AAG Leadership Recognized by Industry Influencers

May 12, 2017

American Advisors Group (AAG), is proud of the hard work our leadership has done to make our company the number one reverse mortgage lender in the nation. Our executives have worked tirelessly to educate older Americans about the advantages of using home equity in retirement and as a result have been featured in news publications nationwide.

Over the last few weeks, our executives have been recognized by industry media, financial influencers and trade publications for their efforts. See below for a list of articles recently published featuring our leadership.

National Mortgage Professional Shares CEO Reza Jahangiri’s Thoughts on Leadership

In an article titled, “The Importance of Self-Awareness and Humility in Leadership” CEO Reza Jahangiri provides his insights on what it takes to be a leader in the competitive mortgage market.

Reza shares, “What I admire most in leaders – the two most important traits – are profound self-awareness and humility. This is especially important in a fast-growing company. Leaders have to be able to keep pace and to grow with the company and the only way to do that is through humility and self-awareness.”

You can read the article in National Mortgage Professional’s “Leadership Issue” published in print page 61 of the April 2017 issue here: https://nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nmpmedia/nmp_201704/#/62/

Executive Vice President of Sales Paul Fiore talks with Generation Bold’s Adriane Berg

Nationally recognized finance expert Adriane Berg interviewed Executive Vice President of Sales Paul Fiore for her syndicated BizTalk Radio podcast on the strategic uses of a home equity line of credit. Paul spoke in-depth with Adriane about how borrowers can use a home equity line of credit to hedge market fluctuation and delay Social Security disbursements if needed.

Adriane Berg is one of the most credentialed and recognized broadcasters and speakers on aging in the nation and internationally, having won an Emmy for writing and hosting “IRS Tax Beat” on FNN, with multiple appearances on Oprah, Good Morning America and Regis.

The segment aired on Sunday, May 7 at 10 a.m. and aired nationwide on broadcast radio.

Reverse Review features a bylined article from our IT leaders about Tech Transformation

Published in the May Issue, the Reverse Review featured a guest article from AAG’s Chief Technology Officer & Chief Information Officer Michael Josephs, Vice President of Software Solutions Stosh Jarecki and Director of Data Architecture Jacob Levy.

The article details how AAG leadership is leveraging the latest trends in technology and information security to best serve our borrowers. A key area of focus for this group is improving efficiency for borrowers completing the loan process.

Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Rebecca Pacillas, Named HR Leader of the Month

The National Human Resources Association (NHRA) Orange County Affiliate named Rebecca Pacillas, senior vice president of human resources, HR Leader of the Month for May. At AAG, we are thrilled that Rebecca Pacillas has been recognized by her peers and for her continued development of AAG’s team members.

At AAG, we’re proud to have leaders who are at the forefront of industry trends to better help seniors in retirement. Stay tuned for more on the latest headlines AAG is making in the news.


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