Clayton Names EVP of Ops

Conrad Vasquez has been named executive vice president of operations at Clayton Holdings Inc., a Shelton, Conn.-based information and analytics company serving the debt markets. Mr. Vasquez, a 25-year industry veteran, will be responsible for the day-to-day operations for Clayton's due diligence and surveillance businesses and will focus on increasing operational productivity, improving service quality, and expanding product offerings, the company said. Mr. Vasquez joins Clayton after five years with Washington Mutual, where he was most recently an executive vice president and head of retail bank operations. He previously held executive positions at Advanta Bank Corp., First USA, Household Finance, American Express, and Sears.