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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 17, 2012
Guild Mortgage – Depth and Breadth of Skills,
Experience Define the Management Team
Leadership Team Backgrounder
Guild Mortgage’s leadership team sets the tone for an organization that embraces the latest in technology
and innovation that is characteristic of a large, nationally known company, while striving to provide the
personalized customer service of a small business. Guild’s executives have extensive experience in the
mortgage industry, along with expertise in finance, accounting, information technology, entrepreneurship
and quality assurance. Together, they share a vision for growing the company while maintaining its core
strengths and values.
As a result, Guild has grown from a single office in San Diego in 1960 to become one of the top
independent mortgage banking companies in the western United States with more than 75 offices in 16
states. Guild’s growth strategy is focused on hiring and retaining the best talent. Leading the way is a
senior management team with tenures at Guild averaging more than 20 years. They are:
Mary Ann McGarry, President and Chief Executive Officer
Mary Ann McGarry has been a member of Guild’s Board of Directors since 1988. She was named
president in 2005 and CEO in 2007. Mary Ann leads the development and execution of the company’s
strategic plans and objectives, and has been one of the driving forces in formulating and executing
Guild’s financial, operational and technology strategies. Her experience within Guild is broad and deep
and includes serving as senior vice president of loan administration and information technology, chief
financial officer, chief production operations officer, and chief operating officer.
She began her career with Guild in 1984 as a supervisor in Internal Audit and within three years, she was
promoted to senior vice president of loan administration and information technology. She reorganized the
Loan Administration Division and led the development and