""Ellie Mae"":http://www.elliemae.com, a provider of automation solutions for the residential mortgage industry, announced that Jonathan Corr has been named chief operating officer (COO).
[IMAGE]Corr, who has been responsible for corporate and product strategy for Ellie Mae, will now also oversee all sales, business development, marketing, client services, and client support divisions. Corr joined Ellie Mae in 2002 as SVP of product strategy. He became the company's EVP and chief strategy officer in 2005.
""This is a great milestone for our company,"" said Sig Anderman, Ellie Mae founder and CEO. ""Jonathan has
[COLUMN_BREAK]been the driving force behind the development and impressive adoption of all of our flagship products, including Encompass360 and its hosted â€" or SaaS â€" edition, as well as the Ellie Mae Network.
Anderman also noted that Corr was instrumental in completing the company's IPO last April and several key acquisitions, including Del Mar DataTrac, Mortgage Pricing Systems, Mavent, and Online Documents, Inc.
Corr, a 1989 graduate of Columbia University with a bachelor's degree in engineering, earned an MBA from Stanford University in 1996.
He has been recognized as a visionary within the industry within the field of mortgage technology. In 2007, he was named to the _Mortgage Banking_ magazine list of IT All-Stars for his contributions in mortgage technology.
Prior to his work with Ellie Mae, Corr held executive level positions at PeopleSoft, Inc., Netscape, and Kana/Broadbase Software/Rubric.
""Jonathan embodies vision, talent, intellect, and leadership â€" that is clearly evident in the impressive growth we have had during his tenure with the company,"" Anderman said. ""We are looking forward to our continued success as Jonathan takes this expanded role in the management of Ellie Mae.""