BREAKOUT SESSION: Optimizing Default Management and Servicing Transfers

Managing Director, CWCapital Asset Management LLC

Brian Hanson joined CWCapital in February 2006. His responsibilities are focused on maximizing strategic relationships with clients and business partners of the firm and its affiliates RealINSIGHT and RealINSIGHT Marketplace as well as industry constituents. From 1996 to 2006, Mr. Hanson managed the primary and special servicing and asset management functions for CRIIMI MAE’s $19 billion commercial mortgage portfolio. Prior to CRIIMI MAE, Mr. Hanson served as Chief Operating Officer and Portfolio Director for JCF Partners in Lanham, MD, overseeing their $1 billion real estate portfolio. Prior to joining JCF in 1991, Mr. Hanson was Vice President of secondary marketing and syndications for a financial institution and its wholly-owned mortgage banking subsidiary.

Senior Managing Director, CMS, Trimont

Leslie Hayton is a Senior Managing Director and Head of CMBS Asset Management at Trimont. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Leslie leads a team of more than 40 commercial real estate professionals responsible for over 12,000 loans with total UPB of approximately $300B. With a career in financial services spanning more than 30 years, Leslie brings a wealth of expertise in financial controls, accounting, and loan servicing. She holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, is a Certified Public Accountant and has earned the CCMS designation from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Leslie is currently on the Board of Governors for the CRE Finance Council. A well-respected industry speaker, she frequently serves on servicing-related panels and has authored several articles.

Senior Vice President - Director of Life Company Asset Management, BWE