Ellie Mae, a provider of innovative on-demand software solutions and services for the residential mortgage industry, named Bob Hart vice president of partner development. In this role, he will be responsible for managing Ellie Mae Network partnerships as well as identifying and building strategic partner initiatives. He also will assist in optimizing the adoption of Ellie Mae Network’s products and services.
Prior to joining Ellie Mae, Hard held varying roles for ClosingCorp over an eight-year period, including senior vice president of business development, vice president of strategic partnerships, vice president of sales and business development and director of sales and operations. Prior to ClosingCorp, Hard was the sales and operations director for 220 marketing and served as sales manager for Z57 Internet solutions.
“Bob’s deep understanding of mortgage technology and real estate will help our efforts in working with existing partners and identifying new partners to add and extend value for Ellie Mae customers,” Ellie Mae Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy Joe Tyrrell said in a news release. “We view this appointment as a sign of our commitment to the partners that make up such a large part of our growing ecosystem and we feel fortunate to find someone of Bob’s caliber for this role.”
“I am excited for this new opportunity with Ellie Mae and look forward to working with the entire team to help develop and expand our partner strategy,” Hart said. “We have a tremendous opportunity to grow out partner relationships while implementing programs to increase awareness and adoption of our solutions.”