Executive Team
John D. Lewis
Chairman of the Board
John Lewis joined Flagstar in October 2012 as non-executive chairman of the boards of Flagstar Bancorp and Flagstar Bank. From 2006 to 2015, he served as managing director of the investment banking firm of Donnelly Penman & Partners. He joined Donnelly Penman from Comerica Bank, where he had a 36-year career, ultimately serving as vice chairman and director...
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, and for a number of years, executive vice president of Retail Banking...
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, Michigan Market President
Managing Director, Lending
Andrew W. (Drew) Ottaway joined Flagstar in December 2015 as executive vice president and managing director of lending. In this capacity, he is responsible for all non-mortgage lending, including commercial real estate, large corporate, middle market, and warehouse lending.
Kristy W. Fercho
Executive Vice President
President of Mortgage
Kristy Fercho joined Flagstar Bank in September 2017 as executive vice president and president of Mortgage. In this capacity, she is responsible for the direction and oversight of all aspects of Flagstar’s mortgage business and its continued expansion.
William D. Belekewicz
Executive Vice President
Director, MIS & Analytics
Bill Belekewicz is executive vice president and director of MIS & Analytics at Flagstar. In this role he is responsible for strategic business analysis, business line key performance indicators and enterprise-wide MIS...
Brian D. J. Boike
Executive Vice President
Treasurer
Brian Boike joined Flagstar in October 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...
Tony Buttrick
Executive Vice President
Chief Information Officer
Tony Buttrick joined Flagstar Bank in March 2014 as chief information officer. In this role, he is responsible for developing and implementing information technology initiatives that support Flagstar’s strategic vision, while improving...
Palmer T. Heenan Jr.
Executive Vice President
Manager, Secondary Marketing
Palmer Heenan was named executive vice president and manager of Secondary Marketing in July 2015. He joined Flagstar in 2009 as capital markets risk manager, developing the bank’s capital markets risk management program and its counterparty risk...
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...
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.
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...
Joseph M. Redoutey
Executive Vice President
Chief Credit Officer
Joe 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...
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.
Board of Directors
Head of Investment Committee,Donnelly Penman & Partners Chairman of the Board Compensation Committee Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee
President and Chief Executive
Officer, Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. and Flagstar Bank
President and Co-founder,
O2 Investment Partners, LLC
Chair, Audit Committee
Chief Executive Officer,
MP Thrift Investments, L.P.
Chair, Compensation Committee
Chair, Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee
Bruce E. Nyberg
Financial Services Executive, Retired
Risk Committee
Financial Services Executive, Retired
Audit Committee
Managing Partner,
MP Global Advisers LLC
Compensation Committee
Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee
Risk Committee
Consultant, Chair, Risk Committee Audit Committee
Managing Director,
Garrett, McAuley & Co.
Audit Committee
Risk Committee
