Axis Appraisal Management Solutions announced the addition of Janice Bezou, SRA, as the director of vendor management and lender services.
Bezou brings more than 25 years of appraisal management as well as asset and risk management experience to Axis. She spent more than 16 years with a top tier national bank, managing residential appraisal departments and assisting in corporate valuation risk management. She was also chief appraiser for Service Link, Fidelity's national lending platform. Bezou was most recently director of appraisal services for Bay Equity Home Loans in San Francisco. She holds the SRA designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a certified appraiser in California. Bezou earned a bachelor’s degree in management from Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif.
“Axis is entering a new phase in its level and range of services for our lender partners and Bezou’s deep background in risk management, REO decision making, repurchase negotiations, and extensive industry- wide relationships assures our clients of the gold standard within the suite of new services they can anticipate from Axis,” said Michael Simmons, senior vice president of business development. “In addition, our expectations of, and support for, our elite appraiser panel will flourish even further under Bezou’s tutelage.”
Kim Perotti, executive vice president, agreed, “At its core, Axis is a community of learners and the opportunity for all of Axis to grow with Bezou’s expertise and guidance is an exciting business proposition.”