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Founder/ Principal
Runci Group![]()
Chris Runci is the Principal of the Runci Group, an advisory, brokerage, and portfolio management firm servicing leading companies in the distressed consumer debt purchasing industry; he founded the firm in 2005. Mr. Runci advises clients such as international...
Executive Vice President
AURIEMMA CONSULTING GROUP INC![]()
Marc Sacher is the Executive Vice President of Auriemma Consulting Group, Inc. (ACG), a consultancy specializing in the credit, debit, and private label card markets, where he has worked since 1996. Prior to joining Auriemma Consulting, Mr. Sacher worked...
Managing Director
AURIEMMA CONSULTING GROUP INC![]()
Ms. Pat Sahm is currently a Managing Director at Auriemma Consulting Group (ACG). She has over two decades of professional services experience in the retail banking and payments industries, and has served clients across a wide range of topics including...
Managing Director
Structured Finance International, LLC![]()
John Salomone is the Founder and Managing Director of Structured Finance International, Florida based boutique investment and merchant bank, specializing in all forms of asset and corporate finance, including equipment finance, trade and receivable finance,...
Gregory SampPrincipal
Maximum Value Group![]()
Gregory Samp retired from Lender Processing Services (LPS/FIS) and is currently serving as a Principal with a consulting firm, Maximum Value Group. He has spent thirty years overseeing virtually every Mortgage Banking operational function including loan...
Bilyana SavicPresident
Insurance Insights![]()
Bilyana Savic is the President of Insurance Insights. She has over 16 years of experience in product development, project management, distribution growth, and market analysis for major medical, life, long term care, medicare supplement, disability, accident...
President
The Rockridge Group, Ltd![]()
Robert Scherer is President of The Rockridge Group, an Illinois-based consulting firm specializing in the title insurance space. The Rockridge Group also gathers financial information from title insurers and compiles industry market share and financial...
Research Analyst
JAVELIN STRATEGY & RESEARCH INC.![]()
Mark Schwanhausser is a Senior Research Analyst at Javelin Strategy & Research. Mr. Schwanhausser covers multichannel financial services, helping banks and credit unions understand how and why consumers manage, monitor and move their money via online...
President
SHAY FINANCIAL SERVICES![]()
Robert Schweitzer is President of Shay Investment Services, an institutional investment advisor to banks, insurance companies and pension funds. Prior to joining Shay, he was the Regional President of Northwest Savings Bank(Equinox Bank). He joined Equinox...
David SelkeFormer Vice President, BPO Operations
AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.![]()
David Selke was until, February 2011, the Vice President of BPO Operations at Affiliated Computer Services (ACS). He managed all client relationships for the Consumer Financial Solutions Group which focuses on ASP services for some of the leading automotive...
Gregory ShishkoExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
ACCESS GROUP INC.![]()
Gregory Shishko is President and Chief Executive Officer for GWS Ventures, a consumer services company which he founded in April 2008. He is also an Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Access Group since July 2010. Prior to this, Mr....
Delivery Head
Amba Holdings Inc. ![]()
Chaminda Silva is Delivery Head of Amba Research India, where he has over eight years’ experience in financial modeling, industry research, and financial analysis, including with a large global apparel company and a large commercial bank. His expertise...
Managing Director
AURIEMMA CONSULTING GROUP INC![]()
Matt Simester is the Managing Director responsible for ACG's International Operations with a specific focus on the UK. ACG provides consulting with a particular focus on cards payments and consumer lending. ACG provides performance assessment and benchmarking...
Principal
Maximum Value Group![]()
Suzanne Singer is a Princpal at Maximum Value Group. Most recently, she was the Vice President of Business Development at Wingspan Portfolio Advisors, a specialty mortgage servicing firm. She also worked at Option One as a National Sales Executive, where...
Consultant
Harnath Sithamraju![]()
Harnath Sithamraju is an Australia-based independent consultant involved in investment banking activities and project consultancy and also practicing as an Accountant. Mr.Sithamraju was an Associate at Admiralty Group, a US-based investment banking consulting...
President and CEO
Default Mitigation Management![]()
Joseph Smith is President and Chief Executive Officer at Default Mitigation Management (DMM), an industry leader in mortgage workouts. DMM works with both borrower and the lender to resolve defaulted loans. The firm has worked or is working with the following...
Head of Global Sales
Ergo![]()
Peter Smith is the Head of Global Sales at Ergo. Previously, he worked at Tiedemann Investment Group (“TIG Advisors”), a multi-billion dollar hedge fund partnership where he was Director of Investor Relations. Tiedemann had a global focus with hedge funds...
Kenneth SommerPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Port Fortune Investments![]()
Ken Sommer is President and CEO of Port Fortune Investments, a financial consulting firm he started in 2008. Mr. Sommer provides management consulting services to the payments industry, focusing on the evolution of the payments industry, with particular...
Editor of Cardbeat
AURIEMMA CONSULTING GROUP INC![]()
Nancy Stahl is a Knowledge Management Associate and Editor of Cardbeat® at Auriemma Consulting Group, a consultancy specializing in the credit, debit, and private label card markets. Prior to joining Auriemma Consulting Group, Nancy was Senior Vice President...
Arnold StaloffChairman
Arnold Staloff, LLC![]()
Arnold Staloff is an Independent Director of three U.S. registered Chinese Corporations as well as an Independent Director of a non-public movie production company. Mr. Staloff was previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bloom Staloff...