Cornerstone, he built successful on-book commercial real estate platforms at both LegacyTexas Bank and Southside Bank, for which he originated $7 billion in committed volume and managed multi-billion-dollar portfolios. He also served as a senior executive at two local real estate development companies specializing in acquisitions and finance.
As senior vice president of strategic partnerships, Mike Iorio is spearheading the nationwide expansion of Cornerstone Capital Bank’s Homebuilder Partnership business, with a focus on cultivating new relationships and enhancing service offerings. Iorio brings more than 25 years of banking and mortgage experience and has held executive roles at NewRez, Wells Fargo, CMG Financial, Citywide Home Loans and Stearns Lending.
Noah Elrod brings more than 15 years of industry experience as senior vice president/director of treasury services. He will lead the bank’s new corporate treasury sales and advisory business set to launch in the fourth quarter of the year. Most recently, Elrod held a similar position at American National Bank & Trust and has also held leadership roles with Independent Financial and Wells Fargo.
Dana Abernathy joined Cornerstone Capital Bank as vice president of loan servicing business development. She will expand the company’s mortgage loan servicing operations. Abernathy has 35 years of industry experience and has held leadership roles at Computershare Loan Services, National MI and PMI Mortgage Insurance Co.
Cara Williams joined the bank as senior vice president/chief compliance officer. Williams most recently served as a principal with Spinnaker Consulting Group. She brings more than 20 years of experience working with some of the nation’s largest banks and mortgage operations, including Wells Fargo and First Citizens Bank.
Gina Darcy joined as senior vice president/managing director, project management and risk reporting. With more than 20 years of experience, she has held senior roles at Bank of the West, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase.
As vice president of marketing, Thu-Lynn “TL” Nguyen will be responsible for expanding the bank’s market and brand presence and developing its enterprise-wide sales teams. Nguyen has spearheaded several groundbreaking strategic and business development initiatives during her 15-year career, including the creation of a lead-generating mobile app and the successful implementation of multiple CRM technology platforms. She has been recognized as a HousingWire Rising Stars recipient, named among the Houston Business Journal’s “Women on the Move” and is well known for her work with the National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers Association. Previously, she served as vice president of marketing at InterLinc Mortgage and held marketing leadership roles at NRL Mortgage and Envoy Mortgage.
“With the backing of our fortress-like capital position, we’ve successfully launched or grown an industry-leading in-house mortgage loan servicing platform, new mortgage partnerships and mortgage portfolio programs, consumer digital deposits and commercial lending,” says Scott Almy, president and CEO. “We’re excited to extend that growth into treasury sales and service later this year. We consider these achievements a great start toward realizing our unique opportunities and reaching our goal of serving more than 1 million families, businesses and institutions nationally.”
Established in xxxx, Cornerstone Capital Bank is a national provider of mortgage finance and servicing solutions and banking services to businesses and consumers.
