Leadership

Alessandro P. DiNello

President, Chief Executive Officer

Alessandro (Sandro) DiNello has served as president, CEO, and a director of Flagstar Bank and Flagstar Bancorp since mid-2013. Prior to his current position, he was president and chief administrative officer of Flagstar Bank…

Lee M. Smith

Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

Lee Smith joined Flagstar in May 2013 as chief operating officer. He brings to Flagstar extensive experience in financial management and operations. In his capacity as a partner with MP (Thrift) Global Advisers III, he served as an outside adviser to the Flagstar management team and the compliance committee....

James K. Ciroli

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Jim Ciroli is chief financial officer, with responsibility for the accounting, financial planning/forecasting, investor relations, tax, and treasury functions.

Steve Figliuolo

Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer

Steve Figliuolo joined Flagstar Bank in June 2014 as chief risk officer. In this role, he is responsible for the governance and corporate oversight of Flagstar’s safety and soundness policies and practices.

Andrew W. Ottaway

Executive Vice President, President of Banking

Andrew W. (Drew) Ottaway joined Flagstar in December 2015 as executive vice president and managing director of Lending. In January 2017, he was named president of the Michigan market, and in July 2018, president of Banking. 

Kristy W. Fercho

Executive Vice President, President of Mortgage

Kristy Fercho joined Flagstar Bank in 2017 as executive vice president and president of Mortgage. In this capacity, she is responsible for the direction and oversight of all aspects of mortgage and secondary marketing for Flagstar and for the continued expansion of Flagstar’s mortgage business. Flagstar is the nation’s fifth largest bank mortgage originator.

Cynthia M. Myers

Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer

Cynthia (Cindy) Myers joined Flagstar Bank in January 2014 as chief human resources officer. In this role, she is responsible for Flagstar’s human resource strategies and solutions, including total rewards, organizational development, talent management, recruiting...

Jennifer Charters

Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Jennifer Charters joined Flagstar Bank in June 2018 as executive vice president and chief information officer. In her new position, she is responsible for providing overall executive leadership and strategic direction for the IT organization...

Patrick M. McGuirk

Executive Vice President, General Counsel  

Patrick McGuirk is executive vice president and general counsel, with responsibility for all legal operations, records management, and the corporate secretary function. Working in both private practice and for the federal government, he has over 20 years of banking and financial services-related legal experience.

Brian D.J. Boike

Executive Vice President, Treasurer

Brian Boike joined Flagstar in 2014 as executive vice president and treasurer. In this role, he is responsible for all treasury activities, including management of the bank's balance sheet...

Paul D. Borja

Executive Vice President, Senior Deputy General Counsel

Paul Borja is executive vice president and senior deputy general counsel of Flagstar Bank. He had served as executive vice president and chief financial officer from 2005 until assuming his current position in August 2014...

Gregg A. Christenson

Executive Vice President, Specialized Servicing

Gregg Christenson is executive vice president and director of Community Banking Operations at Flagstar Bank. In this capacity, Christenson oversees the Consumer Finance, Banking Operations, and Commercial Loan Operations groups.

Brian Dunn

Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff to the CEO

Brian Dunn joined Flagstar in 2012 and has held positions in Financial Planning & Analysis, Enterprise Risk Management, and Internal Audit. In 2016 he became chief audit officer and in 2019 was named chief of staff to the CEO.

Ryan Goldberg

Executive Vice President, Director, Retail Banking

Ryan Goldberg joined Flagstar Bank July 2018 as executive vice president and director of Retail Banking. In his new position, he is responsible for Branch Banking, Consumer Finance...

Donna M. Krall

Executive Vice President, Director, Mortgage Fulfillment

Donna Krall is executive vice president and director of Mortgage Fulfillment at Flagstar, where she is responsible for all aspects of origination operations from underwriting and processing to closing and post-closing for Flagstar’s three lending channels—broker...

Thomas R. Kuslits

Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer, Commercial Banking

Tom Kuslits joined Flagstar Bank in 2011 and currently serves as executive vice president and chief lending officer for commercial banking. In this role he is responsible for a commercial banking team that has generated a $2 billion portfolio...

Mark Landschulz

Executive Vice President, Director, Performing Servicing

Mark Landschulz joined Flagstar in December 2014 as executive vice president and director of Performing Servicing. In this role he is responsible for the operation and profitable growth of Flagstar’s mortgage businesses relating to the servicing and sub-servicing...

Bryan Marx

Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

Bryan Marx joined Flagstar in 2013 as senior vice president and chief accounting officer. In April 2019, he was named executive vice president. As chief accounting officer, he is responsible for Flagstar’s accounting and accounting policies, SEC and regulatory reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley controls, and investor relations.

Joseph M. Redoutey

Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer

Joseph Redoutey is executive vice president and chief credit officer at Flagstar Bank, a position he has held since 2013. He joined the company in 2011 as senior vice president and regional credit officer for commercial credit risk.

Karen A. Sabatowski

Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer

Karen Sabatowski is executive vice president and chief compliance officer of Flagstar Bank. In this role, she is responsible for establishing standards and processes to ensure that the compliance programs throughout the...