Tom Fiddler and John Manglardi have been named executive vice presidents of sales growth and development at Countrywide Financial Corp., Calabasas, Calif.The company said they will work together on strategic initiatives in Countrywide’s retail division, including enhancing technology and pricing strategies and spearheading growth in the government loan program segment. Mr. Manglardi served most recently as president of retail east sales for American Home Mortgage, where he shared sales and operations management responsibilities with Mr. Fiddler. He previously served as founder and president of First Home Mortgage, which he co-owned with Mr. Fiddler. Mr. Fiddler was most recently executive vice president for American Home Mortgage. In addition to co-owning First Home Mortgage with Mr. Manglardi, he also previously owned his own brokerage firm, Legacy Financial Inc. Countrywide can be found online at http://www.countrywide.com.
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