Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. Appoints Howard Leiner as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
December 20, 2018 at 10:30 am EST
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Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. announced the appointment of Howard Leiner as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Mr. Leiner will be responsible for overseeing all of the strategic, operational and technical management of Arbor's enterprise-wide technology infrastructure. Mr. Leiner comes to Arbor with more than 25 years of experience in the financial services sector. In his most recent position with Goldman Sachs, he served as Managing Director, Global Head of Private Bank Technology. While at Goldman Sachs, he also held the roles of Managing Director, Global Head of Foreign Exchange Trading and Sales Technology as well as Global Head of Mortgage Trading and Sales Technology. Prior to that, he held senior-level technology roles with C-BASS, Smith Barney and Deutsche Bank.
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust. The Companyâs segments include Structured Business and Agency Business. Through its Structured Business, it invests in a diversified portfolio of structured finance assets in the multifamily, single-family rental (SFR) and commercial real estate markets, primarily consisting of bridge loans, in addition to mezzanine loans, junior participating interests in first mortgages and preferred and direct equity. It also invests in real estate-related joint ventures and may directly acquire real property and invest in real estate-related notes and certain mortgage-related securities. Through its Agency Business, the Company originates, sells, and services a range of multifamily finance products through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It originates, sells, and services a range of multifamily finance products.