Ellie Mae has appointed Dave Ard as senior vice president of enterprise sales, the company announced. Ellie Mae said Ard will manage the enterprise team of account executives and relationship managers responsible for providing digital mortgage technology to lenders.
“Dave has a proven history of leading successful sales teams and knows the mortgage market well,” Ellie Mae Senior Vice President Jeff Benjamin said in a release. “Going forward, Dave will be responsible for driving the sales and relationship management strategy with a focus on the largest lenders as Ellie Mae drives toward our North Star of automating everything automatable for the residential mortgage industry. It is an opportunity to help these lenders succeed and grow Ellie Mae’s market share.”
Prior to joining Ellie Mae, Ard held various leadership positions at First American Mortgage Solutions, including as senior vice president, sales and business development. Before First American, Ard held roles at CoreLogic, including senior vice president of business development, client executive and senior vice president of mortgage analytics.
“This is an exciting time to join Ellie Mae,” Ard said. “The digital mortgage is a game-changer for all lenders as they strive to compete in today’s changing market. The enterprise segment has so much to gain from the efficiencies, cost savings and fast return on their technology investment as they turn to Encompass to close more loans, close loans faster and reduce their cost of origination. I look forward to working alongside a great team to bring the promise of Ellie Mae’s true digital mortgage to the country’s largest lenders.”